Coffins and Other Products Used In A Funeral

Common services and products used in a funeral are:

• Caskets (the box in which people are buried)
• Burial vaults or grave liners (to keep the earth from collapsing)
• Embalming 
• Oils, herbs, and other special body preparations  
• Urns for cremated remains. 
• (To learn about organ, tissue and body donation, see: Organ, Tissue And Body Donation).

Caskets, burial vaults, and urns can be purchased from sources other than from a funeral home or made by family and friends- for substantially less than the average funeral home. If you use a funeral home, it has to accept items purchased or made elsewhere.

For information about obituaries, click here.

NOTE: In addition to traditional cemetery plots, another option is a "green" cemetery. In green cemeteries, the body is not embalmed, is buried in biodegradable caskets or no caskets, in a nature preserve.

Please share how this information is useful to you. 0 Comments