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FAQs

How long is a cremation service? ›

How long does a cremation service last? The duration of a traditional cremation service varies between crematoria. However, you can expect it to last between 30 and 45 minutes. This allows people enough time to enter the crematorium, hold the service, and pay their final respects to the deceased.

Following the service, the coffin is 'committed' into the cremation chamber. Mourners may wish to pay their last respects. The mourners exit. As the cremation service end, attendees have an opportunity to offer their condolences to the bereaved, often to the accompaniment of music as they leave the chapel.

A funeral celebrant, or funeral officiant is a qualified person, usually from a non-clergy background, who officiates funeral services. Funeral celebrants typically help organise and conduct funerals, supporting the bereaved family every step of the way with the aim of celebrating the life of the person who has died.

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One common myth is that people are taken out of their coffin before cremation so it can be reused. But someone's coffin will absolutely not be taken away from them.

In most cases, you will have to wait somewhere between 24 and 72 hours after death before a body can be cremated. Certain paperwork is required and may take several business days to obtain. In Canada, many provinces including Ontario require a coroner to sign off on the cremation before it takes place.

If the body is cremated after sunset, then doing so is considered against the scriptures. Along with this, even if a person dies during the day while the sun is still there, his last rites should be performed before sunset. The last rites are not performed after the sun sets.

With a Cremation With a Final Goodbye, you and your family will only be allowed to bring five family members to a facility to say goodbye to a loved one. You will likely want to reserve these five slots for your loved one's immediate family members who were closest to them.

Is a body drained before cremation? Draining a body of fluids does not happen before cremation. If a body is embalmed before cremation, the bodily fluids are exchanged (drained, and then replaced) with chemicals during the embalming process.

Entering the church, chapel or crematorium

The front rows are for the immediate family so sit nearer the back if you did not know the person very well. However, if there are few mourners present then sit nearer to the front. It does not matter which side of the 'aisle' you sit.

What do you call a funeral when someone is cremated? ›

Also known as a “committal service,” the graveside service is held at the gravesite before the body or urn is buried, or in the crematory chapel prior to cremation. Green Funeral.

Rather than wishing the funeral went well, one could say: “I hope the memorial service brought you peace.”

What can cause delays in a cremation process varies greatly depending on the city and state in which the person passes away, but it's affected by things like the type of death that has occurred, whether a medical examiner is involved (any time there is a medical examiner involved it typically can take a little bit ...

Cremation is the process of burning a dead body at very high temperatures until there are only brittle, calcified bones left, which are then pulverized into "ashes." These ashes can be kept in an urn, buried, scattered or even incorporated into objects as part of the last rites of death.

The cremation then takes place in a specially designed furnace, referred to as a cremation chamber or retort, and exposed to extreme temperatures – up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit – leaving behind only ashes. Following the procedure, a cooling period is required before the remains can be handled.

We aim to book and complete the cremation within 16 days of instruction, but please let us know your particular requirements so we can offer the best advice and support.