Tips For Choosing The Right Burial Urn

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When it comes to planning a loved one's final resting place, you have a lot of decisions to make. It's not always easy, especially when you're dealing with the grief of the loss at the same time. If your loved one opted to be cremated, you will need to choose an urn to keep his or her ashes. The urn you select will widely depend on how you plan to store those ashes. Here are some tips to help you figure out what type of urn you should invest in.

Aboveground Interment

If your plan is to store your loved one's ashes in a mausoleum or similar structure aboveground, you will need to choose an urn that is designed for this type of climate. For example, metal urns like brass, bronze, stainless steel, or something similar would be the best choice.

You'll want to avoid anything like glass or ceramic because those can be vulnerable to cracking or breaking over time and due to exposure from severe temperatures and temperature changes. Make sure that you're opting for something that will last and won't be susceptible to the weather.

Belowground Interment

If your plan is to bury the urn in a gravesite, you will probably have more options. In fact, most cemeteries require that any buried urns be placed in an urn vault before they are put into a grave. The urn vault is designed to seal the urn against any kind of humidity, moisture, temperature changes, and other issues. In a case like that, you can choose almost any urn that you might want because the urn will be completely sealed and protected.

When you are burying an urn without a vault, you'll want to choose a material that will hold up well over time. Don't choose anything that can deteriorate or decompose. That means staying away from things like ceramic and natural stone. They are too vulnerable to damage and failure over time. Instead, look at glass, bronze, and other types of lasting urns.

The more you understand about your urn choices, the easier it is to get the urn that you need for your loved one. Whether you're opting for a decorative urn to display the remains on a shelf in your home or you're looking for something durable for a burial, there are choices available. Talk with your funeral home director today for more information and to find the urn that's right for you. Or discuss your options with a cremation service like Neptune  Society

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