Examine the slippery language in a Dignity Cemetery Contract. DIGNITY MEMORIAL CEMETERIES 2023 CONTRACTS WORDING #3 CEMETERY RULES & REGULATIONS Purchaser agrees that all rights conveyed under this agreement are subject to, and purchaser agrees to, at all times comply with, the present rules, regulations and bylaws of seller on file and subject to examination in its office, and as may be hereinafter adopted, amended, or altered. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that a copy of the seller's cemetery rules and regulations was provided to purchaser for retention. [The cemetery seems to be saying that it can change it’s rules and regs any time and the signer of this purchase agreement has to comply. “…Oh, but don’t worry there’s a copy in our office you can go see”] ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This agreement contains all terms which have been agreed upon by purchaser and seller relating to the goods and services listed on Schedule A. This contract replaces all other discussions and agreements, whether oral or written relating to those goods and services. [So whatever was said to the purchaser or agreed on verbally will be void and considered overridden by whatever is written in this new contract. Not cool. Signer be warned.] ARBITRATION: ...purchaser agrees that any claim shall be submitted to and finally resolved by mandatory and binding arbitration.... ....Except as may be required by law, neither party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration here under without the prior written consent of both parties. [Sounds like the signer would never be able to file a complaint to even an oversight agency.] Anchor 1

Following our steps on resolving complaints will save you time and money. You might even attain resolution in step one! Steps for Resolving Complaints Against a Mortuary, Cemetery or Monument Dealer Each step may result in resolution, so that you can stop there. 1. Contact the Funeral Home (FH) or Cemetery (CEM) with your concern. Express your Complaint so that you will be heard and understood: *Be specific , *Be friendly/relaxed *Be brief, *Tell them what you wish THEM to do . What would satisfy you? 1.5 If the FH or CEM doesn't respond positively then you should contact a funeral consumer advocate. Funeral Consumers Alliance has enthusiastic volunteer experts nationwide . We may be able to help you see what your real case is so you can focus on getting what you really need. 2. Follow up with the FH or CEM in writing . Let them know you are prepared to submit the complaint to the appropriate authorities if they can't resolve your concern; This serves several purposes: -It's stress reducing to get this out of your head and onto paper. -Writing things while they are easy to recall will help accuracy. -Later you can simply copy and paste as you continue to reach out for the appropriate help. -The FH or CEM will know that you are serious. -If your description is calm, clear and factual they are more likely to see your efforts as sincere and reasonable. -After they read it they can plan a more thoughtful response than they did at first. 3. Submit your complaint to Utah's Office of the Attorney General (AG) how-to on the Utah Ag's website or the Dept of Consumer Protection (check each website for what types of complaints they can handle. 4. File your complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Although the FTC cannot resolve individual problems for consumers, it can act against a company if it sees a pattern of possible law violations. It is not a violation of The Funeral Rule that "The Funeral Director spoke in a rude tone". See what violations are applicable in the Free PDF of the FTC's "Funeral Rule" or talk to a volunteer at your local FCA . Anyone familiar with The FTC's Funeral Rule will be able to help you figure if your complaint has violated The Rule. To file your complaint: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?orgcode=FCA =>click on "something else" as the category for a funeral/cemetery complaint (since there is no specific category on the ftc site for "Funerals") but the FTC truly WANTS to collect these funeral-related complaints. 5. Leave a factual online review of the business. This may cause them to reach out to you, in hopes that you will change your review. We've seen this a couple times. 6. File a complaint with the Licensure oversight Board of your State (this will not get your complaint resolved, but could get the FH investigated and censured). List of every State Funeral and Cemetery Board in the United States. Utah State's Code on what is considered unprofessional conduct 58-9-5 7. Ask for a review of your case, in hopes that the association will censure their member: -International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) https://iccfa.com/ccsc/ -National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 800-228-6332 or https://tinyurl.com/nfrmy98m -Monument Builders of North America (MBNA) (800) 362-2546 or info@monumentbuilders.org 8. Tell the media (TV show, podcaster, any kind of social media), just get the word out. Some states have Cemetery Oversight Boards. Most do not. If your problem is with a rural cemetery you can reach out to your county or show up to a County Commission meeting. If it is a city cemetery , tell the local media and show up to a city council meeting and speak during the public comment period. 9. Go to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) site in your state and leave a report. We witnessed one instance where a simple complaint to the BBB eventually helped an FBI investigation. You can't file a review AND a complaint. Only one or the other. I would leave a review if you want to get the word out and protect others. 10. Tell your Utah State Legislative Representative your idea for a Bill to prevent this from happening to others. Be concise in writing/telling your story. Don't approach them when they are in the middle of a legislative session (January to March), unless there is a bill on their current docket that relates. Further Complaint Filing Tips: General Tips from the FTC: https://consumer.ftc.gov/media/video-0054-how-file-complaint-federal-trade-commission General Tips from FCA: https://funerals.org/?consumers=filing-a-complaint

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Examples of body boards (beirs) for carrying the dead wrapped in a shroud. Pictures & instructions on how to make and use one. Instrucciones Tabla de carrocería/ entierro de féretro 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 Instruction for lifting, carrying and lowering caskets or body boards for burial. If lowering a bier into the grave: Use approx 1/2" thick rope, or straps. For a 6 ft deep grave you need approx three 20 ft lengths of strap or rope (or six 10 ft lengths -which are left in the grave because they are tied to the handles). Manilla Rope is biodegradable. Bring three heavy boards to traverse the grave if you want the bier to rest over the grave before lowering. You would need another person to pull these out as the pall bearers lift before lowering. 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 -legal in Colorado and Oregon etc), alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation). and much more. 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. Utah Law says when delivering a body to a crematory, it can either be delivered in a casket or a CremationContainer and here is what qualifies: "Cremation container" means the container: (i)composed of readily combustible or consumable materials suitable for cremation; (ii)able to be closed in order to provide a complete covering for the human remains; (iii)resistant to leakage or spillage; (iv)rigid enough for handling with ease; and (v)able to provide protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of crematory personnel.

Cheapest cremation in Utah, options for dealing with cremated remains. Does God oppose cremation? Cremation 2025 Lowest CREMATION Prices In UTAH Prices Below Include Alternative container (box to cremate the body in) Temporary container (box to take the ashes home), First Utah Death Certificate [$30] Medical Examiners' Permit [$157] Add $10/extra Death Cert +$? if over 200 lbs +$? if over 50 miles +$? tax on tangible items U of U Body Donor Program Cremations (criteria are on their website) FREE Kramer Family (Order Online, West Valley, Ogden, Orem) $857 "Just Cremations" (Salt lake & Provo) $882 Premier (Based in Salt Lake. Orem, Roy) $937 Inspire (Salt lake) $962 Provident (S. Ogden) $1,037 Serenicare (Based in Salt Lake. Ogden, Davis, Weber, Cache Valley & Utah County) $1,062 Wiscombe (Salt Lake County) $1,132 After.com (Order Online, Wasatch, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit & Utah Counties) $1,182 Basin Cremation Center (Vernal) $1,182 Cremation by Design (SLC Online/phone order) $1,182 Utah Simple Cremations (Murray) $1,182 Is Cremation Opposed by God? Scriptural and Religious Statements on Modes of Disposition What is the "Alternative Container"? What is the "Temporary Container"? After cremation mortuaries release your loved ones cremated remains in a plastic or cardboard box. It may even be stamped with the giant words "Temporary Container". You don't have to buy the permanent "respectable" urns they sell. Choose a special container from your home, make your own, or buy one online. For a meaningful experience later, you can gather loved ones to transfer the cremated remains yourselves. Do I have to hire a funeral home to Host a Final Goodbye? You don't have to hire a funeral home to hold "a funeral" BEFORE a cremation, or "a memorial" AFTER a cremation. If one of you knows how to conduct a meeting and you have a vehicle to transport decor or plants then you don't need to hire out. A Basic Cremation Casket aka "Alternative Container" around $150 Example of a "Deluxe" Cremation Casket $600 What to Do with CREMATED REMAINS: EIGHT OPTIONS Burial Most cemeteries require that an urn surround cremated remains, as well as an outer burial container made of fiberglass or concrete. A cemetery may require you to buy that from them, or have strict rules about what type of vault you can use. They will also charge a $300 or more opening and closing fee for the burial (inurnment), and you will likely have to purchase a grave marker. On the bright side, 2 to 6 persons' ashes may be buried in each plot in most cemeteries. Entombment (inurnment) The cremated remains in their container are placed in a niche or crypt. Cemeteries may have requirements for the type of remains container they'll accept, especially if the crypt spaces are glass fronted. An outer burial container is not required. Burial in a place other than a cemetery Some people want to bury ashes on private property (with permission of owner). It is unlawful to bury them on public property but you may scatter (check if a permit is needed). Regardless of your spiritual or faith tradition, if you like the idea of earth burial but dislike the additional commercial cemetery costs, and if a grave marker is not important to you, your options for earth burial are limited only by your imagination - and the law, of course. Burying ashes in a biodegradable urn tree-planting system There are at least four variations of this gizmo on the market. The come-on is, “After you die, you will become a tree.” The science is far from clear whether the imbalance of nutrients and minerals in ashes actually contributes much of anything to the growth of a tree. And ashes do not decompose. That said, when the house is sold in 30 years, will family want to move the tree to a new house? What if after transplanting, the tree dies? And when that house is sold in 10 years, will the tree be moved again? If you decide to leave the tree, will someone tell the new owners someone’s ashes are buried in the yard? The law doesn’t require it, but does courtesy? For some, there’s an emotional appeal to believing you have Grandma, in the form of a tree, in the back yard. Emotional appeals generally have a short shelf life. What happens to ashes is a decision for the long term. Scattering/dispersal Cremated remains (bones the size and texture of sand) can be scattered on uninhabited public land, or private property with owners permission. As to pouring ashes directly into bodies of water: Don't. (exception: the ocean). The ph of cremated remains is extremely alkaline (about 11.5, the same level as bleach) and the sodium content equals about 1.5 cups of salt, which can kill leaves of plants first and then the roots. Recommendation: Amend cremated remains to reduce harm to plant life: https://www.after.com/articles/how-to-neutralize-cremation-ashes Scattering guidance from the Bureau of Land Management: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/IM2011-159_att1.pdf An excellent short article from FCA's Maryland affiliate. Note: even a light breeze can affect whether ashes go where you want them to or back in your face or on your clothes. Ossuary For those who want cremated remains to be interred in a cemetery, but find the cost of either burial or inurnment (see above) prohibitive, there's another option. An ossuary allows cremated remains to be entombed communally for free. Even some very expensive cemeteries offer this option (such as Wasatch Lawn on highland Dr in SLC) and it's available to the public with no exclusions. Cremated remains (ashes) are poured into a below-ground chamber where they are co-mingled with the ashes of others. Larkin Cemetery had a special day for this in 2022 https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/statistics-show-1-in-5-households-have-the-cremated-remains-or-ashes-of-a-loved-one-at-home Some cemeteries define “ossuary” differently. At one cemetery urns are placed adjacent to each other on shelves hidden behind a paneled wall. Name and dates may (or may not be) inscribed nearby. Home keeping Sometimes people keep the ashes of a loved one at home because they can't make up their mind what to do with them. Others decide to enshrine them in some fashion, such as placing them on a mantel. Or they simply aren't ready to release the last material remains of their loved one. Whatever the reason or duration, you need a final final destination plan. (see below.) Long Term Solutions for Remains "kept at home" Does Mom want the kids to take turns caring for Dad's ashes after she's gone? After she dies, does she want her ashes mixed with Dad’s, and then divided equally among the kids? There's still the need for a final plan. Our culture doesn't have a tradition of passing bodily remains down the generations. And home-keeping cremated remains is only a temporary thing, even if "temporary" is several years or even decades. It's important to make a plan for the final final destination of your ashes. Turning ashes into a keepsake You can have your loved one’s ashes turned into several different memorial keepsakes: pottery, dinnerware, jewelry, diamonds and stones https://www.thelivingurn.com/collections/cremation-stones . If you go the jewelry route, you’ll have a lot of leftover ashes. There’s an emotional appeal to wearing a pendant or diamond ring, or eating off dinner plates, made out of Mom’s ashes. And if a plate is broken? “Oops. Sorry Mom.” Will that ring or pendant end up in a second-hand store in fifty years? You need a final final destination plan for such memorial keepsakes. How Do Families Sell Cemetery Plots They No Longer Need? Here is one family's success story selling their plots using Facebook Marketplace. Here, another family describes what they found when trying to sell or donate theirs: https://mdfunerals.org/2019/02/06/disposing-of-unneeded-cemetery-plots/#more-884 Shipping & Traveling with Cremated Remains Mailing cremated remains The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the only shipper that allows the shipment of cremated remains. There are specific requirements for preparing, packaging, and shipping human (or animal) cremated remains. You must use Priority Mail Express, and clearly identify the contents. USPS even has a special Cremated Remains label (Label 139) available at your post office. An illustrated US Postal Service brochure, How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains , explains it all for you, including information on how to ship to an address outside the United States. Flying with cremated remains The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has special rules for transporting cremated remains in checked bags and as a carry-on item: Some airlines do not allow cremated remains in checked bags, so please check with your airline to learn more about possible restrictions. To facilitate screening, we suggest that you purchase a temporary or permanent crematory container made of a lighter weight material, such as wood or plastic. If the container is made of a material that generates an opaque image, TSA officers will not be able to clearly determine what is inside the container and the container will not be allowed. Out of respect for the deceased, TSA officers will not open a container, even if requested by the passenger. Airline cremated remains policies differ from carrier to carrier. Delta’s Cremated Remains policy is under “Fragile, Bulky & Other Items.” United’s Cremated Human Remains policy is under “High value, fragile & perishable items.” Look up the latest rule with your airline or TSA before attempting to fly with cremated remains. I saw an elderly widow protest as her box of cremated remains was opened in front of everyone in security. It was sad. Thanks to Funeral Resources MN for much of the content of this section

Volunteers are available to lend phone support while you carry out your funerary feat of love. If you are getting push back from family, hospital workers, or police we can give you the words and courage to meet their concerns. Funeral en el hogar/Ayuda para hacerlo usted mismo En el norte de Utah llame a Kathleen al 801-605-8883 . (realizó una velación en el hogar seguida de un funeral en la iglesia y un entierro en el cementerio de la ciudad) o Robert al 801-388-9158 (ha alentado personalmente a cientos de habitantes de Utah a gastar menos en funerales a través de su don para hablar y su habilidad para hacer ataúdes simples) *Las fotos de los funerales en el hogar se pueden ver en Realizado con el sitio de Flickr de Love . En Salt Lake y el condado de Utah Llama a Joyce al 801-368-5884 Joyce ha llevado a cabo el cuidado después de la muerte de un amigo, su propia suegra (que incluye servicios de NY y UT, transporte de cadáveres y recogida en Delta), además de asesorar a muchos otros. En la mitad sur del condado de Utah, llame a Kathy al 801-932-0909 . (realizó una visita de puertas abiertas de dos días en su casa seguida de un funeral en la iglesia y un entierro en el cementerio de Camp Williams) En el sur de Utah , llame a Beverly al 775-530-0492 (experimentó una muerte inesperada fuera del estado, lidió con los compromisos que requería, sin gastar de más) Todo tipo de recursos útiles están disponibles en National Home Funeral Alliance en http://homefunerallliance.org/ ARTÍCULOS INSPIRADORES Artículo del examinador estándar de Ogden Una forma diferente de morir: la historia de un entierro natural (mayo 2016) Los entierros caseros ofrecen una alternativa íntima (NY Times, julio de 2009) Un movimiento para traer el duelo de vuelta a casa (Washington Post, junio de 2005) Una empresa familiar (PBS, agosto de 2004) Los comentarios debajo del tráiler son geniales. Choose Your Preferred Free Class: I'd like to know of the next small group Q&A style home funeral funeral class. I'd like to know of the next presentation on being a good funeral consumer. First name Last name Email Phone If you have a group of learners in mind already, please share the location & date/time you're hoping for: Submit

The body of their father was stolen by a mortuary. Find out what happened! First Call Pick up Caution When calling around to funeral homes that you are considering for hire, DO NOT give them the name of the deceased and/or be too specific about the location of a body UNTIL you have decided to hire them. ( How to Shop for a Funeral Business to Hire ) Stolen Body?! March 2023 A family, here from Texas to bury their father called us for advice: A local FH had presumptuously taken possession of their fathers’ body from the IHC hospital in Murray. The family had NOT YET chosen the FH that took the body, yet the hospital released the body to it anyway. We said to the family, “You CAN switch FH’s.” So they gathered a couple prices (with the help of the price survey on my website) then told the mortuary, “Because of what you did we’re switchin to the FH down the street!”. The mortuary wisely agreed to then negotiate, matching the price of the other mortuary. A Serious Problem: -There is nothing in Utah Funeral License Rules about proper protocol for Funeral Directors to perform first call pickup. -Hospitals DO have protocols for release of a body, but they DON'T openly share that protocol, and the protocols we've seen exclude a procedure for anyone other than funeral directors or medical examiners to pick up a body, which means you are dealing with uninformed, untrained staff. Be on the Offense when Calling a Mortuary: Use our mortuary price comparison surveys to compare prices at a glance . Even if a funeral home already has the body you can still change your mind and switch funeral homes if you don't like the way they treat you, or don't like the "Statement of Goods & Services Selected" given to you at the end of the arrangements discussion. Of course you have to pay for any services already rendered, but you can either remove the body (after you acquire a burial transit permit from them or from the Health Dept ), or a alternative funeral home can come get the body from the first funeral home.

Want simple burial? green burial? home burial? or to use a rural cemetery? Also important cautions and strategies when it comes to buying and selling cemetery plots. Searchable Database of Rural Cemeteries City Cemeteries Warning NOTICIAS: Un condado ahora prohíbe el entierro en su propiedad rural descubierto marzo 2022 La ordenanza de uso de la tierra del condado de Sandpete se cambió a: "Cementerio/Crematorios: un lugar o terreno de entierro propiedad de, operado y mantenido por un municipio con factibilidad de cuidado de dotación y no permitido para personas o entidades privadas en todas las zonas del condado de Sanpete". Bien por ellos por la brevedad con la que te despojan de tus derechos. Mal por ellos por tomar esos derechos en absoluto. Se dice en la calle que la restricción se produjo para reducir el número de cementerios abandonados y mal administrados [mentalidad de castigador]. Pero, ¿qué tal si consideran la publicación de pautas generales como una solución [mentalidad voluntaria]? Aquí hay una idea para la redacción del modelo: "Los dueños de propiedades rurales pueden enterrar a sus parientes en su propiedad si el propietario acepta que el entierro no incluirá líquido de embalsamamiento, un ataúd simple enterrado a 4 pies de profundidad o un sudario natural enterrado a 3 pies de profundidad, a 150 pies de una fuente de agua y sin lápida. Si se produce una futura transferencia de propiedad, los nuevos propietarios deben evitar excavar esa área durante 10 años (si no hay ataúd) y 20 años (si hay un ataúd). Después de 2 años de descomposición, un nuevo propietario también está autorizado a solicitar al Departamento de Salud la exhumación de los huesos y el registro de un nuevo lugar de entierro". Entierro en su propia tierra rural Un Disposicionador que vive en una comunidad con un cementerio de ciudad flexible escribió, "Cuatro de nosotros cavamos su tumba y lo recomendaría encarecidamente porque fue un trabajo de amor". Ley de Utah vigente a partir del 13/05/2014 8-3-1. Se registrarán los planos de los cementerios. (1) Un funcionario ejecutivo de una organización en control de un cementerio, incluido un municipio o un distrito de mantenimiento de cementerios, o un propietario individual en control de un cementerio , que ofrece lotes de entierro para la venta en cualquier condado, deberá presentar y hacer que se registre en la oficina del registrador del condado dentro del cual se encuentra el cementerio respectivo, un plano exacto del cementerio. (2) La plataforma requerida bajo la Subsección (1) deberá mostrar claramente: (a) las secciones de los lotes de entierro que se han enajenado y los nombres de las personas que son propietarias o titulares de cada lote de entierro; y (b) las secciones de lotes de entierro retenidas para su disposición. (3) Un funcionario ejecutivo o propietario deberá presentar planos adicionales de cualquier adición a un cementerio antes de ofrecer a la venta cualquier lote de entierro ubicado en el cementerio. (4) Un registrador del condado no puede cobrar ninguna tarifa por presentar y registrar una plataforma original requerida en virtud de esta sección. Base de datos de cementerios rurales y no comerciales: https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries/ haga clic en "Buscar un cementerio" para comenzar la búsqueda de uno que permita un entierro simple y sin bóveda. Entierro Sencillo, Verde o Natural Este tipo de entierro permite que el cuerpo regrese a la tierra de una manera que no inhiba la descomposición. Grandes detalles: https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/science_green_burial.html En 1993, la idea moderna del entierro ecológico realmente se afianzó en el Reino Unido. Desde entonces, el concepto se ha vuelto cada vez más popular en todo el mundo. Elementos comunes: sin embalsamamiento Use un ataúd natural (o mortaja) No hay revestimiento de bóveda (tapa) de concreto o plástico (sin tapa) que encierre el ataúd El entierro es en un área con árboles nativos, arbustos y flores, sin adiciones hechas por el hombre. El entierro es típicamente de 3 pies de profundidad para el entierro de la mortaja (3.5 a 4 pies de profundidad para el ataúd) Las lápidas son aquellas que no interfieren en el paisaje. Como en todos los cementerios, se mantiene un registro de la ubicación exacta de cada entierro, generalmente utilizando coordenadas de posicionamiento global (GPS) Parcelas en el cementerio de la ciudad, ¿una inversión grave? El aumento de precios está ocurriendo en los cementerios de la ciudad de Utah : si compra por adelantado una parcela, su contrato dirá "Precios sujetos a cambios". Los ayuntamientos "recaudan fondos" a través de tarifas de cementerio más altas sin previo aviso a los propietarios de parcelas, solo para descubrir DESPUÉS de la muerte de un ser querido que la ciudad pensó en una manera de 'VENDER' LA PARCELA OTRA VEZ ... a través de nuevas tarifas más altas. Hablamos con una familia (en 2017) que nos dijo que tenían que pagar $2100 por la apertura/cierre porque su ser querido fallecido no era residente de Bountiful . Sus parcelas Bountiful fueron compradas hace muchos AÑOS. Posteriormente, el consejo de la ciudad votó a favor de tarifas exorbitantes. La ciudad sabe que las familias que se mudan compran terrenos con anticipación. Entonces los tienen agarrados del cuello para que paguen 4x lo que paga un residente. Esto es extorsión. ¿Qué es normal en 2022? La ciudad de Orem , por ejemplo, cobra a los residentes $ 635 y a los no residentes $ 795 por el cierre de apertura (también conocido como "Entierro"). Algunas ciudades cobran menos. La ciudad de Kaysville (internamiento más cuidado perpetuo: residente $ 650 / no residente $ 2650) es incluso peor que Bountiful. Lo último que supimos (2017), si se muda de Kaysville para ser cuidado por un ser querido, ya no es residente de Kaysville a pesar de cuántos años pagó impuestos allí. Entierro en un cementerio de veteranos SIN COSTO: Los veteranos dados de baja con honores obtienen entierro gratuito en un Cementerio Nacional de Veteranos. El entierro gratuito a menudo incluye la tumba, la apertura y el cierre, la lápida y la tarifa de colocación. Utah Los cementerios estatales de veteranos también ofrecen entierro gratuito para veteranos y cónyuges. Más información sobre los beneficios para veteranos en: funerales.org y también Cementerio de veteranos y parque conmemorativo de Utah 801-254-9036 requiere usted compra la bóveda (Beesley Monument en Provo es amigable para los aficionados al bricolaje) 17111 S Camp Williams Rd Bluffdale, UT 84065 El "DD 214", es un documento del Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos, emitido tras la jubilación, separación o baja del servicio militar de un miembro del servicio militar. Esto es necesario para enterrarlo en un cementerio de veteranos. Si se pierde, no espere hasta después de la muerte para intentar obtener uno. Capítulo de beneficios de entierro para veteranos de 2013 aquí como PDF Los reservistas y el personal retirado de la Guardia Nacional con 20 años de servicio también son elegibles para el entierro, al igual que los cónyuges sobrevivientes y los hijos dependientes (según las reglas establecidas por el Estado de Utah: simplemente busque "Utah 71-7-3" en Google para leerlo. Las familias de Utah pueden actuar como su propio director funerario cuando cuidan a sus veteranos fallecidos con la documentación adecuada de la oficina de registros vitales. La familia puede llevar a su veterano al cementerio ellos mismos, hacer su propio ataúd y evitar la morgue por completo. (vea nuestra página "Diy Funeral") Enlaces a más sobre el entierro natural asuntos graves Un viaje a través de la industria funeraria moderna hacia una forma natural de entierro por Mark Harris Consejo de entierro verde Folleto en pdf de Funeral Consumers Alliance Green Burial Cadáveres y enfermedad: el "peligro" que no existe Utah Veteran Burial Private Land Burial Body Composting (NOR) ¿No contratar un depósito de cadáveres? ...pero necesita una bóveda o revestimiento para el entierro en un cementerio comercial? Una empresa de bóvedas de Utah felizmente vende directamente a los aficionados al bricolaje SI USTED NO ESTÁ ALQUILER DE UNA FUNERARIA EN ABSOLUTO: Monumento a Beesley 725 S State St, Provo, UT 84606 (801) 374-0580 No solicite este servicio si utiliza una funeraria para cualquier parte de su servicio. Venta de Poly Vaults: Roberto Alejandro 801-388-9158 $350 cada uno (bóveda de dos partes de 150 lb = alrededor de 100 lb para la sección de cinco lados y 50 lb para la tapa). Las bóvedas de polietileno (PVC) funcionan tan bien como las bóvedas de hormigón, pero solo pueden moverlas 2 personas. (A diferencia de las bóvedas de hormigón que deben enterrarse con una grúa). FCA of Utah no recibe compensación por los productos o servicios presentados en este sitio. Cementerio verde agradable está en las colinas justo al sur del Gran Lago Salado. Este cementerio histórico natural NO ha requerido bóvedas y el Superintendente dio la bienvenida a los funerales dirigidos por la familia. Ahora la ciudad ha asumido el papel, así que ¡buena suerte! Infórmenos si continuarán respetando las prácticas favorables al consumidor anteriores. Para obtener ayuda e información personal del cementerio, envíe un mensaje de texto o llame Joyce 801-368-5884 o Sharlynn 801-391-6556 Para una copia de nuestro 2008 Comparación de cementerios de ciudades en todo el estado Correo electrónico: FCAofUtah@gmail & para ser voluntario para realizar otra encuesta de los cementerios de Utah, envíe un correo electrónico FCAofUtah@gmail Lápidas en línea: En 2012, uno de nuestros miembros visitó el sitio web de marcadores asequibles . Compraron un marcador de tamaño de "mascota" por $ 174 que incluía s & h (en 2012). No tomes la palabra "mascota" como un insulto, solo mide 16" de largo en lugar de 20"). Ese tamaño era aceptable en el entierro humano del cementerio Pleasant Green. Consulte con anticipación con su cementerio para ver qué requieren sus reglas. Problemas ambientales con el entierro convencional La investigación de la década de 1990 encontró: Cada año, más de 22 000 cementerios en los Estados Unidos entierran aproximadamente: 30 millones de pies tablares de maderas duras (en ataúdes) 90.000 toneladas de acero (en ataúdes) 14.000 toneladas de acero (en bóvedas) 2.700 toneladas de cobre y bronce (en cofres) 1.600.000 toneladas de hormigón armado (en bóvedas) 825,000 galones estadounidenses de líquido de embalsamamiento (incluye principalmente formaldehído)

One good guideline: begin within the first 4-6 hours after death even though Utah law allows up to 24 hrs to begin refrigeration. We explain several ways this can be accomplished without a refrigerator. Mantener un cuerpo fresco Algunas familias han utilizado ThermaFreeze, fabricado en EE. UU., hojas de hielo reutilizables para enfriadores, 10 x 15, 4 x 6 celdas, paquetes de hielo de larga duración para enfriadores, hojas de hielo reutilizables. Una familia de Utah explica lo que hicieron, "Un paquete se colocó debajo de la cabeza, uno debajo de cada omóplato, dos uno al lado del otro debajo de los riñones y uno sobre el abdomen. Los intercambiamos cada 6 horas o más, y todavía estaban lo suficientemente fríos como para permanecer allí por más tiempo. Conservamos el cuerpo de nuestra madre durante casi 72 horas. Tuvimos una celebración de la vida en nuestra iglesia cercana, sin el cuerpo, luego vino la familia y simplemente disfrutó del dulce espíritu en casa, hasta que la morgue envió a sus representantes a recoger el cuerpo para la cremación".

Do you want to keep your dead at home before final disposition? Do you want to dress them and place them in their casket? Do you want to transport the casket yourself? Here are free step-by-step instructions for conducting home funerals in Utah. Paso a paso Instrucciones para el funeral en el hogar Cuando ocurre la muerte Diagrama de flujo visual Cadáveres el "peligro" que no existe (citas de expertos) Cuando una autopsia es requerido Las familias de veteranos de bricolaje tienen experiencias maravillosas al coordinar el entierro directamente con los cementerios de veteranos nacionales y estatales SIN un director de funeraria. GRATIS: -la tumba, -apertura y cierre (Internamiento) -marcador Tu compras: -una bóveda/revestimiento de tumbas. Más detalles en: www.cem.va.gov DEFINICIONES Visita: Los dolientes visitan con el cuerpo en exhibición. Visitación: Los dolientes visitan mientras el ataúd está cerrado o el cuerpo no está presente (tal vez una sola foto en exhibición). Cualquiera de los dos se puede celebrar en casa (por horas o días). O, justo antes de la hora de inicio, en el lugar de la ceremonia. Funeral: una reunión ceremonial donde el cuerpo está presente. Monumento: una reunión ceremonial donde el cuerpo no está presente. Disposición final: el lugar donde se entrega el cuerpo a las fuerzas de la naturaleza (ya sea un cementerio, un crematorio o el océano). Cuando se desean servicios funerarios parciales Compara precios de un vistazo OBITUARIOS una alternativa a precios de periódicos de $ 500- $ 1500. Obtenga un obituario por $ 50: Utah Obits.tribute.com Ventajas del bricolaje: Puedes tomarte tu tiempo con tu adiós. El estrés del costo se reduce. Nadie está tratando de venderte nada. El cuerpo se ve más natural y no huele a productos químicos de embalsamamiento (hechos de embalsamamiento). Un cuerpo puede permanecer 24 hrs/día a su cuidado (con enfriamiento adecuado ) hasta su disposición final. El transporte a través de las fronteras estatales es fácil. No está obligado a tener un cuerpo embalsamado para esto (a menos que contrate a un director de funeraria de Utah ya que SU licencia lo requiere de ELLOS). Family-Directed Funerals More Info

Funeral activism and humor intersect in these profound story-telling songs that strike at the heart of American funeral fulture and why we do what we do. Tunes by Joe Hill, T-Bone Slim, Black-eyed Peas, Woodie Guthrie, and George F. Root. 6 Familiar Tunes with Original Lyrics by Joyce Mitchell Links are to the printable Google Docs version Don’t Be Cheap Tune: "March March March" & “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys are Marching” by George F. Root (1820-1895). Also, the hymns “In Our Lovely Deseret” and “Jesus Loves the Little Children” use the same tune. This 1 min. story heralds the good news of funeral liberty. So my loved one passed away and left me to find a way to plan a Fun’ral and a final disposition. Everyone said “Don't you worry, BUT [pause] there is a great big hurry. We wouldn't want a smelly body round.” CHORUS: So they pressed: Buy! Buy! Buy, a keep on Buying! There's nothing better you can do. Will your loved one feel your love, in the heavens up above, if your cheap about the funeral that I do?! That day I met the man who'd my best interest in his hand’. He showed me all the papers I must sign. He told me not to cremate [pause], for a symbol of hell that would make [pause], But embalming nearly brings them back alive! CHORUS: Buy! Buy! Buy, a keep on Buying! There's nothing better you can do. Will your neighbor know you love, your loved one up above, if you’re cheap about the funeral that you do? Well, it all turned out ok cause I called my FCA [pause, “That's the Funeral Consumers Alliance. It’s a non profit”] They told me all that they knew I could do Got the pine box he'd always wanTED [pause] No embalming, so he, looked Dead [Pause], And I got it all without being rude! Final CHORUS Make plans now. It is surprising what your love can really do. Remember it’s about the living, and you’re showing love by giving, A fun’ral that is meaningful to you. A fun-er-al that’s meaningful to you. You Can! Tune: Sweet Bye and Bye, as well as the tune: Preacher and the Slave by Joe Hill Morticians, they had oversight Tried to tell us what's wrong and what's right; But when asked, 'How bout something for me?' They did answer with voices so sweet: CHORUS You will stand__ here not there___ You will move to the chapel on cue Sit and pray__, but first pay___, You chip in, that’s all you need do. "The mortician is skilled don’t you think?” But I sense I do smell a slight stink. I know the embalming's the pest! to get us to buy all the rest. All the Le___gislators they fight, And they talk and they clap and they write, Til they get a restriction on you, And your bloods on the way to the loo. But, one des___ignated would fight, They’re assigned to do what you like, You make them an agent for you, And no family feuds will ensue. Did you know you can care for your dead, Make a plain pine box instead, Keep the contents cold using ice, And the meeting you hold will be nice CHORUS You can stand___ here or there____ Your pro__gram reminds you what to do You’re not confused___ or abused____ In expressing your final adieu___ So I’ve brought the truth for you There’s only a few supposed to’s Plan ahead, write it down, make it known, And your family will not need a loan. CHORUS You can stand___ here or there____ You’ll know what you really want to do. It’s ok___ to have your way____ In expressing your final adieu___ Rebel Girl Original tune and lyrics were written by the activist songwriter Joe Hill. This song was written the week before he was shot by a firing squad. He wrote it about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. I started singing Rebel Girl about myself in my own funeral reform activism, rebelling against what my culture dictated a funeral has to be. Then I realized the real “Original Rebel Girl” of my generations’ Home Funeral movement is truly Lisa Carlson. So this song identifies her as my inspiration. They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me Lyrics written about real experiences of Utah consumer advocate Joyce Mitchell (Original tune by T-Bone Slim, 1920 sing his original lyrics at https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/t-bone-slim/the-popular-wobbly-chords-3875021 ) Hard Travelin’ Funeral Director Tune: by Woodie Guthrie My other songs, they picked on Funeral Directors, but this song acknowledges their suffering. It’s about one hard travelin funeral director, writin home to someone who cares. Where Is The love Tune by The Black Eyed Peas What's wrong with the world, mama People livin' like they ain't got no mamas The whole country, is addicted to the drama of Buyin expensive funer’ls that'll bring‘em trauma When embalmin s’posed to be for preservation It just “ups” the cost of presentation A one-time display, just to make us say “Hey they look okay.” But there’s another way! Like if you want to show love for your own dead Dry ice is way better to use instead Cuz to hire out really separates But when you take charge, you get to participate![ breathe] Products are not what WE demonstrate. That’s how The Funeral-Biz works & operates. Ya know, you gotta have love just to set it straight Take control of your dead and meditate. Let your soul gravitate (to the love ya’ll) F C People mournin', people dyin' Dm Families hurt, you hear em cryin' Bb Can you practice what you preach F Do a fun-er-al that’s cheap C Father, Father, Father help us. Dm Send us guidance from above. Bb F 'Cause people wanna have an experience, expressing their love C Where is the love (The love) Dm Where is the love Bb Where is the love, The love, the love I know it ain't the same, as the old days Licensed Providers make the world insane So if love and peace is so strong Why is money changin where it don't belong. Chemical mixes pumped into loved ones Limousines addin’ burdens in the long run. So I asked myself where’s the pressure really from? and I asked myself really what is goin' on In this world that we’re livin' in people keep on givin' in Makin' fast decisions, to escape humiliation. Fake helpin' each other- denying thy brother- Here’s what’s goin' on, And the reason I won’t hide; Professional display, serves to feed into pride. BUT when I care for my dead, then I feel good inside. There’s the love, y'all,(Now I know) Hear the truth, y'all,(Now I know) Share the love. [pause] F C People mournin', people dyin' Dm Families hurt, you hear em cryin' Bb Can you practice what you preach F Do a fun-er-al that’s cheap C Father, Father, Father help us Dm Send us guidance from above Bb F ‘Cause people wanna have an experience, expressing their love C Expressing their love (Their love) Dm Expressing their love (Their love) Bb F Expressing their love, their love,..🡪 I understand You feel the weight of a body on your “shoulder”. But as you get older you gotta get bolder. Most people only know bout getting rid of it. Hurried-ness got ‘em goin’ in a wrong direction. Bad information told by mortuaries Profiteering images, causing sordid stories: Bank-rupting families, buying so much service Cookie-cutter funerals sold on purpose, Yo', whatever happened to the value of community Whatever happened to the beauty of home-fun-ery Instead of spreading love we’ve spread commerciality Lack of knowledge, leading choice away from unity. That's the reason why, I’m daily showin, “How-to” We gotta share the good news, all across the town Every cheap funral, spreads the word about, Funeral liberty, [pause for 2 beats] till love is found. F C People mournin', people dyin' Dm Families hurt, you hear em cryin' Bb Can you practice what you preach F Do a fun-er-al that’s cheap F C Funeral Consumers Alliance helps you Dm Gives you guidance what to do Bb F 'Cause people wanna have an experience, -doin it too C There is the love (The love) Dm Share in the love (The love) Bb F Share in the love, the love, the love 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

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