Crematory & Cemetery Ops Week 6

Other materials used to create urns

- glass - cast iron - copper - fossil stone - granite - fiberboard

Canopy (Cemetery Tent)

A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the committal.

Casket

A rigid container that is designed for the encasement of human remains; is usually constructed of wood, metal or like material and ornamented and lined with fabric, and which may or may not be combustible.

Memorial gathering

A scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death.

Receiving Vault

A structure so designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not to be immediately interred.

Columbarium

A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.

Lot

A subdivision in a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment spaces.

True

A temporary container is meant to hold cremated remains for a short period of time

Cemetery

An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies.

Perpetual care

An arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery indefinitely.

True

As part of the funeral directors statement of funeral goods and services the funeral director must identify and describe any legal cemetery or crematory requirement that requires a family to buy any funeral goods or services

False

Biodegradable urns are composed of materials that will last a long time

Marble urns

Crystallized limestone usually with a high gloss polish

Opacity

Degree to which light is reduced when viewed through a smoke plume. Visible emissions. EPA identifies opacity testing methods; state opacity limits vary.

Ceramic urns

Formed from clay, has been used to hold cremated remains for thousands of years.

Cremation Association of North America

Founded in 1913, CANA is an international organization of cemeterians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry suppliers and consultants. CANA was originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of dealing with a dead human body.

Metal urns

Frequently formed from bronze, pewter, and steel

Artificial Grass

Imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave.

Other Post-Cremation Merchandise

Jewelry Specialty Items ("thumbies" artwork, fireworks, diamonds) Memorialization/Personalization

Die (tablet)

Main part of a monument, the upright position above the base where the inscription is located

Plastic/polymer urns

Many economical urns are constructed from this material.

Metal caskets

May be used for cremation, but it is not widespread in use nor is it recommended. Many crematories will not allow a metal casket to be used for cremation. Why? The top of the casket, or cap, must be removed before the process starts.

False

Metal caskets are traditionally used for cremation

Wood urns

Most _______ ______ are constructed from mahogany, cherry, oak, and walnut

Sexton

One who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church. Historically, the church caretaker who had responsibility for church property, ringing of bells and digging of graves in the churchyard cemetery. During the middle ages, most funeral practices were under the direction of church officials

True

Scattering urns are designed to hold cremated remains for a brief period of time

False

The "Funeral Rule" makes it very clear it is not necessary for a funeral home to offer an alternative container for cremation

Base

The lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there may be a first, second, and third base

True

The purpose of a cremation outer burial container is to prevent a grave's "collapse"

Cremation

The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.

Cremated Remains

The result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat. Also, all remains of the cremated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including pulverization

Particle board/plywood

Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction.

Wood casket

This type of casket is typically used for cremation. It should be noted, however, that a large volume of metal components such as screws, nails, hinges, etc will remain after the cremation process is completed. Depending on the crematory's requirements, these metal components may need to be removed before the process starts.

Cremation Outer Burial Containers

Used to prevent a grave's collapse. In the same way a cemetery requires a vault or grave liner for an earth burial which is for appearance or maintenance, the same is true for an urn. Typically made of concrete, metal, or polymer plastics

Burial casket

a casket which is sold for the purpose of interring or entombing with the dead human remains

Rental casket

a casket which is used as a temporary receptacle for the dead human remains for the purpose of visitation and funeral, with the intention that the remains will be placed in some other suitable container for permanent disposition, while the casket is intended to be reused for the same purpose.

National Cemetery

a cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family members.

Slant marker

a cemetery marker that has a face that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain.

Memorial park

a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers.

Graveside service

a ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at the grave.

Urn

a container for cremated remains; a vase with a foot or pedestal.

Corrugated container

a container used to hold a dead human body that is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.

Corrugated container

a container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges.

Direct Cremation

a disposition of human remains by cremation without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present.

Pouch

a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death.

Lowering Device

a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground.

cenotaph

a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present

Memorial

a physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering

Niche

a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains. The aesthetic covering of a foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket

Scattering garden

a section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of the ashes of cremated human remains

Flush marker

a small headstone which is set with its top even with the surrounding terrain

Bevel top marker

a small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting top.

Marker

a small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual graves.

Monument

a structure, usually of stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a deceased person; from the Latin word meaning to remind.

Section

a subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks

Block

a subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots

Plastic

a synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened

Vertical Tablet

a type of cemetery monument in which the die is taller than it is wide

Horizontal tablet

a type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than it is tall.

Mausoleum

an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets; which may also include niches for cremated remains.

Cremation casket

an environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation.

Grave

an excavation in the earth as a place for interment

Epitaph

an inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed.

Alternative Container

an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.

Alternative container

an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.

Mound burial

ancient Viking custom; after deceased was placed in his boat with items necessary for the spirit to maintain the position held on earth, all was cremated and the pyre then covered with earth.

Mausoleum Crypt

chamber within a mausoleum or building structure, usually constructed of reinforced concrete, can be assembled above or below ground

Third Party Crematory

crematory operated by an entity other than the funeral home or funeral provider who contracted with the family of the deceased

Scattering urns

designed to hold cremated remains for a brief period of time. Made from durable materials or like biodegradable urns, materials that break down quickly when scattered at sea

Commingling

disposing of cremated remains in a manner or location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated remains of another individual

Witnessing of cremation

family representative(s) are present for the initiation of the cremation process.

Memorial service

funeral rites with the body not present

Lawncrypt

grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners which have been stacked one on top of the other, with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner with subsequent burials on top

Catacombs

originated in ancient Rome as excavated cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution.

Burial Vault

outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended to prevent grave robbery

Raking

pouring cremated human remains onto the ground and working into the soil or garden.

Undeveloped

real estate property that is part of the cemetery but is not presently suitable for interment, entombment, or inurnment.

Ossuary

receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains

Temporary Container

receptacle for cremated remains usually made of cardboard, plastic or similar materials designed to hold the cremated remains until an urn or other permanent container is acquired or other disposition is made.

Processing/Pulverization

reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation by manual or mechanical means and reducing to granulated particles.

Casting (Scattering)

releasing cremated remains to the wind

Inurnment

the act of placing cremains in an urn. (CANA definition) act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave.

Interment (Burial, Inhumement/Inhumation)

the act of placing the dead human body in the ground

due diligence

the attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation.

Retort

the burning chamber in a crematory

Biodegradable urns

the green alternative, composed of materials that "quickly break down in the presence of moisture"

Authorizing agent

the person(s) with the paramount right to authorize (ex: spouse, next of kin, etc.).

Entombment

the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum

200 cubic inches

the suggested volume of containers used for cremated bodies

Cremator

the total mechanical unit for the cremation process (CANA definition.); retort designed specifically for the incineration of human remains (NFDA definition); the burning chamber in a crematory (original ABFSE definition).

Inter (Inhume)

to bury in the ground

Grave Straps

webbing or similar material used for lowering the casket into the grave

Aerial Scattering

when cremated remains are cast from a private plane

Crypt

A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person.

False

A cremation casket is made to hold a deceased which is constructed out of a type of cardboard which is made with a series of alternate folds or ridges

False

A funeral provider has the right to refuse a cremation container provided by the family

Crematory (Crematorium)

A furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that houses a retort.

Tomb

A general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead human body.