Understanding the Cremation Process
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| 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.
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