The Many Ways to Personalize a Loved One’s Farewell
Posted: September 05, 2017
For many of the families we serve in Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities, a memento of a loved one can be incredibly comforting in the days and months following a death. With many memorial items to choose from at Cedar Memorial, you are sure to find something that represents your loved one.
For friends and family that had a loved one who served in the military, you may want to purchase a flag display frame. The display frame encases the folded flag given to you by the
branch of service your loved one served in and gives you a unique way to honor your loved one and to preserve the flag. The experienced staff at Cedar Memorial will be able to craft the most honorable farewell for your veteran friend or family member.
Our exclusive Tribute DVD and Tribute Collage are two great ways to enhance a service and also provides a way for future generations to relate to the life lived. Picture images, music, and dialogue can bring the story to life and serve as a remembrance for future generations.
For families that select cremation, there are a wide variety of unique and personal ways to memorialize a loved one. One unique way to keep and share cremated remains is to transform them into a jewelry keepsake. For example, you can have a ring made featuring a diamond-like stone made from the cremated remains. Cedar Memorial also offers keepsake cremation jewelry that holds a small portion of the cremated remains. There are also other more dramatic options such as the company that mixes cremated remains into an artificial reef to be placed into the ocean to provide a home for sea creatures.
When it comes time to plan a farewell for your loved one, the compassionate and knowledgeable staff at Cedar Memorial will help you create a service that honors their memory and pays tribute to their culture, values, hobbies and accomplishments.
If you choose to make your own prearrangements with Cedar Memorial, these are decisions you can make for yourself. From top to bottom, you can craft your own service and choose the memorialization items that are right for you. Reach out to us any time to learn about preplanning as well as all of the memorial options and personalization aspects we can offer you and your family.