A Few Reasons To Mail Cremated Remains

Donohue Funeral Home • May 7, 2023

If you cremate a loved one, the cremation provider will give you their remains after the process is complete. There are reasons to mail those remains to others.

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There are a lot of things you can do with a loved one’s cremated remains after their cremation services in Wayne, PA are complete. You might bury them in a cemetery or in a memorial garden, for example. You might scatter them in a nice location. Or, you might even keep them in a place of honor within your family home. There are also reasons why you might need to mail your loved one’s remains to another location. Here are a few such reasons. 


-To Get The Remains To The Next Of Kin 


You might live near your family member, but their actual next of kin does not. You could mail their remains to the next of kin so they can place them in their final resting place, have a memorial service for them, or even keep them in an honorable location within their home. They may not be able to travel to you, but mailing your loved one to them can work. 


-To Distribute Remains To Family Members To Keep 


Perhaps it’s a parent that passed away and you have several siblings that want to be a part of their passing. You can split their remains up into mini-urns and mail them to each sibling. Everyone can have a piece of your loved one in that manner. They can each have a memorial service, if they want, or choose a final resting place they appreciate for that person. Mailing the remains in a secure manner might be a good way to get your loved one everywhere they need to go. 


-To Arrange For A Scattering In A Special Location 


You might not live near the mountains your loved one adored, but you know someone who does. Whether it’s another family member or a trusted friend, you can mail your loved one to that person and ask them to scatter their ashes in that location. It’s a nice way to give your loved one the resting place you know they wanted without having to travel yourself. 


-To Place Your Loved One In Safe Hands While You Move 


When you move to another location, you might want your loved one in safe hands so nothing happens to them during that process. You may not feel comfortable placing them on the moving truck, or even in your car when you have lots of other items in the vehicle. You can mail your loved one to a friend or family member in your new location and have them held in a safe place until you arrive and get your affairs in order and your new home unpacked. 


There are lots of things you can do with a loved one after their cremation services in Wayne, PA are complete. You might want to consider the mailing process in certain situations. Talk to the mail professionals about packaging and safe ways to mail something as important as your loved one’s remains. You are going to want tracking on the package, for example, and you may want someone to sign for it on the other end.


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