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Considering Your Options
When planning a service, you have many options available to you and we will do all that we can to provide a beautiful and respectful ceremony. No matter your choice, we can offer you a space to join with family and friends in grief, comfort and love. And above all, we will do our utmost to honor your loved one. We will be happy to go over all your options and answer any questions that you may have.
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CREMATION
Cremation has become a very acceptable manner in which to dispose of human remains. Although a significant number of families still bury their dead, many have opted for cremation.
Most of those have selected a service where the body can still play an important part of the funeralization process yet still be cremated at an appropriate time. Stroud-Lawrence has offerings whereby a rental casket (some families refer to it as a "ceremonial casket") is used therefore making the purchase of a casket unnecessary.
Most families who choose cremation often find comfort in having a viewing, either private or public, prior to cremation and most still bury the cremated remains in a cemetery and mark the grave in the traditional style.
EMBALMING
Embalming is the process of preservation, disinfection and restoration, or attempted preservation, disinfection and restoration of a dead human body by a practitioner who is licensed by the state of Ohio. This individual not only satisfied the necessary mandated college requirements, but must attend annual continuing educational programs.
Embalming has existed since early-recorded history and practiced throughout many lands and cultures. In the United States, the vast majority of bodies are embalmed.
The embalming process begins with the thorough washing and disinfection of the body. Embalming chemicals are injected into the body through one or more accessible arteries, while body fluids are drained through corresponding veins. Embalming chemicals kill bacteria and preserve the body by changing the physical structure of the body's proteins. This change allows the body to be sanitized and temporarily preserved.
Embalming is not routinely required by law, but is necessary if the funeral process is to include viewing and/or the body present. Additionally, embalming may be required if death is due to certain diseases or if final disposition is not made within a prescribed period of time.
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