Direct Cremation Can Benefit Emotions

Donohue Funeral Home • April 16, 2023

When you choose cremation for a loved one, going with direct cremation can help you to care for their needs and it can benefit your own emotions, too.

Cremation services in Upper Darby, PA

Cremation services in Upper Darby, PA are more popular now than they ever have been before. They are used in about half of the cases today, in fact, and experts expect they will only rise farther in future decades. Direct cremation is the most popular method of cremation. It occurs soon after death and doesn’t have any services beforehand. Even though you don’t do anything for your loved one before the cremation, it can benefit your loved one, and your emotions, when you go the direct route. 


Loved One’s Needs Are Met Right Away 


When you have direct cremation for someone, you know their needs are met right away and that can give you peace of mind. It’s nice to know that they have what they need and you don’t have to worry about that part of the process any longer. You can choose any cremation package, even those that are simple and straightforward, and their needs will be met. You can add to that package right away, or even later, but at least you know the basic needs are met no matter what. 


Family Has Time To Process And Grieve 


Direct cremation happens fast, but your family then has whatever time they want and need to spend together and grieve. They can process what has happened and give themselves time to heal a bit before moving forward with anything else they want to do with their loved one. With a funeral, and even with full cremation, even the services have to happen fast. Direct cremation allows cremation to move forward and anything else can wait. 


Planning Is Your Own Timeline 


When you go with direct cremation, you can plan whatever else you want for your loved one on whatever timeline you set for the process. Some families like to have something right away, and there’s nothing wrong with that. You can also put things off for a week, a month, or even longer and plan something special whenever you are good and ready. The memorial services you have, whenever you choose to go forward, can be whatever you want them to be, too. They make creating something unique and special easy. 


Family Can Control The Resting Place 


While funerals end in the cemetery with a traditional burial, your family can control your loved one’s resting place at any time in the future after direct cremation. You don’t have to decide right away, but rather can have the time you need to mull things over and decide what you want. You can still bury the remains in the cemetery, if you choose to do so, but you can also scatter the ashes, bury them in a family garden, or keep them in a place of honor at home. Having that control can help you to give your loved one what you feel they would want for a final resting place. 


When you are working on cremation services in Upper Darby, PA for a loved one, there are no right or wrong answers, but direct cremation might be the right thing for everyone. 


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