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entombments. with closure after the loss of a loved
• Private Family Mausoleum: a small one.
structure that provides above-ground • When ashes of a loved one are kept
entombment of, on average, two to with relatives, they can easily become
twelve decedents. misplaced or discarded through the
• Companion Crypt: permits two years, as future generations may not
interments or entombments side-by- feel a connection to the deceased.
side. • A permanent placement provides
• Private Family Estate: a small section future generations with a location to
of a cemetery, usually bordered by visit when researching heritage.
gates, shrubbery, or other dividers,
that allows for ground burial of Some common methods of final
several members of the same family. disposition of cremated remains are:
• Cremation Niche: an above-ground
Cremation space to accommodate a cremation
Many people overlook the importance of urn.
cemetery property for those who choose • Columbarium: Often located within a
cremation, but permanent placement, mausoleum or chapel and constructed
or “final disposition,” of the ashes or of numerous niches designed to hold
“cremated remains” is an important part urns.
of final arrangements. Just consider: • Cremation Garden: a dedicated
section of a cemetery designed
• A permanent site gives loved ones for the burial, scattering or other
a physical place for visitation and permanent placement of ashes.
reflection. • Memorial Benches: benches that
• The ceremony accompanying the either simply memorialize a loved one
placement of an urn in a cremation scattered or buried in a cremation
niche or a cremation garden in a garden, or actually contain the
cemetery provides family and friends remains within.
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