By: Jennifer Johnston-Giuliano
Have you or a loved one made the difficult decision to be cremated? You are not alone. Cremations as a percentage of deaths, are forecasted to top 40% by the year 2010.
To commemorate your life or the life of a loved one is extremely emotional and personal. When making cremation arrangements, you have unlimited options for services and memorialization pieces that will help you create a farewell event that is meaningful and fulfilling to you and others who will participate in your loved one's remembrance.
Today you have a variety of choices on what to use to hold your cremated remains and where to place them. You may choose a single cremation urn, companion cremation urn, cremation urn jewelry, keepsake cremation urns, custom cremation urns, personalized cremation urns, urn art, urn sculptures or a pet urn for your best friend.
Your final resting place may be a niche in a columbarium, interment in a single, double or family burial site, an urn garden or family plot, scattering at sea or green burial . . you can even have your cremated remains made into a memorial stone (simulated diamond), made into a piece of art or shot into space.
You may prefer scattering in a specially prepared garden within cemetery grounds, with or without a memorial marker. Green burials are becoming more popular and allow you to select a personal type of memoralization such as a tree, rose bush or other type of perennial native to the area, you can plant for remembrance.
Whatever your decision, you will have created a lasting and dignified memorial for family, friends and future generations.
If you would like more information regarding cremation or have suffered a loss, please visit the Education, Information and FAQ section of our website www.foreverinurheart.com/page/790484.
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May you find peace in life.
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