Whats the difference between a traditional funeral and a cremation service? Why would someone choose one over the other?
There are many reasons why more and more people over the last 30 years have elected cremation at the time of death rather than a traditional funeral. These include practical, spiritual, economic, environmental, and other reasons, but the important thing to remember is that but for the actual procedure of cremation itself, there doesn’t have to be any difference between one service and the other. That said, many families have found that a cremation service introduces other possibilities that might not have been considered with a traditional funeral, including special gathering arrangements, ash scatterings, and a range of memorial options. The bottom line is that today’s funeral professional can help you make a funeral or cremation service as traditional or as creative as you wish.
