Funeral Casket
A
funeral casket selection is an emotional
expression of your feelings. A
funeral casket
reflects the personality and taste of your loved one
and can be a final tribute to their life. This vessel
will be the final resting place receptacle for the remains
of your loved one and will reflect their personal style
and values.
The
funeral casket serves many important functions
as part of a traditional funeral service and disposition.
A
Funeral Casket can be used for either a cremation
or earth burial. The
funeral casket allows
us to transport and present the decedent in a dignified
manner for the visitation, funeral service, and final
disposition. The
funeral casket affords a degree
of protection for the earthly remains of the decedent
during disposition.
A
funeral casket is created using many different
materials; the primary choices being metal or wood.
The metal funeral casket is available in basic steel
of varying thicknesses including: 20 Gauge, 18 Gauge
and 16 Gauge thicknesses; as well as in semi-precious
metals including: bronze, copper and stainless steel.
A wood
funeral casket is made from various
wood species including: ash, cherry, hickory, mahogany,
maple, oak, pecan, pine, poplar and walnut. The wood
funeral casket involves greater hand labor
opposed to the metal units. Pricing is reflective of
this fact. Interiors for a
funeral casket are
made from numerous materials including: crepe, satin,
and velvet with different styling options and colors.
When you visit a funeral home or showroom to select
a
funeral casket, the “Federal Trade Commission
Funeral Rule” requires you to be shown a general price
list (GPL) for the
funeral casket the company
sells, with descriptions and pricing, before showing
you the vessels. Traditionally, the
funeral casket
has been sold solely in funeral homes. Today it is more
common for the consumer to buy a
funeral casket
from a third party such as from a showroom or through
a website. As a general rule, the cost will be lower
for the consumer. Another benefit in purchasing a
funeral casket from a website is that you are
able to shop from the comfort of your own home by computer
use where pricing may be less costly.
Many families decide to have their loved ones cremated.
A
funeral casket may be rented from a funeral
home for the visitation and service eliminating the
cost of purchasing a
funeral casket. If you
select a direct
cremation
without a viewing and you do not purchase a funeral
casket; the funeral director is required to provide
an inexpensive unfinished alternative container such
as a wooden, pressboard, canvas or cardboard receptacle.
Whether you are searching for a
funeral casket
for a loved one, or if you are pre-planning your own
funeral and must make a selection, it is obviously an
emotional time. You don't want to spend a great deal
of money but you want yourself or your loved one to
be buried with dignity. Funeral & Cremation Emporium
is here to assist you in making the right choice. If
you have seen a
funeral casket on another site
or location that you are interested in and you do not
see it on our website,
please
inform us. We will locate the
funeral casket
and sell it to you at a lower price. Whether a "traditional"
or "contemporary" funeral we are here to provide the
proper assistance to you and your family during the
funeral casket selection as well as the entire
funeral arrangement. If we can help you or your family
in any way please contact us during this strenuous time.
