Final Disposition After Cremation Services

By: Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Monday, July 11, 2022

The final disposition refers to what happens to a body after death, including after a cremation service in Amboy, IL. The most common disposition methods are burial, cremation, and interment, but there are many other ways of “disposing” of remains after death like ground burial in a cemetery. Ground burial at a cemetery is the most traditional disposition method in the United States. In this method, the body is kept intact, generally embalmed, placed in a casket, and then buried in a cemetery. While there are many options available for cemetery burial, cemeteries are becoming crowded.  

There is also natural burial and cremation with ash burial. A natural burial is similar to a ground burial except that the body is not embalmed or placed in a traditional casket. Instead, the body is placed in the earth with a few simple wrappings to ease natural biodegradation. The whole point of natural burial is to return the body to the earth in a simple, clean way. In a cremation with ash burial, the body is cremated and the cremated remains, or ashes, are placed in a cremation urn. The cremation urn is then buried in a cemetery plot inside a cremation urn vault to protect the cemetery grounds.  

You can also bury remains above ground. Above-ground burial in a mausoleum is when the body is entombed above the ground in some kind of crypt or sarcophagus. These above-ground burial types are rarer than most other final disposition options, due to limited space and far greater cost. A lawn crypt is a vault that is partially underground and holds one or more caskets, usually a family or husband and wife pair. They generally have a few steps down to enter and can often be completely covered with grass.  

After cremation, you can choose final disposition methods like cremation with inurnment. You can place cremated remains inside cremation urns and then house the urn inside a, above-ground permanent resting place called a columbarium. The columbarium houses urns in niches that are either in a freestanding structure on the cemetery grounds or an outdoor wall with niches that you can visit anytime. If you don’t want to bury or house cremated remains, you can also scatter them. The most traditional scattering method is scattering the ashes in a body of water such as a river, lake, or ocean. You can also scatter the ashes in a location special to you or the deceased, such as a favorite park or landmark. Don’t forget about housing cremated remains at home, whether on display or somewhere private.  

There are also many nontraditional final disposition methods available, from water cremation and body donation to body preservation and more.  

Do you want more information on final disposition methods? We are here to help if you want to learn more about final disposition or Amboy, IL cremation services. Call or visit us today for more information on our services or what we can do for you in your time of loss.  

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