HISTORY

From the time when the interment of remains was first practiced, cremation has been accepted as a respectful reverential form of memorialization.

In ancient Athens and in Imperial Rome, funeral pyres of majestic proportions were made in tribute to the passing of the great men of the times.

Cremation has been a common practice in many parts of the world.  In some countries such as Great Britain, cremation is the majority choice.  In Japan, cremation is extremely commonplace.

•Cremation is not new in America.  The first crematory to be established in the U.S. was started in 1876 in Washington, Pennsylvania.

CREMATION IN ITS INCREASING ACCEPTABILITY

    •In the United States, acceptance and choice of cremation increases every year.

    •People of all religious faiths choose cremation.

    •Cremation in no way precludes memorialization.

    •Most families desire permanent placement of the cremated remains in an urn or other suitable container in a columbarium, in an urn garden, a scattering garden, or a family lot.

    •Cremation is simply in the preparation of human remains for memorialization.

    •Cremation accomplishes in a few hours, what otherwise takes years.  Purified bone fragments, not ashes, are the result.  These bone fragments weigh 6 to 8 pounds in the case of an average adult.

    •Cremation provides a simple return to nature.

LINWOOD’S PROVISIONS FOR MEMORIALIZING THE CREMATED REMAINS.

    •After the remains are cremated they usually are placed in a container, called an urn, for permanent retention.  (Photo of Urn #1)

    •It is customary to place the urn in a columbarium niche.  The new mausoleum at Linwood has 112 niches with in the columbarium.  (Picture of Mausoleum building and close-up of columbarium #2))

    •Linwood has an urn garden where the urn is inurned into the ground using a marker to memorialize the person.  The cremation memorial utilizes a handsome urn that is embossed with a classic gold-leaf décor.  The urns have a tough lock-lid and safety-lock tabs that engage with the cast tabs in the memorial opening.  The memorialization plate, bearing inscription and dates, offers further protection by the use of pamper proof screws.  (PICTURE #3)

    •Memorialization may be as simple or elaborate as the family wishes.  Linwood Cemetery offers granite benches, and markers of very high quality.  The cremains are placed into a niche within the bench or marker, or on a family lot.

    (PICTURES #4)

Today many people are searching for an alternative method of interment and memorialization, one that offers beauty, simplicity, and economy.

    •Cremation with memorialization is just one such alternative.

    •Like many other cost, the cost of interment and memorialization will not diminish, whatever your choice.

    •By making arrangements now, in advance of need, you can make a wise, economical decision.