Cremation Services

Many families find meaning and beauty in a funeral ceremony. With a funeral ceremony followed by cremation, you can choose to have a private or public viewing, visitation or wake before the funeral ceremony. However, instead of in-ground burial, the funeral will be followed by cremation. Depending on your wishes, the cremated remains may be either returned to your family in an urn, scattered, or interred in a columbarium or buried at a cemetery. This option allows friends, family, and the community to gather and mourn the loss of a loved one.

The memorial ceremony, or Celebration of Life, can be held in our chapel, a church, or any other venue the family chooses. We work with our families to design a ceremony that honors their loved one with stories, music, a memorial video, or scripture. Sometimes, families choose to have the urn present with photos, memorabilia and other items that honor their loved one's memory. This option allows friends, family, and the community an opportunity to gather and honor a life well lived. 

A graveside or committal ceremony would be held after the cremation is complete. Sometimes, families choose to have a memorial or celebration of life ceremony first, followed by burial of the urn at a cemetery. Other times, families wait for better weather and choose a graveside ceremony during a time with more family can attend. Cremation allows for flexibility when scheduling a graveside ceremony. Burial of your loved one's urn creates a sacred place for their ashes. Although some may want to keep their loved one's urn close for a period of time, finding a final resting place is important when planning for future generations.

Some families find comfort scattering the cremated remains in a place that was special to their loved one.