Cremation Cemetery Options
Choosing a final resting place is an important part of choosing cremation. When selecting cremation, families often gather for a funeral or memorial service, but what will happen in the weeks, months and years to come? For friends and family, having a permanent place to visit, remember and reflect can assist in the grieving process and also help to create a lasting legacy for generations to come. Dignity Memorial® cemeteries offer a wide variety of customizable options for cremation with lasting remembrance.
Families choosing cremation will also find that there are even more remembrance options available to them than there are for traditional casket burial. Cemetery property options for cremation include niches in a mausoleum or columbarium, in-ground burial plots with permanent markers, pedestals, benches, boulders, special gardens, ossuaries and more.
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Private and community mausoleums
A mausoleum can be a private or community space for an individual, couple, family or special group. Mausoleums may contain both caskets and cremation urns, and can include indoor and outdoor spaces. Cremation urns are placed in granite-front or glass-front niches within the mausoleum. Private walk-in mausoleums can also be customized with stained-glass windows, etchings or memorial sculptures to reflect the unique personalities of those honoured inside.
Cremation gardens
Cremation gardens are beautifully landscaped areas designed to house cremated remains. Many also include outdoor seating, water features and statuary. Tribute options in a cremation garden can include pedestals, markers, benches, boulders and more. Every option can be personalized to capture the history and passions of a special life.
Columbaria
A columbarium is a public or private space where a loved one's urn can be placed in a niche for permanent remembrance. A columbarium can be an indoor or outdoor structure, large or small, and is usually constructed of lasting materials such as granite. Granite-front niches often feature bronze plaques commemorating the loved one memorialized there. Glass-front niches are another option and may be personalized with mementos of love and remembrance to reflect a special life. Families can choose from individual or companion niche options to meet their needs.
Private family estates
Private or semiprivate family estate areas are generally set off by a walls, benches or hedges, and can accommodate in-ground burial of urns or a combination of caskets and urns. They can also be used for aboveground inurnment. These estate areas can be customized to include beautiful landscaping, ornate gates, stone walls and other unique options, providing distinction for the family honoured there.
Memorials for cremation scatterings
Even if a loved one's ashes have been scattered somewhere else, a permanent memorial in a cemetery can serve as an important and lasting tribute to the life and legacy of that special person. Having a place to visit, reflect and remember can also be an important part of the grieving process. A special and permanent remembrance after scattering can include beautiful memorial options such as a statue, plaque, birdbath or sundial on cemetery grounds.
Pedestals, benches and boulders
Personalized tributes such as cremation pedestals, benches and boulders provide a lasting memorial for future generations to visit, reflect and remember. Typically made of granite, bronze or marble, pedestals and benches can be inscribed with names, dates, messages, mottoes, verses and more. Similarly, pedestals may mark where ashes are buried or may be hollowed to hold an urn placement. Cremation boulders offer the same personalization while blending in with the natural environment. All of these custom-built memorials provide permanent places for friends and family to visit for years to come.
Complimentary Remembrance Memorial™
We believe that every family should be able to create an ongoing tribute to the person they loved. Select Dignity Memorial cemeteries offer a free cremation placement or you may choose a credit toward another cemetery option. See our list of participating cemeteries and ask your provider for details.
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