Choosing the correct urn to memorialize your loved one can be an overwhelming part of planning cremation services. In West Valley City, UT, you have the option to choose from any type of urn sold as a funeral urn or any type of appropriate container to retain the ashes of the deceased. When choosing cremation services in West Valley City, UT you should notify the crematory or funeral home staff if you plan to provide your own urn and are not choosing from their inventory.
If you plan to supply your own urn, which may be specially made for a loved one or provided by a family member, you do need to notify those providing your West Valley City, UT cremation services. This is essential to ensure the urn is correctly sized and that it will hold the complete remains of the deceased. While West Valley City, UT cremation services will process the ashes to a uniform consistency they are not fine dust and they typically weigh between four and five pounds for most average sized adults. Often funeral urns are larger than people expected which causes an issue if you haven't discussed it with West Valley City, UT cremation services prior to the cremation process.
West Valley City, UT cremation services will provide several different options for urns for the final placement of the ashes. These urns can be kept as a keepsake in a home, buried on private property or in a cemetery, or they can be placed in a columbarium.
Biodegradable Urns
Cremation services in West Valley City, UT will provide the ashes in an urn of your choice, allowing you to decide how to handle the ashes and choose the final resting place for your loved one.
For those planning a funeral cost is often not a major or primary factor in choosing an urn. Instead, getting an urn that is representative of the individual is the most important factor in selection. For many people that had a genuine concern for the environment a biodegradable box style of cremation urn is an excellent option. These decorative boxes are usually made of recycled paper and natural materials such as pressed flowers or leaves. They come in a range of shapes from rectangular to round or heart shaped.
Since they are biodegradable they can be stored for display or, if you desire, they can be interred in the ground and dissolve completely, adding fiber to the soil and giving back to the environment.
Metal Urns and West Valley City, UT Cremation Costs
Choosing metal urns does not add greatly to West Valley City, UT cremation costs, which is often surprising to consumers. This includes both the full sized urn and the smaller keepsake urn or urns that you may choose to purchase.
Metal urns are very durable, come in a wide variety of colors, metals and styles, and can be engraved. Engraving options can include the deceased name and date of birth, a favorite verse or scripture or a favorite poem or quote. Metal urns can be buried in a cemetery and will provide a very secure and safe way to house the ashes.
Metal urns can be displayed in the home or placed in a columbarium as a memorial to the deceased. With a variety of different shapes including cylinders, ovals, heats and pyramids they offer something for everyone. In addition many of the cremation services in West Valley City, UT also offer sculptures in metal that hold ashes, a beautiful way to keep a loved one close for use in a home.
Discussing West Valley City, UT Cremation Costs with Options in Wooden Urns
Wooden urns are very reasonably priced option to consider and make a beautiful keepsake urn for a loved one. Various themes in wooden urns include music box styles, crosses and religious designs, angels, and virtually every shape available in all other materials. Many of the wooden styles of urns are designed with picture box type sides that allow you to insert photos of your choice.
The wood may be left natural, painted or decorated and, depending on the style, engraving can be done right into the wood or on plaques affixed to the wood. Calligraphy in gold or silver on the wood is also a beautiful way to provide personal information about the deceased.
Other Options
Depending on your budget for the urn in your calculation of West Valley City, UT cremation costs you may want to consider a granite, marble or cloisonné urn. These make very beautiful keepsake types of urns for display in a home. Cloisonné urns are highly designed using wire inlay between colored enamel. The actual urn itself is usually made of copper or another type of metal, often brass, that is painted very rich and highly vibrant colors.
Stone and ceramic urns will vary in price based on the size and design of the urn as well as the manufacturing process used. Hand carved or handmade urns in any material are typically more expensive but they are also very unique and highly personalized.
Choosing the right urn for use through your West Valley City, UT cremation services is not always an easy task. Talk to family and friends and contact us if you have any questions, we are always here for information and assistance with this most important decision.
