Cremation is gaining popularity because of its ease and affordability. It is also gaining traction because it gives loved ones the freedom to do as they wish with their loved one’s remains. If you have received a loved one’s remains, you might wonder what you should do to distribute them. These are a few ideas you can use to pay homage to your loved one after he or she has passed.…
Read More »The interesting thing about holding a service for a cremated loved one is that it introduces a lot of flexibility into the situation. The logistics of transporting a whole body have been more or less eradicated, for example, and cremated remains will hold more or less indefinitely if you and your family need to take time to gather together. Of course, you can still have a very formal service. Some religions do have strong beliefs about cremation, so if you want a religious service for your loved one, you may need to talk to their religious leader about how they feel about it.…
Read More »If you have recently lost a loved one and have found yourself in the position of needing to plan their funeral, you will have a lot of decisions to make. One important decision will be how many days you plan to have a viewing. There are a lot of people that will have two, even three, days of viewings. While there is not anything technically wrong with having multiple days of viewings, you might want to consider the option of only having one viewing day.…
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