What You Can Do With Your Loved One’s Remains Following Cremation

There are many families who don’t know what to do with their loved one’s remains following cremations in Marietta, GA. A funeral home hands them the remains at the conclusion of cremation services and they’re dumbfounded as far as what to do next. It can actually be a pretty traumatic experience full of confusion for some families.  

You should put a plan into place for what you’re going to do with your loved one’s cremated remains long before you take ownership of them. You should learn about the different options that you have and choose the one that’s right for you. Here are several things that you can do with your loved one’s remains following cremation. 

 

Keep them in your home. 

Do you want to keep your loved one’s remains close to you at all times? You can do it once Marietta, GA cremation services are over by bringing them home with you. A lot of families will display their loved one’s urn on a fireplace mantel or in a hutch in their home. This is a good way to continue to feel close to your loved one as you move forward with your life.  

Display them at a columbarium. 

Not everyone likes the idea of keeping their loved one’s remains in their home. If you fall into this category, you should know that you can also keep the remains in what’s called a columbarium. It’s a building at a cemetery that is designed to house and display urns. If you think some of your other family members will want to visit the urn from time to time, it might be best to keep it in a columbarium as opposed to in your home.  

Bury them in a cemetery. 

Your loved one can still be buried even if they choose cremation. Most cemeteries will sell small plots to those who wish to bury their loved one’s cremated remains. Some people might not see the sense in paying to bury a person’s remains when they went out of their way to not be buried in the first place. But some religions, like Catholicism, request that their followers be buried regardless of whether or not they choose cremation.  

Scatter them in a special place. 

Scattering a person’s remains has turned into one of the most popular things to do after cremation. You can scatter a person’s remains out at sea, in a park, or in another place that was special to them. Just make sure you don’t break any laws when you scatter someone’s remains. It’s illegal to do it on private property and on certain public lands.  

If you want to hear more about what you can and cannot do with a loved one’s remains, Davis-Struempf Funeral Home & Crematory is the Marietta, GA funeral home that can help. We can answer all your questions about cremation and set you up with cremation services as well. Get in touch with us at (770) 944-2900 today or stop by 1975 E West Connector, Austell, GA 30106 to speak with a funeral director.