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Every little detail you need to know to care for your own dead without a funeral director. From filing paperwork to avoiding embalming. Step-by-Step Instructions for a DIY, Home Funeral, Family Directed Funeral Can Do BEFORE a Death: 1) If you don't know what your options are, then you don't have any. So use our funeral planning worksheet to help you consider the many choices that you have. 2) Appoint an Agent to Control Disposition and/or a Dispositioner. Utah law [Utah code 58-9-601 & 58-9-602 ] allows adults to appoint one person to be their “Agent to Control Disposition of Remains”. An Agent has first priority over next-of-kin, in matters of after-deathcare decisions. You may use the Agent to Control Disposition Form.pdf to assign a person. After death occurs this Agent is authorized to assign someone else, or themselves, to be “The Dispositioner”: A Dispositoner goes to the Health Department to apply for a Death Certificate (DC) and Burial Transit Permit (BTP) and attends the body to the place of final disposition (cemetery or crematory). 3) Start the Proper Paper Work Go to https://vitalrecords.health.utah.gov/death , scroll down the page to "File A Death Record" and click on "the death record processing form.” to download it. They title the form: “Dispositioner Worksheet for completing a Death Record”. Unfortunately the State made it a Word doc too, so for accessibility here it is as a PDF . Don’t wait to START filling it out. The form helps you to gather the information that will be needed by the Office of Vital Records. (Make note of their open hours. Not all are open daily. Often there is more than one branch in each county, with different open-hours). Call and inform the Registrar that you plan to “file a Death Record as a Dispositioner" instead of hiring a funeral home. Some Registrars let you bring in the completed “Dispositioner Worksheet" before death occurs so they can start the data entry and check your i.d. as the acting Dispositioner. That way you only need to call them with the “time of death”, then make one trip back down there to pay and pick up your permits. This is especially helpful when death occurs over a weekend or after-hours. 4) Build or buy a casket or body board "A leakproof container" is stated in the law as being required to transport a body. Leakproof does not mean a box or bag that can be turned into a swimming pool. Leakproof means you won't get bodily fluids trailing you wherever you bring the body. The goal is to make transport through public spaces modest, leak-free & smell-free. (The sooner in the first 24 hrs that cooling the body begins the less likely there will be any smell.) To make initial transport of a body from a care facility easier, BRING: -Some kind of a body board with handles . Ask to use the facilities' gurney if you don’t have enough people to carry it loaded to your SUV, Subaru, van or truck. -Two people should be enough to slide a loaded board or casket into a vehicle. -One or two 2" thick cardboard or pvc tubes about 18" long. You will place the board/casket on the tube(s) and even a heavy board/casket will roll right in. -One sheet and chux pad from home (for under the body). Here is a 3 min video demonstrating using a sheet to lift a body as a team . A sheet is nice because if seepage begins it can be identified and taken care of immediately whereas a plastic body bag can spread leaking fluids all over the body, as well as build up heat and smells. -Another covering from home to drape over the body when carrying the body through public spaces. -Plastic sheeting if there is a high possibility of seepage (unexpected death, recent surgery, obesity). If picking up from the Medical Examiner (ME) the body may be in a commercial body bag. If you have a body board in your vehicle it will be easier to move the body in and out of the vehicle. You will drive your vehicle right into their transport bay. They do not want DIYers to open the bag (or have a viewing without a mortuary helping you after an autopsy). However you will still need to keep the body cold until final disposition (cremation or burial). 5) If planning whole body burial, call the cemetery. Let them know when death is expected and who will be acting as the Dispositioner. The Sextant should inform you of any cemetery policies & procedures you must comply with. If you prefer burial in a non-commercial or rural cemetery, get permission from a contact person for that cemetery. For a list of those in Utah go to https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries/ click on “find a cemetery”. If you prefer burial on your own private rural property there are no State Regulations in Utah but there may be County Ordinances (see our cemetery page for the 3 counties with restrictions). There are no Cities that allow private land burial within city limits. 6) Begin Writing a Program for a Funeral or Memorial Service If a program is desired there are lots of templates online. You can write it up and insert pictures beforehand (leaving the date of death blank). Have AT LEAST two people review it for typos. 7) Gather the knowledge you need to take care of a body after death. A dead body is treated with the same modesty and dignity as any live person who is bed-ridden. Here are tips on how-to move a body, prevention for seepage of body fluids and other logistics: http://www.crossings.net/resources.html (the 1st paragraph follow the link: “to view a free summary on home funeral care”) Videos: Lifting the Body (3 min) Moving a body (15 seconds each) thru doors and into vehicles Part 2 — Washing the Head, Face, and Mouth (11min), Part 3 — Washing the Body (9min, the body should be draped modestly as you would a live bedridden person, but they didn't for the video), Part 4 — Dressing the Body (6min includes closing eyes & mouth), Part 5 — Final Preparations (8min includes casketing or wrapping in a shroud) In reading/watching those primers remember you don’t have to do things you find uncomfortable. You can alter instructions to fit your needs. Within a couple hours of death there are marked signs of stiffening of the body, called rigor mortis. So the first couple of hours is an opportunity to close the eyes and mouth, dress the body if desired, and place arms and hands where you want them. After 24-48 hrs you get another chance as the muscles begin to relax again (which is a sign of decomposition). Keeping the body cool slows down these processes. See our COOLING A BODY page, summarized here: -About 16 lbs of dry ice/day are needed to keep an average adult between 33 to 40 degrees. Dry ice is purchased at most grocery stores. Using thick gloves, wrap the dry ice in a paper bag then cloth and place about the body. A room/or vehicle must be ventilated because of the carbon dioxide dry ice releases. -Another option is re-freezable ice packs. -When the temp outside is below 40 degrees, an open window in a separate room or garage may substitute for dry ice. Keeping a thermometer in or near the casket is advised. 8) Let the Doctor/Hospice/Hospital/Vital Records Registrar know as-soon-as-possible that “Family are acting as their own Dispositioner”. The Doctor/Hospice/Hospital/Registrar may not have a clear written policy on how to deal with you. Therefore confused and scared employees may need some runway to get oriented and be helpful. Tips to make initial transport of a body from a care facility easier: -What to bring and why -Ways_hospital_staff_can_support_home_funeral_families Can't Do UNTIL After a Death: 9) When an Expected Death Occurs (see in a flow chart) : Home death is the best situation: Call the Hospice you are working with or the attending physician (if seen within 30 days), otherwise call the non-emergency phone # of your local law enforcement agency. Hospital death : Let the Doctor and nurses know asap (even before death) that you will NOT be using a funeral director. You will need to get the Death Certificate and Burial Transit Permit, BEFORE moving the body. The hospital should have a cold storage location/morgue to hold the body until you acquire proper paperwork, but usually does not hold many bodies. Remind them that your loved one is a priority because funeral homes can pick up quickly whereas by state law you can not. When Unexpected Death Occurs (see in a flow chart) : If you are not sure if the person is dead call 911 for an ambulance. If the person is long gone call non-emergency law enforcement. Law enforcement will call the Medical Examiner to decide if the body needs an autopsy. An autopsy buys you time. The M.E. will begin the Death Certificate process and may even issue your Burial Transit Permit (not sure). 10) Go to the Vital Records Office of the Health Department of the County where death occurred for the Registrar to perform the data entry of the Vital Records Form you filled out. Bring with you: a) That completed Death Record Form b) Your i.d. (you are the “Dispositioner”) c) The ability to pay the data entry fee: most counties $100 during business hrs. Utah county charges according to how long it takes the registrar to enter the data or $75, a couple counties don’t charge extra (some counties supposedly charge $300 for after-hours weekend/holiday service), Burial Transit Permit (BTP): $157, 1st death certificate: $30, Extra copies of the Death Cert: $10, You will want the Death Certificate sooner than the legal 5 days because, though a funeral director can transport a body and arrange publication of an obituary; you, without the DC and BTP in hand, cannot do either of those things. The body can be moved after the Vital Records Registrar hands you the Death Certificate and Burial Transit Permit. If the signing Doctor (who has 3 days to sign) is on the Electronic Death Entry Network (EDEN), it is faster to get the Doctor to sign than if the paperwork has to be brought to the Doctor. 11) Choose a right-sized vehicle. A van (with back seats down) or pick-up truck, or even an SUV are ideal options for transporting a body in a casket. Dimensions for your make and model can be found online to confirm the measurements are adequate. 12) Notify cemetery or crematory as to time of your arrival. If the cemetery requires you buy a graveliner (same as a vault, just cheaper) you can buy one directly from a vault/monument company. Beesley Monument Company in Provo, UT is glad to serve family acting as their own Dispositioner, and will give you the same wholesale price they give the funeral homes. Beesley only charges mileage if delivery is outside of 50 miles. (Vault or Grave liner comes with the lowering device and other graveside accouterments like grass, chairs and awning. Ask to make sure). 12) Plan with clergy or officiant (if you desire their participation) & Secure venues. Even a standard front parlor room is excellent for an open house viewing or visitation: • Viewing (body is visible) or visitation (body is not visible: closed casket, or body not present) • Funeral (body is present) or memorial (body is not present) • Final disposition (burial, cremation, aquamation or Natural organic reduction): 13) Acquire a Veterans’ Flag if the deceased received DD214 discharge papers. To get a flag fill out form 27-2008 at: https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items/burial-flags/ After death bring form to the post office or go to a Regional VA office to receive the flag. Sometimes a Veterans cemetery will arrange the flag for you. Free burial at Veterans' Cemeteries include grave, opening and closing, marker, and setting. Burial of a spouse of a Veteran costs under $1k for plot. Both require purchase of your own grave liner (see step 12) 14) Finalize Death Notice or Obituary. Typically Obituaries cost at least $400 and average $1500. Send your write-up and picts online to the newspaper with the Death Certificate. Some papers allow you to publish a minimum obit, adding more words and photos after the funeral for free. A death notice in the paper can be $0 to $100. Some newspapers offer an "online only" obit for, like $79. Online Obituary sites that help you build, share and host a permanent obituary: -https://www.obituare.com/ for $99. -This Obituary website hosts obits and can also send it to be published in ANY newspaper in the country: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/utah for $149 & up 15) Prepare the body for casketing: See step #7 instructions & videos. 16) Check for accuracy of ceremony address & cemetery address by copying into a map app. Delegate a person(s) to notify friends & family of the finalized place and times. (You need a social media savvy person and a phone calling/texting person) 17) Finalize Funeral Program & Greeter Assignments Find a template online, download, edit & print one. Have a couple people proofread it ,. Then print the quantity you need. Assign greeters to hand them to attendees. It's also heartwarming to see a neatly dressed man at the preferred entry door, to direct traffic and help people in. 18) Prepare place of ceremony & Transport body &/or Transport photos, flowers and memorabilia. Set up a table for the casket to rest on, or plan to have it on the floor. When choosing a table consider the weight of the casket & if a tablecloth will be needed). You don’t need a casket dolly to move the casket through a building. Since small doorways can be awkward, Pallbearers should practice before people start arriving. Note on Transporting Out-of-State: Utah Funeral Directors are required by their licensure to embalm before they take a body across state lines. Dispositioners are NOT subject to Licensure Rules so you don't need the body embalmed to cross state lines. If the body is shipped by common carrier (such as plane, or train) several states require either embalming *or* a sealed casket. However, this is rarely enforced and funeral homes in those states will routinely ship unembalmed bodies (Jewish or Muslim clients, for example). Remember: The CDC has consistently maintained that embalming is not a method of protecting public health . FD =Funeral Director & Go here: for an updated National chart of restrictions and list of liberties by Lee Webster on her New Hampshire Funeral Resources page You can Make Your own Floral Arrangements These are all used flowers that we washed, repaired and rearranged.

Plan ahead without paying, free funeral planning forms, living will, and other Advance Directives that give you a voice when you can't speak. Directivas avanzadas son documentos que le permiten transmitir sus preferencias con anticipación Formulario de testamento en vida/poder notarial para atención médica : Si su directiva anterior, sobre qué hacer si no puede tomar sus propias decisiones, fue escrita antes de 2008, debe completar esta nueva. Formulario de planificación funeraria A partir de 2013, este documento debe ser notariado (fácilmente hecho de forma gratuita en cualquier banco) o seguir la ley de Utah para las firmas de los testigos (código de Utah 75-2-502). Recuerde compartir su plan con sus familiares más cercanos no sea que un vendedor dicte lo que compran. Aquí hay una carta valiosa ( .docx o .pdf editable ) para presentar su Plan Funerario a sus seres queridos. Formulario de disposición de agente para controlar.pdf (o una versión editable de word .doc ) Si su pariente más cercano no está de acuerdo o no puede llevar a cabo sus planes funerarios, no se preocupe, solo asigne a una persona específica para que controle la disposición de sus restos. A partir de 2013, este documento debe ser notariado (fácilmente hecho de forma gratuita en cualquier banco) o seguir la ley de Utah para las firmas de los testigos (código de Utah 75-2-502). Programa de donación de cuerpos de UofU [...si no puede ingresar y, en cambio, compra una cremación local, el costo debería ser inferior a $ 1K] Donación de cuerpo entero Puede legar su cuerpo a la Universidad de Utah para la ciencia y la educación. Los costos de transporte están cubiertos dentro de las 50 millas. Incluso puede especificar si, después de la cremación requerida, las cenizas se devolverán a la familia o se enterrarán en el cementerio de Salt Lake City. Todos los años se lleva a cabo un servicio conmemorativo en mayo y los sobrevivientes de los donantes reciben invitaciones por escrito para participar. Si se inscribe para donar todo su cuerpo PERO también ha indicado en su licencia de conducir que desea donar órganos ENTONCES los ojos y la piel son los únicos órganos que puede donar. La donación de otros órganos inhabilita el cuerpo para la donación a la escuela. Puede especificar qué órganos o tejidos desea o no desea extraer en el sitio web del Registro de donantes ( yesutah.org ) Directivas de donantes de órganos se especifican en nuestra licencia de conducir de Utah o identificación estatal. Puede editar sus preferencias de donante de órganos en el sitio web yesutah.org usando su número de licencia de conducir. Si usted, un pariente o un amigo se ha registrado para ser donante, no permita que las funerarias aumenten su dolor: las funerarias incluyen en su lista de precios un cargo por la reparación del donante de órganos, PERO se supone que Intermountain Donor Services (IDS) debe pagar esa tarifa. . ¡Ninguna agencia realiza un seguimiento para asegurarse de que las funerarias no le facturen tanto a usted como a IDS! También puede especificar qué órganos o tejidos quiere o no quiere que se extraigan en el sitio web del Registro de Donantes ( yesutah.org ); Por ejemplo, una persona escribió en sus especificaciones: "Quiero que mi familia o amigos puedan llevar a cabo mi funeral y el transporte del cuerpo sin un director de funeraria. Entonces, solo retire aquellos órganos y tejidos que permitan que mi cuerpo esté completamente suturado y sellado por el equipo de recuperación de órganos". Puntos de vista religiosos y bíblicos Una discusión en pdf de 3 páginas sobre la cremación versus el entierro de todo el cuerpo. Nos complace recibir más puntos de vista religiosos para ayudar a aquellos que buscan una aclaración entre lo que es una influencia de nuestra cultura sobre las personas religiosas y lo que es un dictado real de su religión. Cómo pagar un funeral Se puede encontrar mucha ayuda en nuestra página "Necesita $ hoy". Prepagar o NO Prepagar , esa es la cuestión ¡Usted PUEDE cambiar de opinión! Las reglas de licencia del estado de Utah dicen: R156-9-616. Tarifa máxima de revocación. Si un comprador revoca o incumple un contrato de arreglos funerarios de prenecesidad garantizado, el establecimiento de servicios funerarios puede retener una tarifa de revocación del fideicomiso, que no exceda el 25% del monto recibido de la venta del contrato y las ganancias del fideicomiso, siempre que el la tarifa de revocación está claramente identificada en el contrato. Otros enlaces: FCA de Idaho FCA de Nevada FCA de Arizona FCA de Colorado FCA en California ¿Planificación previa de un funeral en casa? Complete el estado de Utah formulario de testamento en vida (el formulario se encuentra bajo el último encabezado de la página) llenar un Formulario de planificación funeraria (vea la página "planificar con anticipación") Calcule el costo de la cremación o entierro y cómo pagarlo ( ahorro o póliza de seguro ). Imprime el Guía paso por paso en la parte superior derecha de esta página y diagrama de flujo para referencia rápida. Si no tiene un familiar más cercano que pueda llevar a cabo su plan, complete un Formulario de asignación designar a otra persona para que controle la disposición de sus restos. Si quieres proporcionar un programa para los asistentes al funeral aquí hay una plantilla en formato Microsoft Publisher. Inserta tus propias imágenes y toda la información que puedas con anticipación. Compile y entregue copias a su pariente más cercano y al Dispositor elegido. Libros Vivir conscientemente, morir con gracia por Diana Manahan Derechos finales Nueva FCA Libro de trabajo de planificación a la venta ( encuadernación en espiral o versión electrónica ) Leer historia tras historia de funeraria shickanery Del mar al mar brillante. Utah está resaltado ¡desde el principio! Una referencia estado por estado de las libertades funerarias y restricciones está incluido en el libro. La inspiradora película Departures ayuda a reexaminar nuestra propia cultura funeraria: Soy joven y saludable. ¿Por qué debo tener un testamento en vida y un plan funerario? La vida es más rica cuando vives como si cada día pudiera ser el último. Otros reciben consuelo al conocer SUS deseos cuando no puede hablar por sí mismo. Es más probable que los médicos tomen decisiones que sean las mejores, en lugar del protocolo. La familia será menos propensa a discutir entre ellos. Los hospitales serán menos capaces de arruinar a su familia.

Compare funeral and cremation prices throughout Utah at-a-glance for free. Data collected by Funeral Consumers Alliance volunteers. Encuestas de precios mortuorios Precios del norte de Utah 2020 Precios del condado de Salt Lake para 2018 Precios del condado de Utah y del este de 2021 Precios del Sur de Utah 2018 Feedback We’d love to hear what you think about this information. (Include your contact info if you'd like to stay in touch with FCA of UT) Email Rate our services What did you like best? How can we improve? Send Feedback

Prices of Funerals and Cremations in Southeast Idaho are listed so you can find the least expensive at-a-glance before you call anyone to pick up the body. Price Compare SOUTHEAST Idaho Mortuaries at-a-glance! View in a Pdf viewer or in a Google Doc IdahoFunerals.org Join a great club of zealous funeral consumer advocates serving the entire State of of Idaho!

Price compare at-a-glance, get a simple affordable casket locally, or pull off a family-directed home funeral. Funeral Consumers Alliance of Utah has been providing burial assistance to families, for free, for 25 yrs! FUNERALS DON'T HAVE TO COST SO MUCH! Somos una organización sin fines de lucro 501c3 administrada por voluntarios dedicada a su derecho a elegir opciones significativas y asequibles. arreglos para el cuidado después de la muerte. Somos un miembro afiliado de el Nacional Alianza de Consumidores Funerarios . Consejos de bienvenida: #1 No contrate automáticamente la funeraria más cercana a su casa o lugar de la ceremonia. Podrías ahorrar miles de dólares si contratas una morgue más lejos. Ellos solo viaja hacia ti. Consulte nuestra encuesta de precios . #2 Vea nuestro Página de "Diy Funerales" para instrucciones paso a paso sobre cómo evitar la contratación en absoluto! #3 Consulte a su empleador, banco o cooperativa de crédito para obtener una póliza de beneficios por fallecimiento que pueda proporcionar a todos los miembros. El mío ofrece una póliza de $1000 para cada titular de cuenta. Consulte nuestra página Need $ Today para obtener más consejos y trucos. #4 Hacer un féretro (tabla de carrocería) / también conocido como ataúd de un solo lado Imágenes e instrucciones para construir #5 Elija un entierro solo con sudario. Esta es una elección íntima ya que la forma de su ser querido se puede ver y sentir. En los cementerios que requieren bóvedas, una 'Poly Bóveda' liviana (al revés sin la tapa) es una mejor opción que una bóveda de concreto. Vea nuestra página de cementerios para ver fotos de los de $350 a la venta cerca de Ogden.

Examples of Biers (aka body boards) for carrying the dead wrapped in a shroud. Instructions on how to make and use a bier. Instrucciones Tabla de carrocería/ entierro de féretro "A leakproof container" is often stated in the law as being required to transport a body. Leakproof does not mean a box or bag that can be turned into a swimming pool. Leakproof means you won't get bodily fluids trailing you wherever you bring the body. The goal is to make transport through public spaces leak-free & smell-free (the sooner in the first 24 hrs that cooling the body begins the less likely there will be a smell). To make initial transport of a body from a care facility easier, bring: -A body board with handles (or a casket). Ask to use the facilities' gurney if you don’t want to carry the board or casket through their facility, or if you don’t have enough people to carry it loaded. -Two people is enough to slide a board or casket into a vehicle if you use one or two 2" thick cardboard or pvc tubes about 18" long. Place the casket on the tube(s) and the loaded board/casket will roll right in. -One sheet and chux pad from home for under the body. Here is a 3 min video demonstrating using a sheet to lift a body as a team . A sheet is nice because if seepage begins it can be identified and taken care of immediately whereas a plastic body bag can spread leaking fluids all over the body, as well as build up heat and smells. -Another covering from home to drape over the body when carrying the body through public spaces. -Plastic sheeting for floor of vehicle if possibility of seepage (unexpected death, recent surgery, obesity). Cementerio de conservación Larkspur Taylor Hollow, Nashville, Tennessee Encuentre una lámina de madera contrachapada de 2 pies de ancho (1/2" de espesor para personas livianas, 3/4" de espesor para personas pesadas) de madera contrachapada CDX (debe lijarse) o madera contrachapada ACX (no es necesario lijar). Una lámina de 4 pies de ancho de una tienda de mejoras para el hogar costará alrededor de $60. Pueden cortarlo por la mitad si no tienes una sierra de mesa. Dibuje los asideros aproximadamente a 1 1/2" del borde. Taladre un agujero en la línea de cada uno (para que pueda introducir la sierra de sable en el orificio). Corte los óvalos de asideros. Consigue una sábana o manta tamaño king para envolver la tabla y el cuerpo. En la foto de arriba, el cuerpo y la tabla están envueltos por separado. Pero si no desea que la forma del cuerpo sea visible, coloque la tabla sobre la sábana o la manta y luego el cuerpo encima de la tabla y luego envuélvala. Colocar el féretro envuelto en un juego de caballetes puede facilitar el envolver tiras de láminas en 5 puntos a lo largo del cuerpo (cabeza, pecho, cintura, piernas y pies). Aquí hay una guía para levantar, transportar y bajar un ataúd o una tabla para cadáveres para el entierro. Obtenga una cuerda o correas de aproximadamente 1/2 " para bajar el féretro a la tumba. Para una tumba de 6 pies de profundidad, necesita aproximadamente tres tramos de correa o cuerda de 20 pies (o seis tramos de 10 pies, que se dejan en la tumba porque están atados a las manijas). Manilla Rope es biodegradable si debe dejarse en el suelo. Traiga dos o tres tablas pesadas para atravesar la tumba para que pueda colocar el féretro sobre la tumba. Cementerio de conservación Heartwood Preserve, Trinity, FL Cementerio de conservación Prairie Creek, Gainesville, FL Foto cortesía de Melissa Hill https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/shrouds/ This company in Colorado provides products like shrouds with heavy duty handles for use in lowering the deceased. AND they offer body composting (Natural Organic Reduction), alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation). and much more. Premier Funeral in Utah mentions that they sell a Cremation Board for $75. FCA of Utah now offers to loan out a 2' X 6' Body Board with black rope handles (from Cedar Hills, Utah) for a donation of any kind. 7 Ponds interview with an expert in Texas: If a family wants to take their loved one’s body from a hospital or care home, what do they need to know? Most hospitals, nursing homes and other systems have a policy that when their customer dies, the family has to call a funeral home to pick up the body. When a family refuses, there’s immediate push-back. That policy is actually against the law. First, they’re forcing the family into a contract with a funeral home. So it’s a contract under duress, which is illegal anywhere in this country. And then the second issue is that it’s the family’s responsibility to dispose of the body how they see fit, so the corporate policy goes against that. Lawyers understand when it’s stated to them that way, and will tell the hospital, “Let them have the body,” because they don’t want any trouble. When I’ve coached people, we’ve never lost that fight. In Texas — I don’t know about other states — it’s illegal to hold a dead body hostage for any reason. So if a funeral home has the body and the family goes down there and they don’t have any money to pay for anything, the funeral home can’t say, “We’re just going to keep old dead Fred here until you come up with the money and it’s going to cost you a hundred dollars a day for refrigeration.” That’s holding a body hostage. If the family’s going to pick up the body, how many people should they bring? Do they need any special equipment? It’s not the hospital’s job to have a body board or anything like that, because they’re accustomed to the funeral home coming in with the equipment. The body will come out on a gurney in a slip sheet. I don’t know how many dead bodies you’ve handled, but they’re pretty difficult. So the family just needs a body board — they could get a body bag, which is still not rigid, but a lot of them have handles. You just need something to slip under there and have some handles on it, pick it up and put it in the minivan. Plywood’s really expensive nowadays, but maybe an ironing board or whatever works. And four people for 100 pounds would be about right. What kind of vehicle should someone use — can they just rent a van? It’s just hauling freight. You just measure whatever container you’ve got and measure the van or pickup to see if it’ll fit. With most any minivan, they’ll pull out the seats — the middle and the last row. That’s how most bodies are transported by funeral homes. And because the box lays low on the floor, you can’t see it through the windows. A Chevrolet Tahoe will fit if you just fold down both rows of seats — that’s what we did with my dad. Pickup trucks are easy to load, typically long enough, but the body’s out in the sunshine and the rain. But a good, heavy tarp, and it’s all right.

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The history of the Salt Lake City Cemetery is fascinating. Their website is phenomenal, and their master plan inspiring. County Land Use Wording Solutions Issues with Current County wording "Cemetery/ Crematoriums- A burial place or grounds owned, operated and maintained by a municipality with endowment care feasibility and disallowed for private persons or entities in all Sanpete County zones." : 1) Combining cemetery and crematorium is inaccurate and misleading, since Utah law regulates crematories separately (under funeral service licensing). 2) Endowment care (a perpetual care trust fund) is a specific statutory term that applies to certain commercial cemeteries. Calling the funding “feasible” is a way to get around actually funding “perpetual” care. So stating simply “owned and maintained by a municipality or cemetery maintenance district.”, would be sufficient and less confusing. Our Suggested Model Ordinance Language Definitions Cemetery – A burial place or grounds that may be: (1) Municipal Cemetery: Owned and maintained by a municipality or cemetery maintenance district; OR (2) Private Natural Cemetery: Established by private persons or entities on private property located outside municipal boundaries and within the unincorporated areas of the county, provided that: No embalming fluid is used; Remains are placed in a biodegradable casket or natural shroud, and covered by at least 18 inches and not more than 4 feet of soil above the top of the container or shroud; No burial vault is used; Only natural markers such as native stones, shrubs, or flush ground-level markers are permitted; The landscape is maintained in keeping with the local environment; Each burial is located at least 150 feet from any water source, 50 feet from any property line and precautions have been taken to avoid gas and other utility lines; Located only on parcels of at least ½ acre. Burials shall not exceed 10% of the parcel unless otherwise authorized by the County Commission; The cemetery plat and burial records are filed with the County Recorder in accordance with Utah Code § 8-3-1, and each individual burial shall also be recorded with accompanying GPS coordinates for accurate location; The next-of-kin pre-authorizes that future property owners may relocate the remains, provided all Utah Department of Health procedures for disinterment and re-interment are followed, including proper registration of the new location. Purpose The purpose of this ordinance is to recognize and regulate private cemeteries in a manner consistent with Utah Code Title 8. The County affirms the right of individuals and families to establish burial grounds on private property located outside municipal boundaries, while protecting public health, water quality, and appropriate landscape. These provisions ensure that private cemeteries remain ecologically sound, properly recorded, and respectful of future land use, thereby providing families with lawful burial options and clear safeguards. Tax Break for a Private Cemetery? There is a rumor that a land owner doesn't pay taxes anymore if a body is buried on their rural private land. Nope. Bottom line (based on Utah Code §59-2-1101): A few family burials on rural land = property still taxable. If not also used for private purposes, a formally established nonprofit cemetery = property may qualify for exemption. Public Education/Cautions -At least 3 days before digging call 811 to schedule identification of gas line and other buried utility lines. Or submit request online at https://www.bluestakes.org/how-it-works/ -Neighbors may not like being even 50 ft from buried dead bodies. The minimum lot size assures the neighbor’s house to be a little farther from a cemetery, especially when the neighbor is likely also on a 1/2 acre or more. -Future Access to Remains The land may fall into stranger's hands in the future, or a future occupant may simply have a conflict with their own kin and try to forbid access to them. Municipal burial solves access issues. General Property Law (Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 1: Conveyances): Access to private graves is often treated as an implied easement for descendants (e.g., right to visit without disturbing the property). See Utah case law like Carrier v. Lindquist (2001 UT 105), which recognizes private easements over public ways but extends to burial sites via necessity. While not exclusively about cemeteries, it provides a framework for implied easements that courts may apply to grave access disputes. A1930 case related to the subject: Crandall v. Crandall (1930, 78 Utah 487, 5 P.2d 221) Citation: Crandall v. Crandall, 78 Utah 487, 5 P.2d 221 (Utah 1930). Facts: This older case involved a property dispute where a family cemetery was located on land transferred between family members. The issue centered on whether rights to the cemetery (including access) were retained after the land sale. Holding: The Utah Supreme Court recognized that burial plots carry unique legal status, often implying reserved rights for family members to access and maintain them, even after a property transfer. The court suggested that an implied easement could exist for family members to access a cemetery, based on the intent of the original landowner and the ongoing need to honor the deceased. Relevance to Graves: Crandall establishes that Utah courts view cemeteries as distinct from typical real property, with access rights often preserved for descendants via implied agreements or easements. This case supports the argument that access to a private grave cannot be wholly denied without violating the intent behind the burial site’s creation. Application: If a landowner denies access to a family cemetery, Crandall can be cited to argue that the original intent (e.g., perpetual access for family) creates an implied easement, especially if the cemetery predates the current ownership. -If a Future Owner Wants to Remove Remains : Utah Code § 26B-8-121 — Certificate of death … Permit for disinterment This statute says a permit for disinterment and reinterment is required prior to disinterment of a dead body, dead fetus, or fetal remains, except as otherwise provided by statute or department rule. Utah Legislature+1 It also governs registration of death certificates, burial-transit permits, etc. Utah Legislature+1 Utah Administrative Code R436-8-5 — Authorization for Disinterment and Reinterment Requires a written application signed by the next of kin and by the person in charge of the disinterment, or a court order. Legal Information Institute If next of kin disagree, the State Registrar may require a court order. Legal Information Institute If relocating a cemetery, there are rules for mass disinterment, identification of each body/remains, and specifying both old and new locations. Legal Information Institute Utah Admin. Code R436-8-6 — Penalties for Disinterment without Authorization, etc. States that disinterment or reinterment without proper authorization is a violation, subject to penalties. Legal Information Institute To examine the original intent of municipal cemeteries, this history of the Salt Lake City Cemetery is fascinating. Their website is phenomenal, and their master plan inspiring: https://www.slcdocs.com/council/WebDoc/Cemetery_Master_Plan/Final_Draft.pdf Master Plan Executive Summary The Salt Lake City Cemetery had its first burial in 1848 and officially opened in 1849. It was one of a number of cemeteries developed during the rural cemetery movement (also known as the garden cemetery movement). The rural or garden cemetery movement began in 1831 with the development of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge Massachusetts with a focus on burial grounds that use landscaping in a park-like setting. Rural cemeteries, from their beginning, were intended as civic institutions designed for public use. These cemeteries were “the first public parks in America” (Clark, 2015). Many factors led to a shift from the role cemeteries played as public parks, resulting in reduced visitation and interest in cemeteries. More recently, communities have been forced to rethink their approach to cemetery operations and management as these early cemeteries experience dwindling capacity, limited expansion opportunity, and funding challenges. As a result, many communities have started to recognize the value cemeteries provide as unique open spaces, and in a return to early cemetery history, have started offering events, tours, and passive recreation opportunities, in addition to burials. The Salt Lake City Cemetery is facing the same challenges experienced by other cemeteries from the rural cemetery era. It too, is exploring ideas and opportunities to capitalize on the Cemetery as a valuable community open space. Precedent Study of Cemetery Uses In an effort to identify opportunities and ideas that may help address challenges facing the Salt Lake City Cemetery, a comparison of various activities and uses at other cemeteries were documented (see Figure 1.7 in Chapter 1). Though all of the activities listed in the comparison may not be desired or determined appropriate for the Salt Lake City Cemetery, this comparison identifies a broad range of activities that take place at cemeteries across the country and could be implemented at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, if desired. Some of these activities include: § Wildlife watching § Walking and jogging § Biking § Star gazing § Guided and self-guided tours § Cultural and historic interpretation § Photography § Genealogical research § Events or classes § Arboretum Vision and Goals As part of the planning process, the planning team used the information gathered during the analysis and assessment phase, input from the community, and worked with City staff and stakeholder groups to develop the Master Plan Vision and identify planning goals. Goals were developed to address the three main purposes of the Master Plan. The Master Planning Goals were then prioritized based on input received from two public open houses and Open City Hall. The 5 highest priority goals are as follows: § Preserve and enhance the natural resources in the Cemetery (i.e. trees and vegetation, wildlife, wildlife habitat, and views). § Create a comprehensive strategy to repair Cemetery infrastructure including roads and maintenance facilities. § Incorporate sustainable maintenance practices, especially those that have the potential to reduce ongoing maintenance costs. § Enhance and develop opportunities to explore the Cemetery through walking, jogging and cycling. § Develop opportunities to continue to provide burial and internment offerings.

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According to Utah code the right and duty to control disposition of a deceased person vests in the following order... How to lose the right to control disposition of remains... When it may be better to assign one person... El término "pariente más cercano" se usa para describir el pariente consanguíneo vivo más cercano, o parientes: https://heirbase.com/degrees_of_kinship_chart/ Según el código de Utah 58-9-602 el derecho y el deber de controlar la disposición de una persona fallecida chalecos en el siguiente orden En términos de Layman 1º Una persona designada por escrito [imprima un formulario para hacerlo aquí ] 2.º El cónyuge legalmente reconocido; 3ro La persona en un testamento que se establece para estar a cargo de la herencia después de la muerte 4to La mayoría de los hijos de los difuntos mayores de 18 años (menos de la mitad si no se puede hacer contacto y no se conoce ninguna objeción) 5to Los padres sobrevivientes (o el padre si no se puede contactar con uno), o el custodio legal. 6to Un hermano o hermana sobreviviente o la mayoría de tales 7mo Otros parientes , por orden de grado de parentesco 8 Cualquier funcionario público 9 Cualquier otra persona dispuesta , después de dar fe por escrito de que se ha hecho un esfuerzo de buena fe para contactar a cualquiera de los anteriores. Directamente desde el Código de Utah 58-9-602. Determinación del control de disposición. El derecho y el deber de controlar la disposición de una persona fallecida, que puede incluir la cremación, así como la ubicación, la forma y las condiciones de la disposición, y los arreglos para que se proporcionen los bienes y servicios funerarios, se confieren a los siguientes grados de relación en el orden nombrada, siempre que la persona tenga al menos 18 años y sea mentalmente competente: (1) la persona designada: (a) en un instrumento escrito, excluyendo un poder notarial que termina con la muerte bajo la Sección 75-9-110 , si el instrumento escrito es reconocido ante Notario Público o ejecutado con las mismas formalidades requeridas para un testamento bajo la Sección 75-2-502 ; o (b) por un miembro del servicio mientras prestaba servicio en una rama de las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos como se define en 10 USC Sec. 1481 en un Registro federal de Datos de Emergencia, Formulario DD 93 o formulario posterior; (2) el cónyuge supérstite legalmente reconocido del difunto, a menos que el difunto nombrase un representante personal después del matrimonio, en cuyo caso el representante personal tendrá prioridad sobre el cónyuge; (3) la persona designada para servir como representante personal de la sucesión del difunto en un testamento ejecutado con las formalidades requeridas en la Sección 75-2-502 ; (4) (a) el único hijo sobreviviente del difunto, o si hay más de un hijo del difunto, la mayoría de los hijos sobrevivientes; (b) menos de la mitad de los hijos sobrevivientes tienen los derechos de esta sección si han realizado esfuerzos razonables para notificar a todos los demás hijos sobrevivientes de sus instrucciones y no tienen conocimiento de ninguna oposición a esas instrucciones por parte de más de la mitad de todos los niños sobrevivientes; (5) el padre o los padres sobrevivientes del difunto, sin embargo: (a) si uno de los padres sobrevivientes está ausente, el padre restante tiene los derechos y deberes de esta sección después de que los esfuerzos razonables no hayan tenido éxito en localizar al padre sobreviviente ausente; o (b) si los padres están divorciados o separados y el difunto era un adulto incapacitado, el padre que fue designado como tutor del difunto tiene los derechos y deberes de esta sección; (6) (a) el hermano o hermana sobreviviente del difunto, o si hay más de un hermano del difunto, la mayoría de los hermanos sobrevivientes; (b) menos que la mayoría de los hermanos sobrevivientes, si han realizado esfuerzos razonables para notificar a todos los demás hermanos sobrevivientes de sus instrucciones y no tienen conocimiento de ninguna oposición a esas instrucciones por parte de más de la mitad de todos los hermanos sobrevivientes; (7) la persona en las clases del siguiente grado de parentesco, en orden descendente, según las leyes de descendencia y distribución para heredar la herencia del difunto, y si hay más de una persona del mismo grado, cualquier persona de ese grado puede ejercer el derecho de disposición; (8) en ausencia de cualquier persona bajo las Subsecciones (1) a través de (7) , la persona que era el tutor del difunto en el momento de la muerte; (9) cualquier funcionario público encargado de disponer la disposición de las personas fallecidas; y (10) en ausencia de cualquier persona bajo las Subsecciones (1) a través de (9) , cualquier otra persona dispuesta a asumir las responsabilidades de actuar y disponer la disposición final de los restos del difunto, incluido el representante personal del patrimonio del difunto o el director del servicio funerario con la custodia del cuerpo, después de dar fe por escrito de que un buen se ha hecho un esfuerzo de fe en vano para contactar a las personas a las que se hace referencia en las subsecciones (1) a través de (9) . 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