Memorializing Your Loved One with Jewelry Who says you have to scatter the cremated ashes of your loved one, or store them in a traditional urn? As cremation becomes increasingly popular in the United States, businesses have found creative ways to help you memorialize your loved one – including jewelry! A number of jewelry businesses and websites specialize in cremation and can work with you on having the ashes of…

The advantages of cremation in remembering a loved one Deciding how a loved one should best be honored can be difficult for those family members left behind. Cremation offers several advantages that may help better celebrate the deceased person’s life than traditional burial methods. Many families appreciate that cremation is a clean process that has less impact on the environment than traditional burial. Burial plots take up space that can…

Planning a stress-free funeral Losing a loved one is a life-changing event. Even if it comes at the end of a long, painful illness, the hurt and sense of loss that accompanies their passing almost always comes as a shock to those surviving. To compound the issue, a funeral often has to be fully planned in the following days, while family members are still dealing with the emotional aftermath. Relatives…

Finding Funeral Homes, Independence, MO For families considering funeral homes in Independence, MO, there are many options.  But for families looking for an alternative to the traditional funeral homes in Independence, MO, Heartland Cremation & Burial Society may be best option.  Today, the price of a funeral in Independence, MO has more than doubled over the past ten years.  That’s why more and more Independence, Missouri families have trusted Heartland…

The General Price List The General PriceList (GPL) is the key stone of the Funeral Rule. It must contain identifying information (see page 6), itemized prices for the various goods and services that you sell (see pages 9-13), and other important disclosures (see pages 6-9). The GPL enables consumers to comparison shop and to purchase, on an itemized basis, only the goods and services they want. Who Gets a GPL?…

Green cremation is a newer option for those looking to reduce the environmental impact of their loved one’s funeral. It also provides an alternative to traditional burial or a standard cremation. The process involves using natural, environmentally-friendly materials such as wood and cardboard in place of metal urns and concrete vaults. This reduces emissions into the environment by up to 90%. What is green cremation? Choosing to cremate your loved…