Alex Can cremated remains be combined?
What is commingling? Commingling a couple’s remains means that the two individual’s cremated remains (also commonly called ashes or cremains) are mixed, or “mingled” together in an urn, most often a companion urn.
Can you put 2 peoples ashes in one urn?
In the case of a companion urn, we recommend placing each of the two individual’s plastic bags of ashes into the urn side by side. This is the simplest solution when transferring multiple remains into a double urn. Then you can place the newly mixed ashes into the companion urn for permanent storage.
Can a cremated body be buried in the same plot as a body?
You may purchase a plot and bury cremated remains in a plot (grave). Because cremated remains are significantly smaller than a body, most cemeteries will allow for the remains of multiple people to be buried in the same plot.
Is it possible to cremate two people at the same time?
Space, being a premium in a cremation chamber, means that this isn’t always possible. Two adults that are to be cremated together often times end up being cremated in two separate machines side-by-side because there isn’t enough room in one.
How are cremated remains interring in a niche?
Interring Cremated Remains In A Columbarium Niche. A columbarium is composed of small wall spaces, called niches, that are about the size of an urn. Each niche holds a single urn, though it may be possible to purchase a group of niches together to house multiple urns. Once the urn containing the ashes has been interred in the columbarium,…
What’s the difference between Ashes and cremated remains?
Cremation results in ashes. Although the term “ashes” is used often, even by those of us within the funeral and cremation industry, what is left after cremation is not ashes. The proper term is “cremated remains,” which consist of pulverized bone matter.
What does it mean when cremated remains are mixed together?
What is commingling? Commingling a couple’s remains means that the two individual’s cremated remains (also commonly called ashes or cremains) are mixed, or “mingled” together in an urn, most often a companion urn. Should a couple’s remains be commingled? Together Again Companion Urn
Cremation results in ashes. Although the term “ashes” is used often, even by those of us within the funeral and cremation industry, what is left after cremation is not ashes. The proper term is “cremated remains,” which consist of pulverized bone matter.
Can You cremate more than one person at a time?
The crematory authority should not simultaneously cremate more than one human remains in the same cremation chamber unless it has written authorization to do so by the authorizing agent of each human remains to be cremated.
What are left after a person is cremated?
The cremains are what’s left after the process. Some people may refer to cremains as ashes, but this is not technically correct. They include the remains of the individual, including bone fragments that may have been pulverized after the cremation. The cremains also include particles from the clothing and container.