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Is a cemetery really necessary if you’re being cremated?
You may think that you don’t need a cemetery if you choose cremation. After all, you can just scatter a loved one’s cremated body in a favorite park, keep an urn on your mantle, or bury the cremated body in your backyard, right?
But what happens when there’s an office building built on top of the park, or when you sell your house where the cremated body is buried, or when your children – or grandchildren – don’t want an urn full of ashes anymore?
At St. Matthew’s, we believe that everyone deserves a permanent, protected place to rest. Here, you can have whatever type of funeral service you want, followed by cremation, and then placement of the cremated body either above ground (in a niche) or in-ground (scattering or burial). This allows for the natural grieving process to take place in a sacred environment. It also lets you create a permanent memorial – a plaque, a bench, even a sculpture – where loved ones can come to pay their respects. St. Matthew’s cemetery will always be here, just as it is now, for future generations.
To learn more about cremation, please click here or call one of our non-commissioned Family Service Representatives at (716) 822-1960, or email smc@stmatthewscemetery.com.