What choices of memorialization are available?
A final resting place for cremated remains can be provided by various means. The family may choose from a full selection of urns for permanent containment of the cremated remains. The urns may be placed in a columbarium, which is a building or structure where single niche space or family units may be selected. Niches are recessed compartments enclosed by either glass protecting the engraved urn or ornamental fronts upon which the name and dates are featured. Of course, family lots may be used and cemeteries often permit the interment of more than one person in an adult space if cremation has occurred. In many cemeteries there are also specially designed areas for this purpose, which are called urn gardens.
The family may choose from a full selection of urns for permanent placement of the cremated remains. The urns may be placed in building niches called columbariums or lawn niches called urn gardens. In Palms cemeteries there are specially designed areas for this purpose. Family lots may also be used.
This depends of the wishes of the families. Urns can be placed in a columbarium, which is a building or structure where single niche space or family units may be selected. Niches are recessed compartments enclosed by ornamental fronts upon which the name and dates are featured. Of course, family lots may be used and cemeteries often permit the interment of more than one person in an adult space if cremation has occurred. Lakefield Cemetery has in-ground cremation lots that may be used for 1,2, 4, or 6 interments of cremated remains. Some families wish to keep the cremated remains with them for a while before disposition. There are limited edition works of art that can hold the remains. These can be placed in a place of honor in the home until it is time to place the urn in a more permanent location in a columbarium.
