Cremation - Volk Leber Funeral Home

A Word About Cremation

Approximately 25% of all funerals in NJ conclude with cremation.

Should cremation be selected as the most appropriate final disposition it does not restrict the type of service a family feels is necessary to best memorialize their loved one.

Cremation is merely one of three final disposition options along with burial and entombment.

The tribute to the deceased is truly more important than the final disposition. An appropriate tribute is the first stepping stone to grief recovery and need to begin a new phase of life.

Why Do So Many People Choose Cremation?

Surveys indicate that people choose cremation for different reasons. Some simply fee it is the most common sense method of final disposition.

People feel that it preserves space.

To many, it is a family or religious tradition and they have been choosing cremation for generations.

Still others choose it for cost savings and see it as an alternative to an “elaborate” funeral.

What are the Cost Savings?

The cost savings are real. The purchase and opening charge for a new grave in Bergen County averages $2,500. While the cost of cremation is just over $200. Additionally, families typically select a more modest casket designed for cremation which can save $1,000 or more.

Our suggestion:

Let’s talk over your family’s needs and determine what it is you’d like. A few minutes is all it takes. And it can save hours of pain at some future date

What Type of Services Do People Choose?

At Volk Leber Funeral Homes, we work with each family to design a personalized service that is the most fitting for their loved ones. Services vary greatly. However, to simplify the process, a family chooses either to have the deceased present for visiting and a service or not have the deceased present.

Options

1.   Traditional visitation; open or closed
      casket; Funeral service the next day.
2.   Morning of the funeral visitation 1 or 2 hours prior to service.
3.   Immediate cremation with Memorial Service at later date.

Those who choose open casket visitation and service believe that viewing the deceased helps provide the value of closure for them.

Those who choose a closed casket or an Urn, usually with photographs, feels it is better to remember their loved one as they were.

In either case, psychiatrist agree that the more the family involves themselves in design and participation of the tribute, the better they are at working through the grief process which has lasting effects.