Cremation

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED CREMATION?

The practice of cremation has its roots in antiquity, dating back further than the mid- 700s B.C., when cremation memorialization was well established as part of the elaborate Greek burial customs. Homer, at the end of the Iliad, describes the elaborate funeral games surrounding the cremation of Patroclus. Archeological discoveries provide evidence that the Vikings, whose dramatic cremation ceremonies have been the subject of numerous books and movies, memorialized their chieftains by erecting a post called a cenotaph engraved with the name and date.

Today, we would call this a memorial. Just as it served as a land memorial to the Viking Chieftain who was placed aboard his burning ship and set afloat, a memorial can be used to memorialize persons buried or scattered elsewhere. If you have ever considered cremation... consider this.

You can have a funeral...and you can still have a memorial service. That way your family and friends will have a way to say goodbye. We also offer your choice of either ground burial or mausoleum inurnment of the cremated remains.

Only with Forest Meadows do you have such a complete range of choices. Most importantly we have our own crematory located in our funeral home, so there's never a question of where or by whom your loved one is being cremated. For peace of mind you can place your trust in Forest Meadows.

1. TRADITIONAL CREMATION SERVICE/CEREMONY.

(Traditional Service)

This service includes: the basic professional services of the funeral director and staff; administrative staff, and professional staff for coordinating and directing the service; filing and obtaining legal documents, and other paperwork necessary to complete the arrangement; removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home within a 25 mile radius, embalming and/or sanitary care of the remains; dressing. casketing. cosmetizing; use of the facilities for visitation; use of the facilities for the service; automotive equipment, errand/service vehicle; cremation process, memorial register, memorial video, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards.

This service does not include: merchandise selected such as; cremation container or a cremation urn, or limousine.

2. SERVICE/CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE

(Memorial Service)

This service includes: the basic professional service of the funeral director and staff, administrative staff and professional staff for coordinating and directing the services at funeral home, church or other location: filing and obtaining legal documents and other paperwork necessary to complete arrangements; removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home, refrigeration and/or sanitary care of the remains; use of the facilities for memorial service/ceremony; automotive equipment, service/errand vehicle; cremation process, memorial register, memorial video, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards.

This Service does not include: embalming, dressing, cosmetizing, viewing or use of the facilities for viewing or merchandise selected, such as cremation container, cremation urn, or limousine.

3. DIRECT CREMATION

(Without a Service or Ceremony)

This service includes: the basic professional services of funeral director and administrative staff for filing and obtaining legal documents: removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home, refrigeration; and cremation process.

This service does not include: embalming of the remains; dressing. cosmetizing, viewing or use of the facilities for viewing; merchandise selected such as cremation container, cremation urn, memorial register, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards.

If you want to arrange a direct cremation you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can he made of materials such as, fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are cardboard, veneer wood, standard or select hardwoods

Your funeral director can explain to you the many options available. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.