On cremation, part 3...

This week I've made a couple of posts on cremation, and the many
things that should be considered when you are opting for it.

Those posts below are below, and you can review them and make
any comments that you like.

I want to finish up today with the scattering and/or separation of the
cremains.  If you are not going to bury them in a designated cemetery,
you might opt for separating them into small containers or urns. There
are many products that are made for such a decision. Many times a
family that has 3 or 4 or more siblings or children desire to take part
of the cremains and to have with them, and this is done quite frequently.

If you are considering just scattering on the person's favorite bike path,
hunting land, fishing spot, whatever, I always suggest you first check
with your local town/city to make sure that there are no ordinances
against such. The only one I've ever seen was concerning the placement
of ashes into a reservoir which was used for a town's drinking water...
and I can understand that, although there is nothing in a box of
cremains that would contaminate. It is just ash, fine powder and bone
fragment. 

There are cremains being scattered all around the country probably
while you are reading this post... it happens daily and is not an
unusual occurrence. Again, I go back to my first post made the first
of the week....try to have the person's wishes made known ahead
of time, it sames a lot of anguish and indecision at the time of death.

I hope these three posts have been helpful. As I said on the onset,
more and more people are choosing cremation, so it just makes
sense to talk to a director ahead of time to look at all of the choices
that are available. Any funeral director can give the costs of the
services, products available etc. And there is a lot of cremation
product available on line that can be ordered and sent directly to
you in the privacy of your own home.

Over the years I've placed cremains in a number of different con-
tainers, from cigar boxes, to antique nail boxes, tool boxes,
canning jars, just to name a few.

Hope you've found these posts informative and helpful...and do not
be afraid to ask...knowledge is a powerful tool. Have a great day. SS