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Creating the Perfect Memorials for your Loved One

skgtech — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:18 +0000

After the death of a loved one there are many different emotions that you have to deal with, but while processing the grief, anger, and sense of loss one thing you will most likely want to do is memorialize the memory of your loved one. This can help with coping after a loss and now there are many different ways that you can help create the perfect memorials for a loved one. The following are just a few options.

Cremation Urns

One of the first things that you will likely consider are cremation urns since you will need to do something with the remains of your loved one. However, there are now many more options than just what the funeral home has to offer you given the fact that you can head online and have cremation urns customized now. This allows you to choose something that you want to display in your home and will be comfortable with the same way you were comfortable with the presence of your loved one in your life. By choosing carefully you can make sure you capture their spirit and their memory perfectly.

Cremation Jewelry

Another option after you have picked out cremation urns is to think about buying a piece of cremation jewelry for you and other family members or friends that were close to the passed loved one. Cremation jewelry is a lovely way to carry the spirit of a loved one with you and comes in many different sizes and shapes. You can choose rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces that have tiny urns built into the designs so that you always have the spirit of your loved one with you wherever you go making it easier to cope with their physical absence in your life.

Discovering Pet Urns: 3 Tips for Picking Out Cremation Urns

skgtech — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:00:51 +0000

Many pet owners think that after their pet dies the only option they have is to bury them in the backyard or allow the vet dispose of the body. However, there are actually a great number of cremation urns designed just for pets that allow you to hang onto the ashes of your beloved pet if you want to memorialize their lives. For those who are much attached, pet urns make an excellent choice because it allows them to carry a piece of their pet with them still. To this end, if you want to make sure that you honor your family pet you may want to read over the following three tips for picking out cremation urns.

The first thing you will need to consider before taking a look at any pet urns is the size of your pet because dogs and cats differ very much in size. While a tabby cat may be about the same size as a Dachshund, it is by no means as large as a German shepherd. Therefore, you will have to consider the mass of your pet before looking at cremation urns to get a good idea of what size pet urn you will need to contain their ashes appropriately.

The second thing you need to think about is the material of pet urns that interest you. Some people like the idea of porcelain or glass because they allow a great deal of room for customization, while other people prefer cremation urns that are more traditional such as bronze, silver, or gold. Whatever you choose you simply want to make sure that it is something you are comfortable with since it will be sitting in your home after your pet passes.

Finally, depending on the type of material that you are looking at when you look at cremation urns you may also want to think about customized your pet urns. Given there is now a large market for pet urns you will find that there are plenty of options for personalizing a pet urn including the option for statutes that resemble a breed of dog or cat and figurines that can be placed over pet urns such as angels to help safeguard the spirit of your pet. You may want even to think about adding an inscription to the urn that offers a glimpse into the spirit of your pet while it was alive.

Things to Think About When Choosing Ash Urns

skgtech — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:12 +0000

Whether you are planning for your own death or dealing with the loss of a loved one if you choose to have them cremated one thing you will need to consider is the type of ash urns that you pick out. This is due to the fact that it can be hard to know which ash urns are going to be right because after a death it will never feel like you are making the right choice regardless of which one you end up going with.

With this in mind, there are a few things that you can think about to help narrow down the choices such as what the final resting place for your loved one is going to be. For instance, if you plan to eventually scatter the ashes of your loved one then it would be illogical to choose a high end metal ash urn because you will simply not need it for too long since the ashes will be removed.

On the other hand, if you plan on holding onto the ashes then you are going to want to choose an urn that will help to commemorate your loved one while also fitting in within your home. At this point you may want to look at ash urns that are made of silver, gold, or other metals to help make sure that the ash urn is a perfect match for your home so that you can honor the memory of your loved one properly.

Why Funeral and Memoral Services is Important

skgtech — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:00:39 +0000

A funeral and a memorial service for a loved one who has passed away is an important part of the grieving process. The services allow the surviving family and friends to come to terms with the loss. It also provides them the avenue to receive support and comfort as well to provide the same to each other.

Some people may not have had such an experience yet or they might be experiencing one now. In any of these cases, it would be good for them to know what to expect during this situation.

Funeral services differ according to race, culture and religion but every one of these services served the same purpose for the surviving families and friends. Regardless it is a burial or cremation, the funeral service is a declaration of a death. It offers family and friends to pay tribute to the dearly departed. Most of these services are held in the funeral homes, churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship. Some are held concurrently at home and then at the places of worship before proceeding to the burial site or columbarium.

A memorial service however is usually personalized to reflect the life of the dearly departed based on the respective religious affiliation of the surviving families. It is a service to pay tribute to the deceased. It is through the memorial services that the emotional needs of the surviving family and friends are served. The gathering of family and friends at the memorial helps to provide support and adjustments as the surviving family comes to terms with the loss.

Cremated Ashes Now Being Used to Create Beads

skgtech — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:07 +0000

Death is not a business that will ever stop being important and in demand. In South Korea, many views about death have changed. Before, traditional beliefs of honoring the dead didn’t allow for cremation, however, many are shying away from strict traditional beliefs and leaning toward more modern practices. With this has come a whole host of creative ways that the beloved deceased can be kept.

Many in Korea are taking to having the cremated ashes of their loved ones turned into glass beads. These beads are then often made into ropes of prayer beads or fashionable jewelry for the whole family. One company, Bonhyang, says that last year, they had 500 people come and have their deceased loved one cremated and turned into these fashionable Buddhist style beads. One man, whose father died 27 years ago even had his father’s body exhumed, his bones cremated and turned into beads. He says that he misses his father every day and by having prayer beads created from his ashes, he has a better means of keeping him close and honoring him in the way that he hopes someone will do for him someday.

Many say that it was the governmental push to start cremating to save space that lead to people wanting these keepsake ash holders. Others say it was something they wanted all along; however, traditional Confucius beliefs prevented it. Whatever the reason, many are turning to cremation and having their loved ones turned to beads or other stones that they can share with the whole family or make their own memorial from.

Little Known Cremation Facts

skgtech — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:00:18 +0000

When it comes to cremation, many people just think of it as another way to care for the deceased, however, there is much more to it than just that. Here is some little known cremation facts that may make you think twice about cremation just being a means to the afterlife.

Although most people most commonly think of cremation as reducing the body to ashes, the body is actually being reduced to small bone fragments that have been processed into tiny granules.

It takes 1,800 degrees of heat to cremate a body. Most people don’t realize that the heat must be so extreme to reduce a body.

Cremated remains usually weigh 4 to 6 pounds after they have been processed regardless of the overall weight of the person before death. This is because the skin, fat and muscle are all going to deteriorate during the cremation process and the bone will be all that remains.

Orthodox Judaism and Islam do not allow cremation for any reason.

Catholics allow cremation; however, the Roman Catholics require that the cremated remains be buried.

Most crematoriums allow the family to watch as the body is placed in the chamber. Most family members don’t feel that they can watch this process, so they opt not to.

Cremation urns are not required to be purchased by the funeral home; if a family opts not to purchase a funeral urn a temporary one, usually a cardboard box, will be provided for them.

The most common cremation urn that is purchased is made of marble.

A Memorial for Yoda

skgtech — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:00:32 +0000

Recently, my teenage sisters-in-law lost their cat Yoda. Yoda was a spritely one year old cat that suddenly contracted Feline AIDS after a vet check-up she had a couple months before. The girls were absolutely devastated. They loved their cat, even though they had six others.

After weeks of moping around the house and crying for days at a time, I couldn’t stand it any longer. Yoda was buried on the side of the house under the rose bushes, her favorite spot to nap in the sun and eat the petals. I went to the veterinarian’s office and asked if they sold pet memorials, which they did. I found a beautiful memorial of an angel holding a kitty that I knew would make the girls happy to see each time they walked by, unlike the rock that they scratched Yoda’s name into with a car key.

I had the veterinarian’s office engrave Yoda’s name at the base of the memorial and had them call me when I could come and pick it up. When I got the call the next day, I was shocked to see that the pet memorial I had ordered looked beautiful with her name carved under the angel. I took it over to the girl’s house and we had a proper memorial service for Yoda that they weren’t able to give her before. My sisters-in-law were so grateful to be able to give their cat a proper burial and finally have some closure that each month on the anniversary of her death; we gather around and sprinkle catnip on the memorial so that all the other cats in the house will pay tribute too.

Steve Jobs to be Cremated in an Apple Shaped Urn

skgtech — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:10 +0000

Steve Jobs was the co-creator of Apple, one of the most popular computer and technology brands of the world. He was famous for his iMac, iPods and iPhones, and he is now passed on after a long and difficult battle with stomach cancer at the age of 56.

According to those that Jobs worked with, he was a creative genius and a visionary that nobody could contend with. He was also revered as a dear friend and a very inspiring mentor that would take anyone under his wing to offer his guidance and wisdom.

The day of his death, flags were at half-mast at the Apple Headquarters as they played host to a media event to show off the new iPhone. While it was said that Jobs had an obviously hot temper, and a keen attention to detail, he left the game at his prime.

Steve Jobs will be cremated on a date that is still yet to be determined. His cremation urn is said to be a beautiful candy apple red color with the Apple logo engraved in the side. The company that is creating the urn says that they love to do these type of personalized cremation urns because they add something special to the ceremony but they also make the inevitable, death, a little more entertaining and realistic. They feel that there is no reason that you shouldn’t be able to display the things that you loved in the world even in death. And Steve Jobs obviously loved Apple.

Ways to Memorialize a Loved One

skgtech — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:18 +0000

When a loved one dies, we can easily become overwhelmed with grief and have no idea what to turn to to help us through our time of loss. We do not want the passing of our loved one to go unnoticed, and we all want the perfect memorial. There are many ways to memorialize a loved one, and each person wants something different. Picking the perfect memorial for your loved one can be difficult and should not be taken lightly. This memorial will be the last thing that you can hold onto of the one that is now gone. Here are a few of the many ways to memorialize a loved one.

Plaques-
During the funeral, everyone usually gets to say a few words of remembrance of the one that has passed. A plaque that can be kept in the house after the funeral is a nice way to say, “You will be missed.” A plaque can be created with a name, dates and even a photo or a small glass box with a favorite piece of clothing, a wedding ring or other cherished item of your loved one.

Memorializing a Name-
There are several ways to go about doing this, such as setting up a scholarship or foundation for a cause in the name of your loved one. If you or someone you know is about to have a baby, naming the baby after the recently deceased loved one is a great honor that will allow them to live on forever through their name. many families already have a tradition of passing down names.

Memorials-
Shadow boxes or memorials such as dedicated urns that you can use to place photos, items of the loved ones, ashes, or even pieces of clothing or hair- anything really that reminds you of your loved one, will be a perfect reminder of them each day. You can place it on the mantle or anywhere that you like so that you can see them each day and remember the good times that you shared.

Take Them With You When You Move

skgtech — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:35:03 +0000

In today’s stressful times, people have to move often due to job relocation, needing a less expensive place, school, the witness protection program and a myriad of other reasons. Often times, when a loved one passes on, we have a funeral and they are buried in the cemetery closest to us. When we have to move, no matter the reason, we do not have the option to take them with us once they have been placed in their final resting place. When you choose to have a funeral urn instead of traditional burial, you can take your loved ones with you when you move. They can be packed up and placed in a box or suitcase just like any other item. If you have to fly, never will a TSA agent look inside your funeral urn. It is against their policy to disturb the dead, not to mention disrespectful; therefore, you will not have to worry about something happening to your funeral urn while on a plane.

When you choose to use a funeral urn instead of traditional burial, you can always bring your loved ones with you and they can have their rightful spot on the mantel where everyone can admire the beautiful urn you have chosen and pay their respects as well. You will not ever have to worry again about not being able to get back to town and visit in person, or having to leave them there. You will never have to deal with the sadness of not being able to visit a memorial in person of the loved one that you left behind. You will forever be able to take your loved one with you when you move, on vacation, or even on holiday to a loved ones home. You have been given the gift of mobility when you choose a funeral urn over a traditional memorial.