Planning for what to do with our bodies after death (friendly, married)
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Catholic cemeteries have certain requirements - even for burial after cremation - whereas elsewhere you can just bury the casket or urn. I remember looking into it for my mother's cremains and finally decided to just keep them with me instead.
Direct cremation itself is quite reasonable; usually under $1k.
We have talked about it and the entire family is aware of what we want.
Cremated.
Wonder what the cost is? Cremation and burial plot?
My M-I-L was cremated mid-2020, cost was approximately $1K. Family bought a double lot in a very nice cemetery a d purchased a granite bench as her memorial. Her cremains were placed in one of the bench supports. My S-I-L will be placed in the other bench support. My three B-I-L's will be placed in individual vaults surrounding the bench after cremation. Brass plaques for all are on the back side of memorial
Total cost from memory for the plots, bench, vaults, and plaques was $6500 - maybe.
None of wife's siblings are currently married and at their ages will likely never be. But there is space for additional cremation vaults on the double plot if marriage happens to any/all of them.
I was surprised to learn the plot cost from the Cemetery was lower than the Craigslist resale plot costs at same cemetery!
I kind of like the idea of my body being left out in the woods somewhere so that animals such as buzzards and worms can have something to eat. Then bacteria can clean up the rest. They're living organisms as well.
I kind of like the idea of my body being left out in the woods somewhere so that animals such as buzzards and worms can have something to eat. Then bacteria can clean up the rest. They're living organisms as well.
Birds and worms and other animals have plenty to eat. They do not need to eat rotting and disease ridden human bodies. To properly cremate a normal sized human body, it takes one cord of wood. Of course most all cremation is done in gas ovens. Much less pollution.
Have to say that's a pretty cool idea. I found a museum that takes skeletal donations. I'm not exactly sure what they do with them, if they do make them into an anatomy lab skeleton.
Osteology Body Donation Program The Laboratory of Human Osteology at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology accepts the donation of skeletal remains to our Documented Skeletal Collection to be used in scientific research.
Can I donate my body to a medical school and donate my skeletal remains to your lab? - At the present time, we cannot accept the skeletal remains from medical school cadavers.... ....Please be aware that cadaver programs may decline donations due to traumatic injury, autopsy, extensive surgery, and some terminal illnesses.
Thanks for mentioning that they may only go so far to pick the body up. I'd assume that if the family still wanted to donate that they would have to arrange to have the body transported to where it's desired to go.
Some do donation to save the family from having to pay for a funeral and burial which I do understand because funerals have gotten very out of hand, similar to weddings.
My MIL spend a huge amount for their burial plot when FIL passed in 2006. They're not buried, it's above ground, made of marble. From memory, she spent over $100k which is crazy to me, but that's what she wanted. They're not buried here in NJ where the rest of their families are buried. I'm surprised she did not get a plot with the rest of the family.
Bonaventure Cemetery in Georgia is a gorgeous place to visit. The money spent for the statuary/mausoleums back then was probably comparable to what your MIL spent. A lot of history can be seen in the engravings. With the work you do, Roselvr, you would probably find it fascinating. I know I did.
I want cremation and no burial. Don't care what is done with the ashes. I believe in just passing through and going away.
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