(989) 791-4515 3775 North Center Road , Saginaw MI
Cremation has rapidly grown in popularity over the last decade. Therefore, to keep up with this demand we have perfected our cremation process and have made our cremation services a staple part of our funeral home. Our cremation services mainly differ in terms of the type of ceremony you would like with the actual cremation. Below we have highlighted some of our most popular cremation options.
After choosing cremation, it is important to browse through your cremation options. On this page, we explore the types of cremation available to you. If you are still unsure about cremation, visit our cremation information page or give us a call.
These are much like a traditional funeral. The body of the deceased, placed in a specially-selected cremation casket or a rental casket, is the focal point of the service. A visitation can take place prior to the funeral service and the cycle is completed with the cremation rather than a traditional burial. Once the cremation has occurred, the cremated remains are returned to your family. You can then decide to scatter, bury, or retain the cremated remains in an urn.
Direct cremation, the simplest level of cremation services, involves reducing the body to small remains using extreme heat. It can take place immediately once the body is received by the crematory.
Direct cremation can be followed by a memorial service or celebration of life, but it can also take place on its own for those who do not want to hold any public gatherings in memoriam of their loved one's life.
The latest innovation in cremation is a process of alkaline hydrolysis, sometimes called
resomation . The process was developed in the United States in the late 1990s. The
Cremation Association of North America describes the process as "a water-based dissolution process for human remains that uses alkaline chemicals, heat, and sometimes agitation and-or pressure, to accelerate natural decomposition".
Compared with traditional cremation, this process uses less energy and releases no carbon and no matter into the atmosphere. Not all regions have made the legislative changes required for funeral homes to offer this service to families and the equipment costs are more than a conventional retort. Both factors currently reduce the availability of resomation cremation services.
(989) 791-4515
Snow Funeral Home
3775 North Center Road
Saginaw, MI 48603
Email: staff@snowfuneralhome.net