Funerals: Funerals

A series of topics concerned with funerals.

Search 23 social services programs to assist you.

Famous eulogies which may provide examples of how to handle sensitive subjects..

Explanations include what happens in the embalming and preparation room, how cremation is performed and an indepth explanation on caskets, urns and processes.

Perhaps the most important part of a funeral home General Price List is this disclosure: “Consumers may select only the goods and services desired”

YouTube video about caskets.

While rental caskets are most commonly used for funeral services before cremation, they can be used when burial is chosen.

Green burial is designed to have a minimal environmental impact and conserve natural resources. Also called natural burial or eco-friendly burial, green burial emphasizes simplicity and sustainability..

The mission of the NHFA is to educate individuals, families, and communities about caring for their dead.

The EPA offers much information for what is not allowed, what is allowed and also the steps needed to manage a sea burial.

Contacts are below by EPA Region for coastal states and for U.S. Territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.

Memorialization in the Reef is achieved by carefully blending cremated remains with a natural concrete substance, which is then molded and secured within the various artistic structures, complete with an engraved copper plaque.

An Eternal Reef is a designed reef made of environmentally-safe cast concrete, mixed with ashes, placed on the ocean floor as a permanent memorial of a life well lived.

VA burial benefits can help service members, Veterans, and their family members plan and pay for a burial or memorial service in a VA national cemetery.

The National Cemetery Administration provides burial and memorial benefits for Veterans and their eligible family members.