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Before Cremation
I The Cremation
I After Cremation
After the Cremation:
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The urn or the container containing the cremated remains
will be returned to you or the individual, cemetery or funeral home
you have designated on the cremation authorization form.
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If you and/or other family members have not
already decided on the final resting place for the cremated remains,
you may wish to consult the professional who assisted you on the many
options available. These options include:
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Placement of the urn containing the cremated
remains in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium;
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Interment of the urn containing the cremated
remains in a family burial plot or in a special urn garden that
many cemeteries provide for cremated remains;
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Scattering of the cremated reamins in a cemetery
garden especially created and dedicated for this purpose, or
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Scattering the reamins at sea or on land in
accordance with state/provincial or local laws. (If
scattering is done, you may wish to choose a site for a permanent
memorial, such as placing the name of the deceased in a Book of
Remembrance or on a plaque for a special location, or planting a
tree in remembrance. Any of these will provide a place of
pilgrimage for those who want to remember and celebrate the life
of the loved one.)
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The run may, of course, be taken to the home of a
loved one, but plans should be made for an eventual permanent
resting place.
Prepared by the Cremation Association of North America,
401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
312-644-6610 for use by its members.
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