Important Steps to Take When Choosing Cremation Services

There are many reasons to consider cremation as an alternative to burial, including greater flexibility in planning a memorial. Moline, IL cremation services are ready to help you celebrate your loved one in the way you desire, and knowing the process in advance can ensure a smooth transition. Here are some key steps you should make when contacting Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory for cremation.

Getting Everything Together 

Whether a death happens suddenly or in a health facility, we stand ready to take your call at any hour of the day or night. While we take custody of the body and obtain the necessary documents to file for a death certificate, this is the best time to get any important documents together. If your loved one had an advanced directive with us, we’ll get those files ready for you at our first consultation.

The Important Details 

When you choose cremation services, you’re also choosing the extent of our services you want. We have a basic cremation program for those who want to take the remains home in a basic cremation container or chosen urn for a private service or scattering. We also have a full selection of memorial services and burial plans that are ideal for anyone who wants to gather friends and family at our facilities to say goodbye.

We also offer a selection of over 700 artisan urns to choose from, and a selection of burial vaults for those who want to inter the ashes in a burial plot or above-ground crypt.

The Worry-Free Guarantee 

Once you’ve planned your services and a date is set for the cremation, our Worry Free Cremation system will step into place to ensure a smooth process. If you want a tour of the crematory before the cremation, we’re happy to accomodate. Your loved one will be equipped with a fire-proof identification tag before cremation to ensure a secure transition from the moment we take custody to when you get the remains.

Personalize Your Tribute 

The memorial service can be scheduled before or after the cremation, either with a casket as the center of the room or a vessel containing the ashes. If you choose to have the service before, we can arrange a traditional funeral procession. If you choose one of our memorial packages, you’ll have full use of our facilities to create a personal memorial full of mementoes and photographs of your loved one.

The Rest Is Up to You 

If you choose to take your loved one’s remains home in an urn or a cremation container, what you do from there is a personal choice. Many of our clients choose to keep the urn in a prominent place in their home, often on a mantle. Others choose to divide the ashes, or to scatter them in a meaningful location. A scattering is an ideal event for a private memorial where family and close friends say goodbye.

These steps are a canvas on which you can paint an ideal tribute to your loved one that begins with Moline, IL cremation services. Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory is ready to help at our Moline or Coal Valley locations, so contact us to set up a consultation today.