Angeles Abbey Memorial Park

How to Dispose of Cremation Ashes

Man resting hand on cremated ashes at funeralWhen a loved one dies and wishes to be cremated, you have to determine how to deal with the ashes. Ideally, the person will have made his wishes known before his passing, but you might have the make the decision yourself. In this case, thinking about what the person would have liked should be the major factor in your decisionTraditional MethodsIt's customary to scatter ashes in a location the deceased family member enjoyed…

Tokens of remembrance: What are the coins left on gravestones?

Six quarters, four dimes, four nickels and five pennies.

Know Your Rights When Shopping for a Funeral Home [SPONSORED]

As a consumer, you have rights and the treatment of your loved one’s remains is protected in many ways. Here are some of the protections provided for the deceased. The Funeral Rule There is no “con…

To The Person 'Inconvenienced' By Our Funeral Procession

To the middle-aged woman who gestured angrily and yelled as we passed...To the 30-something man in the power suit who honked and forced his black SUV...

What Can Be Done With Cremation Ashes?

During the cremation process, the body of the deceased gets reduced to bone fragments. These bone fragments are further reduced in size with the help of certain machineries. The final product looks like fine sand and is known as cremated remains. Usually white in color, the cremated remains will weigh between 4lbs to 8lbs depending upon the body structure of the deceased. The cremated remains are…

Custom Memorials & Your Guide to Popular Headstone Symbols

With the extensive selection of custom memorials, almost any symbol or message can be added to stone grave markers. However, despite a plethora of options, there are

What Funeral Homes Aren't Telling You

The Consumer Federation of America and Funeral Consumers Alliance surveyed 150 funeral homes and had big trouble getting price information.

How To Pre-Plan Cremation

When a body is cremated, the remains are burned to ash (sometimes called “cremains” or "cremated remains"). The cremated remains may be buried in the earth, interred in a columbarium, kept by the family in an urn, or scattered.

Should You Bring Your Child to a Funeral or Burial Service?

The key factors to consider when deciding if your infant or child should attend a funeral, memorial and/or burial service.

The World Is Changing. This Trappist Abbey Isn’t. Can It Last?

Meet the monks of Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery in South Carolina, who are trying to maintain age-old religious traditions in a rapidly evolving world.

An Ever Present Memorial

Memorial Service Checklist: 11 Things to Consider

Many people choose to hold memorial services to honor a loved. It’s an opportunity to mourn and say goodbye with [...]Read More...

Hike National Parks? Try this app: Chimani

Works with or without wifi. Free download. The Chimani National Parks app has overview information, stats, and web addresses for more than 400 national and historic parks, battlefields, memorials, and monuments. Chimani also makes a dozen or so park-specific apps. We used Chimani Glacier National

'Donna' the tank gets a new coat

A 1940s M5 Stuart tank on display in DeKalb’s Memorial Park, nicknamed “Donna,” had not received a fresh coat of paint for 70 years, until Sunday.

Plan your funeral service and ensure your wishes are fulfilled

Planning the right type of funeral service for each individual is important for providing the family with a good way to begin the grieving process. Each individual is different, and a cookie-cutter model is not the way to approach a ceremony that is so personal.The funeral service should properly reflect the decedent’s personality. People like candy, wine, good food and music, so a funeral and the reception following should include all of those things. You should be able to say goodbye to the…

My Child Has a Different Kind of Brain

The organized parent’s guide to raising a disorganized child

Setting up a Memorial Fund Can Be a Challenge

A family can create a lasting public legacy through a memorial fund but it can be difficult to fund as well as maintain unless set up effectively. Setting up and maintaining a memorial fund to support charity can have its challenges but the New York Times recently published an article...