Matters of Life and Death
A patent has been issued for this device, which would conserve space in burial grounds. The inventor even envisions a transparent variety.
Makes no difference how efficient it is, or how much cost is avoided at the funeral home. Cremation remains an option.
Best wishes to the inventor; clearly some thought went into the idea.
This month we’re featuring heart-shaped cremation urns, jewelry urns, and memorial stones. One of our favorites is the earth friendly Unity biodegradable urn.
These beautiful urns are handmade and feature inlaid fresh flower petals. It is available in three sizes, pet or keepsake size urn, standard adult urn, or a double capacity companion urn.Each urn includes a water-soluble plastic bag for the cremated remains.
The Unity urn is designed for ground burial. Once buried it will degrade naturally over time. Available in three designs with matching keepsakes.
We’re closing out a line of discount urns that would be a great value for families and funeral homes alike. Urn Garden is offering a limited supply of solid brass urns for less than $100.00. You can save money and create a beautiful memorial. Many of these styles are overstock or closeout selections.
Many of these low-cost cremation containers have a matching keepsake urn for families that want to share or spread some of the ashes or retain a small portion as a memento. All of these are acceptable for burial in the cemetery, but if you have planned an ash scattering ceremony or want an earth friendly burial option there are biodegradable choices in the same category. As always, if you need personal assistance please call and we can walk you through the process.
According to a letter owned by Phil Castinetti, the sports memorabilia king of New England, Red Sox legend Ted Williams had a longtime wish to be cremated immediately after his death. The letter, dated Dec. 19, 1991, is an authentic writing from the desk of Teddy Ballgame himself.
“It is my wish that no funeral or memorial service of any kind be held and that my remains be cremated as soon as possible after my death,” Williams wrote in the letter nearly two decades ago. “I want you to see that my ashes are sprinkled at sea off the coast of Florida where the water is very deep.”
Williams’ three children fought bitterly over the body of their legendary father. In a perfect world, the letter in Castinetti’s collection would be used to do justice in the case of Ted Williams, but rather than have his wishes carried out, Williams was taken to a lab in Arizona where his remains were kept suspended in liquid nitrogen.
Last year, a lab executive documented the brutal inhumane treatment of Williams’ head at the cryogenics center shortly after his death in 2002.
Rather than being scattered in Florida as he’d always wished, the body of the Red Sox legend was mutilated and disgraced.
In life, Williams never got the respect he deserved. The fans in Boston booed him, the media blasted him, his personal life was unstable and troubled. In death, Teddy Ballgame has been treated even worse.
