ASHES
The cremated remains (the ashes)
When the funeral committal service is over in the crematorium chapel the cremation will take place shortly afterwards. Each coffin is cremated individually and after each cremation the cremated remains are removed and kept separately so that each family receives the remains of their relative. If required these are usually available for collection the next working day and can be:
- Placed in the Garden of Remembrance at the crematorium. This procedure varies from place to place. For further information contact a local funeral director or the crematorium directly.
- Kept by the relatives.
- Interred in a new or existing family grave.
- Scattered in a place deemed as appropriate by the family or as requested by the deceased prior to death.
Did you request this in your Last Will and Testament or in your pre-paid funeral plan?