If you are planning your cremation with a funeral home in advance, there are a number of directions you could take. With direct cremation, you go into the cremation process soon after your death, once your family members fill out the proper paperwork. While there are no services beforehand, you can arrange to have a memorial service after in any fashion you want. You can also have a full funeral, complete with a visitation, before the cremation takes place, if you’d like. Those are the most common options, but not everyone wants ‘the norm.’ If you have more unconventional ideas, or you’d like to come up with some, take a look at these options.
Gathering In The Home
Many memorial services take place in a funeral home or within a church. That doesn’t mean you have to do things that way. Perhaps you don’t want your funeral open to the public or you would rather have something small and intimate with just family. In those cases, gathering for something informal in someone’s home might be the way to go. Perhaps you want family to use your house for its memories or you have a loved one who enjoys hosting events…ask them to have the memorial in their home.
Having Few Costs And Making Donations
Is there a charity that you’ve held near and dear for a number of years? Rather than spending money on a service after cremation with a funeral home, perhaps it is your final wish to give as much of the money you leave behind as possible to that charity. Your family will want to honor your wishes and there are plenty of ways they can honor your memory without funding. You may not have a formal memorial service, but they can have an intimate ash scattering in a location you enjoy. They can gather in a park in your memory or do something else that costs nothing at all.
A Celebration Of Life
Most people think of funerals and memorial services as somber and sad. If you don’t want people gathering together and crying over you, plan a celebration of life for yourself. These events are more light-hearted and celebrate a life well-lived instead of mourning the loss of that life. People are still going to grieve and be sad, but the focus of these events is the happy times and fond memories.
When you are looking into your future, you know you’ll need cremation services from a funeral home at some point. Planning in advance can take a lot of heat off your family when you pass on. It’s like a final gift to them. If you’re ready to get those plans in place, whether they’re traditional or unconventional in nature, contact the experts at Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory by calling (765) 649-5255. We’re here to offer you options until you find the right fit for your pre-plans. Visit with our funeral director in person at 200 W 53rd St Anderson, IN 46013 or look over our website at loosefuneralhomes.com to get started.
