The Importance of Burial Services: A Comprehensive Guide by Young Funeral Home and Crematory LLC
T raditionally, a burial service involves a visitation and is followed by a funeral service. While the casket is typically present at both these events, it is your decision whether to have the casket open. You then have a number of options for interment. Decisions also need to be made on whether the body needs to be embalmed, what kind of casket to use, what cemetery to use and what to put on the gravestone.
Cemetery Types Monumental Cemetery:
1650 Huebbe Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511 Columbarium walls are generally reserved for cremated remains. While cremated remains can be kept at home by families or scattered somewhere significant to the deceased, a columbarium pro- vides friends and family a place to come to visit. Columbarium walls do not take up a lot of space and are a cheaper alternative to a burial plot. 6 | youngfunerals.com A monumental cemetery is the traditional style of cemetery where headstones or other monuments made of marble or granite rise vertically above the ground. There are countless different types of designs for headstones, ranging from very simple to large and complex. Lawn Cemetery: A lawn cemetery is where each grave is marked with a small commemorative plaque that is placed horizontally at the head of the grave at ground-level. Families can still be involved in the design and in choosing the information contained on the plaque, but in most cases the plaques are a standard design. Mausoleum: A mausoleum is an external, free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the inter- ment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum. Columbarium:
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