People think of cremation for a variety of reasons: philosophical, religious, and even for environmental concerns. Others make the decision because cremation is more natural and practical. It is important to know and understand all of the choices that best suits your need.

If you choose cremation, you still have all the options available to you for gatherings, memorialization, and final disposition. Sanctuarium is a funeral home that also specializes in cremation; we can personally attend to all the arrangements for you. Cremation allows you to arrange any type of ceremony which is meaningful to you, with cremation before or after the ceremony.

Within these pages, you will discover more uplifting and refreshing ways of saying goodbye. You'll find that choosing cremation opens up endless possibilities for expressing the beauty and the gifts of an individual life, with a myriad of choices for creating a personalized life commemoration.

Options by Sanctuarium are dedicated to provide the needs of individuals like you who want something different. In fact, with the different casket and urn and selections, we draw on creating innovative life-celebrating products for families. Let us be your guide as you plan The Commemoration of a Lifetime.


Few experiences surpass the power of a commemorative gathering or ceremony. It's an opportunity to bring people together in one place, at one time, for one purpose -- to make a personal statement -- a lasting tribute to the one you loved. Bringing the deceased favorite things to the gathering gives others a chance to share and remember. In what creative ways they can…

You Display a loved one’s interest? A time for family and friends to visit, share memories and show support. Whether simple or elaborate, traditional or contemporary, a ceremony is more meaningful when planned around best-loved activities, hobbies, and interests.

Many people select a traditional visitation and funeral service with cremation to follow. You may also select cremation with a memorial service to follow. A memorial service is a gathering which differs from a funeral only in that the cremated remains present.
You may select cremation only. This entails simply meeting with us to arrange the details. However, we hope you consider the benefit of some type of formal or informal service for the support it brings to family and friends. It also provides closure.

Regardless of your choice of services, you will need to select a cremation container and urn. Urn selection choices today are very broad offering you the opportunity to select one that reflects your personal tastes. Cremation also provides you with several choices for the final disposition, including above-ground inurnment. (See Columbarium)