Understanding the Cremation Process

Understanding the Cremation Process
Understanding the Cremation Process

Burying a loved one in a traditional burial ground is a familiar and comfortable process and many are reluctant to deviate from it. Most people consider cremation an intimidating process and don’t know what’s involved in it. At Simply Cremations and Funeral Services, we’re willing to explain the funeral process to you.

1. Documentation and Processing
The cremation can’t take place without due approval from the closest family member to the deceased person. The person needs to sign documentation granting the funeral director authorization.

2. Preparing the Body

Once the funeral director has the approval, they prepare the body for the cremation. They remove everything that doesn’t need to be cremated along with the body like jewelry pieces or medical devices like pacemakers. These devices can explode when exposed to excessive amounts of heat.

3. Placing the Body in a Cremation Casket

The body isn’t embalmed unless the family wants to hold a memorial service and the deceased person can’t be cremated immediately. Before the cremation, the body is placed in a wooden or cardboard box that’s easily inflammable. This box is placed inside the cremation chamber and the door is sealed shut.

4. Cremation

Human bodies are resilient so the cremation process in modern cremation chambers takes nearly 1½ to 2 hours. The body is exposed to temperatures of 1800°F to 2000°F consistently throughout the process.

5. Ashes

Once the cremation is complete, the chamber only has some bone pieces and metal pieces like surgical plates, screws, nails, etc, in it. The cremation chamber operate will sort through all of these remains and remove the metal objects. The bone fragments are milled in a special processor until it’s a fine powder. This powder is called cremains or ashes and it is handed over to the family.

If you have any questions about the cremation process and want to know more, please contact us at Simply Cremations and Funeral Services.
Location: 5502 2 St SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0G9, Canada

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