Cremation

Bio cremation is a new way of cremating the body. The body is enveloped in a biodegradable fabric and placed on a tray in a stainless steel cylinder inside of a machine called a resomator. The cylinder is filled with an alkaline water solution which is heated up to about 300 degrees and put under pressure . . . → Read More: New Cremation Process Alternative – Bio Cremation

Every industry has a list of words, phrases, or terminology that is associated with the specific work that they do. The cremation process, a part of the funeral business, is no different. It helps to familiarize yourself with the words used in the industry before you need to use those services so that you will be . . . → Read More: Terminology Used in Cremation Process

Religious views and practices used to dictate how the body was handled after death.  That has changed.  The Wall Street Journal reported back in 2010 that the trend to use the cremation process is on the rise and will approach 60% in the near future.  The power, the freedom and the responsibility to handle the remains of . . . → Read More: What Do I Need to Know About Scattering Ashes?

The answer is “it depends”.

The cost of the cremation process itself can be listed for as low as $375 when it is itemized. But it is not ever sold that way. The cremation costs usually include, at a minimum, the cost of picking up and transporting the body, permits to perform the cremation, filing the death . . . → Read More: Cremation Costs And What Goes Into The Cost of Cremation?

When a person dies in the United States, we normally have two ways of treating the body. We can bury the body in the ground with a casket or we can have the body cremated. Final disposition of the body is regulated by the laws of the state in which you reside. If you are going . . . → Read More: The Cremation Process Explained