It’s never easy to lose a loved one. If you’re setting arrangements for a loved one’s funeral, you may have to arrange a proper burial or a cremation.
While most people are familiar with burial services, many are unfamiliar about cremation. According to the Smithsonian, cremations are becoming more popular. Roughly half of America now chooses cremation.
If you’ve never been to cremation, this may feel difficult. You’ll probably have questions, like how do you arrange for a cremation?
In this article, we’ll discuss the steps on how to make funeral arrangements for cremation.
Whether you are pre-planning or making arrangements after you have lost a loved one, there are certain steps you’ll want to take in making arrangements for cremation planning. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it may be helpful to have friends or family take on some of these steps to make it easier.
The first thing you’ll want to do is call around to local funeral homes or services in your area. You’ll want to make them aware that you or a loved one plan to cremate as part of their funeral service.
If you are planning for a deceased loved one according to their will and testament, you’ll want to go over pricing with the funeral director and compare it to other funeral homes or online services.
After you have secured a service provider for the cremation, you’ll need to set up transportation. The funeral home or service provider will often help arrange to obtain transportation, the death certificate, ensure obituary publication, and take care of other necessary paperwork.
The next step you’ll want to handle is obtaining the medical certificate from the doctor, which explains the cause of death. In some cases, you may need to obtain the coroner’s report for post mortem examination.
After that, you’ll want to sign and authorize forms for the cremation of the deceased individual. There is a lot of paperwork involved with cremation, so you may want to go over the fine print with your funeral director or service provider.
In the event you are pre-planning for yourself, you can sign and authorize the cremation form yourself.
Once the paperwork for the cremation is authorized, you’ll want to select a casket or alternative container. Cremation happens with the body in a container. The funeral home or service provider can help with this step to select the right size and fit.
If you need a casket for the viewing, you may want to consider renting a casket for that particular service.
There are many types of urns to choose from if you want to store the remains as a memorial. If you wish, you can ask the funeral director or service provider, which one is most popular. That tends to be the most economical choice.
Some families wish to witness the cremation of the deceased, if this is important to your family, you’ll want to ask the funeral director or service provider if they offer witnessing options. Some crematoriums do not offer this as a choice.
Many people who are interested in cremation wish to spread their ashes in important places to the deceased. For example, some people wish to spread their ashes out at sea, while others may wish to spread some of their ashes in their home country and closer to home.
Spreading ashes can be a significant moment to memorialize a deceased loved one. You may offer to have people make speeches to honor them. Additionally, you could have several important people spread the ashes.
One of the more positive ideas about cremation rather than burial is that the service can be one of celebrating life rather than honoring the passing of one’s life. Enlist the help of friends and family if this step is difficult.
Commonly, most cremation services can occur within five to seven business days. The speed may vary depending on the nature of the situation, and other circumstances.
If you’re looking for a quicker process, you’ll want to talk with the funeral director or the service provider to see if there are options to make the process faster.
If you or a loved one are considering cremation, you may want to look into pre-planning cremation planning. Knowing that you want to take this step and getting the arrangements completed early can feel a bit morbid, but they are also considerate of the people left with planning your service.
When you have pre-planned all the steps, you can make them part of your will and testament, making it a more streamlined process for your loved ones. That way, they can mourn you without having to make arrangements on top of it all.
Even if you can’t decide on cremation services, maybe you have an idea for an urn. You can buy one from a funeral director in your area or online for more customization.
If you’re wondering how do you arrange for a cremation while you are actively grieving, you’re not alone. If you are in the Dallas or Fort Worth area, Lonestar Cremation can help.
We offer a variety of packages to help make the process easier for you during this tough time. Call us today (817) 546-0108 or contact us online.
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