CREMATION PROCESS
The importance of operating our own crematory
Your loved one never leaves our care. We own and operate our own crematory so that we can provide careful, dignified handling of every cremation, which insures against misplacing or misidentifying loved one’s remains. This practice enhances our “Families Peace Of Mind,” knowing all cremations are done on-site by trained cremation specialists. With Silver Lining Cremations your loved one never leaves our care and is placed in our refrigerated holding area, when embalming is not selected. This practice also allows the out-of-town family the opportunity to say their last goodbyes and have some closure before the cremation.
We do have the capability to accommodate large groups to witness cremations and/or religious ceremonies. A witness cremation is a service provided by a few crematories that allow families the option to watch as their loved one is being loaded into the retort. This service is usually performed for an additional fee. We are equipped with a “viewing room” that has a large window for the family to watch out of. The body of your loved one will have been placed in a heavy cardboard box or cremation casket, depending on which you have chosen. Once everyone is ready, the retort operator will slide the body into the retort, close the retort door and switch it on. Pushing the button begins the cremation. We do allow a family member to push the button to start the cremation as we know that is an important part of the farewell for certain religions.
Cremation Services
- Interment means that you'll bury or entomb your loved one's cremated remains. This can be in a family plot, a memorial site, a cremation niche or urn garden, or in a variety of other indoor and outdoor locations. Ask our staff for a detailed list of interment possibilities.
- Graveside services are similar to those celebrated alongside a traditional ground burial, in which loved ones are present at the burial of the cremated remains and honor the deceased through memorial prayers or other meaningful tributes.
- Scattering allows you to spread your loved one's cremated remains in a memorial garden, a cemetery, over water, or across any other meaningful site. You also can choose to scatter some of the cremated remains and retain the rest in an urn for interment or another form of disposition.
- Placing cremated remains in multiple urns allows family members who are separated by distance to each feel the comfort of having their loved one's final resting place in a nearby location.
