TRADITIONAL SERVICE AND VISITATION
Visitation (casket open or closed)
Open to all who wish to attend
Opportunity for friends to offer support and comfort and say goodbye
Offers a time to pay tribute and share memories
Ceremony may be religious or contemporary
Held at church, funeral home or cemetery

PRIVATE SERVICE AND VISITATION
Private visitation (casket open or closed)
Attendance at your invitation
Provides a positive and peaceful image
Opportunity to say goodbye
Offers time to pay tribute and share memories
Ceremony may be religious of contemporary
Held at church, funeral home or cemetery

PRIVATE VISITATION ONLY
Casket may be open or closed
Attendance at your invitation
Opportunity for family to see loved one for last time and say goodbye

MEMORIAL SERVICE
May be private or public
Opportunity to pay tribute and share memories
Ceremony may be religious or contemporary
Held at church, funeral home or cemetery
Urn may or may not be present

CREMATION ONLY
No service or visitation

Just as ceremonies offer value to the living, so does establishing a permanent memorial.   Permanent memorials serve as a focal point for the remembering of a loved one and can help in overcoming grief.  Usually cremated remains are placed in some type of permanent receptacle or memorial urn before being committed to a final resting place.  The urn can be buried in a family plot.  Sometimes the urn is kept in the home.  It can also be placed in a memorial niche at a cemetery.

Cremains may be scattered over land or water where permitted.  However, this choice should be carefully considered.  The act of scattering may have a meaningful or even romantic appeal but the fact that it is an irreversable decision should first be remembered.

The emotional value of establishing a permanent memorial site is worthy of consideration.  Perhaps the planting of a tree or flowers in a significant location would serve as a memorial to your loved one.