Burial Service

Traditionally, a burial service involves liaising between the funeral home and the family, and is followed by a funeral service. It is the family’s choice whether the coffin or casket is present at these events. You then have a number of options for interment. Decisions also need to be made as to what kind of coffin or casket to use, what cemetery to use and what to put on the gravestone.

Cemetery Types

Monumental cemetery

A monumental cemetery is the traditional style of cemetery where headstones or other monuments made of marble or granite rise vertically above the ground. There are countless different types of designs for headstones, ranging from very simple, to large and complex.

Lawn cemetery

A lawn cemetery is where each grave is marked with a small commemorative plaque that is placed horizontally at the head of the grave at ground-level. Families can still be involved in the design and in choosing the information contained on the plaque, but in most cases the plaques are a standard design.

Columbarium

Columbarium walls are generally reserved for cremated remains. While cremated remains can be kept at home by families, or scattered somewhere significant to the deceased, a columbarium provides friends and family a place to come to visit. Columbarium walls do not take up a lot of space and a cheaper alternative to a burial plot.