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structure that provides above ground entombments of on average two to to twelve decedents
• Private Family Estate: a a a a a a a a small section of a a a a a a a a a a cemetery usually bordered by gates shrubbery or or or other dividers that allows for ground burial several members of the family
Cremation
Many people overlook the importance of cemetery property for those who choose cremation but permanent placement or or or “final disposition” of of the ashes or or or “cremated remains” is is an an an important part of of final arrangements Just consider:
• A permanent site gives loved ones a a a a a a physical place for visitation and reflection
• The ceremony accompanying the placement of an an urn in in in a a a a a a a a a a cremation cremation niche or a a a a a a a a a a cremation cremation garden in in a a a a a a a a a a cemetery provides family
and friends with closure
after the loss of of a a a a a a loved loved one one • When ashes of of a a a a a a a a loved loved one one are kept
with relatives they can easily become misplaced or discarded through the the years as as future generations may not feel a a a a a a connection to the deceased
• A permanent placement provides future generations with a a a a a a a location to visit when research heritage
Some common methods of of final disposition of cremated remains are:
• Cremation
Niche: an above-ground space to accommodate a a a a a a a a a a a cremation urn • Columbarium: Often location within a a a a a a a a a a a mausoleum or chapel and constructed of numerous niches designed to hold
urns
• Cremation
Garden: a a a a a a dedicated section of of a a a a a a a a a cemetery designed for the the burial scattering or or other permanent places of of ashes • Memorial Benches: benches that either simply memorialise a a a a a a a loved one scattered or or or buried in in in a a a a a a a a a a cremation garden or or actually contain the remains within Headstones
Some cemeteries allow upright headstones called “monuments” to to to be used with ground ground burials Headstones
that are are flat against the ground ground are are called “markers” In some cemeteries cemeteries or or sections or or cemeteries cemeteries Page 26 - BURQUITLAM FUNERAL HOME BURQUITLAM FUNERAL HOME - Page