Cremation Services
For those who choose cremation, we offer affordable services that help celebrate the life of the person you love, and we offer several options for a public gathering and a final resting place.
Traditional Funeral Service followed by Cremation
Many families find meaning and beauty in a traditional funeral service. With a traditional service combined with cremation, you can still have a final viewing, visitation or wake, and a funeral service. However, instead of burial, the funeral will be followed by cremation. Depending on your wishes, the urn can be retained by the family, placed in a mausoleum or columbarium, or buried in a cemetery. You also have the option to scatter ashes in many different ways.
Memorial Service
The memorial service can be held at McLaughlin's, a church, graveside, cryptside, or any other venue the family chooses. We work with our guest families to design a service that honors the person you love with stories, music, or scripture. We also have life celebrants who lead services where clergy may not be chosen. Our celebrants are knowledgeable about creating experiences that help start the healing process.
Graveside Service
A graveside or committal service is typically held immediately following the funeral service but it can also be a small intimate gathering of those closest to you.
PERMANENT MEMORIALIZATION
Keeping an Urn at Home
This is a common choice and families can select the perfect urn for their loved one.
Placing the Urn in a Mausoleum or Columbarium
Many families find comfort in having a final resting place that they can visit.
Burying the Urn
Similar to a casket, the in-ground burial of the urn allows for a final resting place.
Scattering the Cremated Remains
Some families find comfort scattering the cremated remains in a place that was special to their loved one.