Why Choose Cremation?

Article submitted by Teresa Flanagan, Director of Cremation Society of New Jersey, Inc.
For more information, she can be reached at 800-833-2843.

Have you considered what a family must endure when a death occurs: expensive casket, embalming, overpriced cemetery property and grave opening charges? More families every day are choosing to avoid this unnecessary expense.

There is an alternative to these expenses, it is simple cremation. In choosing a firm that specializes in simple cremation services, you are able to avoid the expense and anxiety that is associated with using a traditional funeral home. Opting for the simplicity and dignity of a simple cremation, leaving behind the high cost of using a traditional funeral home is what these special firms offer.

In choosing a simple cremation, families are still able to have services. It does not limit your choices, but increases the options available to you. Funeral services are not eliminated. Services may precede or follow the actual cremation.

It is important to let your loved ones know what your wishes are. When you prearrange, you have complete control over your wishes and the costs that go along with them. There is no emotional over spending because decisions are made during a time that is less stressful. Preplanning eliminates any confusion about your wishes and is one of the most caring things you can do for those you leave behind.