After the loss of a loved one, you’ll find yourself faced with a variety of difficult and confusing decisions, from choosing a funeral home to selecting flowers for the service. One of the first and most emotionally charged decisions you’ll have to make is whether to bury your loved one’s remains or have them cremated. While both are equally valid, cremation is becoming more common with grieving families for a variety of reasons.

3 Reasons to Choose Cremation

1. Cost Savings

A traditional burial requires purchasing a plot, headstone, casket, and perhaps a vault, which many families just can’t afford. Cremation, on the other hand, often costs less than $1,000, allowing you to have a dignified service that honors your loved one’s life without causing financial trouble or putting you deeper into debt.

2. Portability

Americans move around more than ever before, with many people relocating every couple of years. If you bury your loved ones, you could wind up living and working thousands of miles away, without a chance to visit their gravesite. Cremation allows you to keep your loved ones close by taking some of their ashes if you have to move away.

3. More Options

Funeral homes offer a variety of beautiful cremation urns, decorative boxes, and other items with options you won’t get through a burial. Other companies will also turn your loved one’s remains into underwater reefs, statues, and even diamonds, allowing an almost endless variety of choices for you to remember your loved one.

Leo M. Bean And Sons Funeral Home is a family-owned funeral home with over 40 years of experience helping Rochester, NY, families navigate one of life’s most difficult experiences. If you’ve lost a family member, you can rely on their caring team to help plan a service that will reflect their life and your love. To learn more about their services and discuss your needs, visit their website or call (585) 426-7830. You can also follow their Facebook for more tips and advice.