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We are an all volunteer-run educational charity, advocating your right to choose simple, meaningful, affordable after-death arrangements. About Us Funeral Consumers Alliance of Utah is a volunteer-run educational charity, advocating your right to choose simple, meaningful, affordable after-death arrangements. FCA of Utah is Part of a National Affiliation that Provides OBJECTIVITY - Knowledgeable volunteers who do not sell funeral services DIGNITY - Alternatives to excessive funeral displays CONFIDENCE -Courage to buy only what you want or need SECURITY - Pre-planning without the risks of prepaying PEACE OF MIND - Tools to discuss end of life while you still can CARING - Directives that spare your family the stress of misunderstandings and regret KNOWLEDGE - Refusal to give up your rights because you know what they are SAVINGS - Price-compare at a glance, buying only what you want/need. EMPOWERMENT - Notice of Bills that could erode or enhance the ability to choose simple affordable arrangements PHILANTHROPY -Keeps this information available to all Ways to volunteer with us

Free, non-profit, immediate tips to pay for a funeral, burial or cremation. Whole Body Donation findContract Reparations2 Other Death Benefits Another Bank Acct Public Appeals Veterans Benefits Sharing th Cost 15 maneras de encontrar dinero y reducir costos HOY Donación de cuerpo entero COSTO: GRATIS dentro de las 50 millas de la Universidad de Utah. Aunque la U de U prefiere que los donantes se registren con anticipación , la Pariente más cercano puede llamar (Universidad de Utah 801-581-6728) para dar su consentimiento verbal de inmediato. Si una funeraria tiene el cuerpo, dígales que desea donar el cuerpo a la Programa de donación de cuerpos de U of U (el embalsamamiento se hace de otra manera). Llame directamente al Programa de Donación de Cuerpos de la U of U si no está utilizando una morgue. ¡Puede tener hasta una semana para el velorio o el funeral antes de donar el cuerpo! Las cenizas se enterrarán en el cementerio de Salt Lake City, o puede solicitar que se devuelvan las cenizas a la familia. El seguimiento descalificar un cuerpo para el estudio: cirugía mayor reciente accidente traumático autopsia ascitis (retención severa de líquidos en el abdomen) edema obesidad enfermedad contagiosa (como VIH, hepatitis, Jacob Kruetzfeld o tuberculosis) ictericia donación de órganos que no sean piel y ojos (Usando su licencia de conducir, puede modificar los detalles de su donante de órganos . Por ejemplo, puede decir "solo piel y ojos" en el Registro de Donantes: www.yesutah.org ) Encuentre el contrato y cambie de opinión A veces se ha comprado un contrato de servicios a través de una funeraria pero nadie lo sabe. Cázalo. Si encuentra un contrato con una funeraria y el paquete es demasiado elegante, entonces puede usar menos de los productos o servicios que establece y aplicar los ingresos para pagar los costos inesperados, como el entierro de no residentes o el transporte del cuerpo, etc. Ejemplo : cambiar a la cremación para pagar una parcela en el cementerio. Las reglas de licencias funerarias dicen: R156-9-617. Bienes y Servicios No Provistos - Reembolso. Si los bienes o servicios seleccionados en el contrato de prenecesidad no se proporcionan en el momento de la necesidad, el monto pagado por esos bienes y servicios y las ganancias no gastadas correspondientes se distribuirán al comprador del contrato de prenecesidad o al representante del comprador o, en su ausencia, el comprador herederos y beneficiarios. Reparación de la Víctima del Crimen Es posible que pueda solicitar el reembolso de los gastos relacionados con el funeral y el entierro: https://crimevictim.utah.gov/ En algunos estados, si inicia un "Go-fund me" antes de solicitar "reparaciones para víctimas", puede ser descalificado. Pregunte si ese es el caso en Utah. Buscar beneficios por muerte La mayoría de los beneficios no son automáticos y deben solicitarse. Así que asegúrese de averiguar si el difunto era miembro de: Asociación de Veteranos (siga desplazándose hacia abajo para obtener más detalles), organizaciones fraternas, sindicatos de empleados, Cooperativas de crédito o bancos Un plan de beneficios por muerte del empleador Seguro Social ($255 para el cónyuge sobreviviente o dependientes que viven en el hogar), Seguro (algunos seguros de automóvil o de vivienda vienen con un beneficio por fallecimiento) Una cuenta de "pago al morir" Es posible que su ser querido haya configurado una cuenta de Pago al fallecer a la que pueda acceder un familiar, amigo o abogado en caso de fallecimiento. En los viejos tiempos, esto se llamaba Toten Trust. Es una cuenta con el nombre de otra persona incluido para acceder pero solo al fallecer (cuando la otra persona presenta el certificado de defunción en el banco). Esto permite que el dinero en esa cuenta se use para pagar facturas inmediatas antes de que se lea el testamento. Apelaciones Públicas Las historias sobre recaudaciones de fondos a menudo se ven en las noticias. Si sigue este camino, no se sienta presionado a comprar nada ANTES de haber buscado sus opciones para recaudar fondos y reducir costos. Tenga cuidado con las altas cargas de refrigeración en la mayoría de las morgues. Dicen que te cobrarán mucho por presionarte para que tomes decisiones rápidas. PUEDE negociar una tarifa de almacenamiento razonable o exigir la devolución del cuerpo. Si resulta difícil recaudar fondos, considere que hay opciones para un palco demasiado caro y pagar a los directores para que organicen una reunión (también conocida como un funeral o un servicio conmemorativo). Vea algunas soluciones a este dilema en nuestra página de bricolaje . Beneficios para 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 bóveda, la apertura y el cierre, la lápida y la tarifa de colocación. Muchos cementerios estatales de veteranos también ofrecen entierro gratuito para los veteranos y, a menudo, también para los cónyuges. Vea más detalles sobre los beneficios para veteranos en el sitio de la oficina de médicos forenses de Utah: https://ome.utah.gov/our-services/financial-assistance Para ser enterrado en un Cementerio de Veteranos, necesita: " DD 214 " Este 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. Si pierde su DD214, no espere hasta después de su muerte para obtener uno. Más información sobre los beneficios para veteranos en: funerales.org y también: Cementerio de veteranos y parque conmemorativo de Utah 801-254-9036 17111 S Camp Williams Rd Bluffdale, UT 84065 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 atienden a sus veteranos fallecidos con la documentación adecuada de la Oficina de Registros Vitales del Departamento de Salud (ubicada en el condado donde ocurrió la muerte). La familia puede llevar a su veterano al cementerio ellos mismos, hacer su propio ataúd y evitar una morgue por completo, ahorrando varios miles de dólares. (vea cómo en nuestra página "Diy Funeral") Familiares compartiendo el costo Si no se asignó a ninguna persona para controlar la disposición de los restos antes de la muerte, corresponde a "los parientes más cercanos" ACORDAR qué comprar. A muchos les resulta difícil comprar un funeral frugal y sencillo en esta situación. PRECAUCIÓN: Hemos visto una y otra vez, una oferta de un miembro de la familia para "pagar por todo" (tal vez tienen un amigo en el negocio funerario de quien creen que pueden hacer un trato). Notoriamente no tienen idea de cuán rápido se suman los costos. Cuando reciben la factura (o su parte de ella), cambian de opinión y esperan que usted colabore más, "después de todo, usted hizo las selecciones". Hágase un favor y reduzca los costos por adelantado sin importar la ayuda que se le haya ofrecido. Ofrendas de la Iglesia Algunas familias piden a su congregación que ayude a pagar un funeral. La mayoría de los líderes de la iglesia juegan un papel neutral en las decisiones sobre los servicios que compra. Cuando acepte dinero normalmente designado para los gastos de manutención de las personas, considere la encuesta de comparación de precios de funerarias que hemos realizado para usted . También encontrará en nuestra página de funeral de bricolaje que es posible que no necesite gastar tanto como cree para llevar a cabo un funeral o servicio conmemorativo encantador y una disposición corporal respetuosa. Hay bendiciones incalculables que llegan a familiares y amigos que cuidan personalmente de sus muertos. Solicite la cremación de indigentes GRATIS Si el difunto y responsable pariente más cercano ganado por debajo del Pautas de pobreza del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. de 2013 entonces usted puede calificar. Esto se solicita a través del proveedor contratado en el condado donde ocurrió la muerte. Vea más detalles de la Oficina de Examinadores Médicos de Utah: https://ome.utah.gov/our-services/financial-assistance DESPOJOS MORTALES La familia puede reclamar las cenizas después de la cremación (una funeraria que cumple con los contratos para la cremación de indigentes esparce las cenizas en un prado de montaña si nadie las reclama dentro de los 6 meses posteriores a la cremación). OBITUARIOS cuando el condado paga por la disposición: Los obituarios de los periódicos son muy caros, por lo que se colocará un aviso de defunción en el periódico. Sitios de obituarios en línea como epassing.org , the eternalport.com u obituare.com por lo general, le permitirá publicar un obituario simple a corto plazo de forma gratuita o un obituario con todas las campanas y silbatos por $ 5 / mes o una tarifa fija de $ 25 o más. Comparación de precios de mortuorios Una forma de reducir drásticamente los costos es elegir una morgue de precio más justo en su sección de Utah: Cuadros de comparación de precios de depósitos de cadáveres de un vistazo Otra opción es evitar la contratación de una morgue, solicitar el certificado de defunción directamente en la oficina de registros vitales del condado donde ocurrió la muerte, fabricar o comprar un ataúd local. Realiza tu ceremonia, funeral, velatorio o vigilia en una capilla o domicilio. Luego, transporte el cuerpo en una camioneta o camión a un crematorio o a un cementerio que cobre menos (consulte nuestra página de Entierro simple para conocer las opciones de entierro, ya que acumulará alrededor de $ 2K en cargos, incluso si ya posee una parcela). Cremación La cremación reduce los costos del cementerio porque las cenizas de dos o tres personas pueden enterrarse en cada parcela en la mayoría de los cementerios ( ahorrando $1500 o más por entierro). También puede enterrar sin recipiente o esparcir las cenizas en casi cualquier lugar de forma gratuita. Una cremación debería costar menos de $ 1K. La familia todavía puede tener un funeral antes o un servicio conmemorativo después. A muchos les preocupa que Dios se oponga a la cremación. Obtenga más perspectiva en este documento de 2 páginas: Puntos de vista bíblicos y religiosos sobre los modos de disposición Un ataúd de cremación básico típico $150 Ejemplo de un ataúd de cremación de lujo $600 Empleador Algunas compañías tienen beneficios para sobrevivientes disponibles para la familia de un empleado fallecido. Algunos sindicatos pueden ofrecer beneficios para ayudar a cubrir o sufragar los costos del funeral. Solicitar y aceptar participación en lugar de efectivo No se necesita mucha gente para llevar a cabo un hermoso Memorial o Funeral, pero hay cosas que los amigos y la familia pueden hacer en lugar de contratarlos. Cuando ocurre una muerte, muchos amigos y vecinos quieren hacer algo. Podrían agregar a sus condolencias, "... por favor llámeme si puedo hacer algo", sin estar del todo seguros de lo que realmente podrían hacer. Ese es un buen momento para que usted ofrezca una tarea específica. No todas las tareas a continuación se aplicarán a su situación, pero considere quién podría... ¿Ayuda para notificar a familiares y amigos, por teléfono o correo electrónico, Facebook, Twitter o sitio web? Estar a cargo de obtener la documentación requerida (certificado de defunción, permiso de tránsito o disposición de entierro, permiso para cremar)? ¿Se comunicó con el cementerio, el crematorio o la facultad de medicina para programar la llegada del cuerpo? ¿Preparar el cuerpo? ¿Hacer o comprar un ataúd o un sudario? ¿Obtener hielo seco o paquetes de gel congelado, si es necesario? ¿Organizar música? ¿Contactar al clero oa alguien más para que dirija los servicios (una reunión básica en realidad)? ¿Transporte de alguna flor? ¿Limpieza, cuidado de la casa o cuidado de mascotas? ¿Comidas u otros refrescos? ¿Reunirse con invitados de fuera de la ciudad en el aeropuerto? ¿Proporcionar alojamiento durante la noche para los invitados? ¿Coleccionar y exhibir fotografías u otros recuerdos? ¿Planea los servicios que se llevarán a cabo, con o sin el cuerpo presente, ataúd cerrado o abierto? ¿Imprimir programas? escribir un obituario? ¿Escribir/entregar elogios? ¿Grabar algún evento en beneficio de la familia de fuera de la ciudad (no permitido en las capillas SUD)? ¿Servir como portadores del féretro? ¿Transportar el cuerpo o prestar un vehículo? ¿Enviar notas de agradecimiento? ¿Solicitar beneficios para veteranos como un marcador y una bandera? Qué hacer cuando no puede pagar un funeral https://funerals.org/cantafford/ Church Contributions Indigent Cremation Price Compare Cremation Let People Volunteer Cheaper Caskets Transport Your Dead Obituaries Example of a Deluxe Cremation Casket $600 A Basic Cremation Casket (aka "Alternative Container") around $150

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] Must 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 Almost all cemeteries require that cremated remains in an urn, be surrounded by an outer burial container made of fiberglass or concrete as well. A cemetery may require you to buy a burial container from them. The cemetery may also have rules about what type of urn and vault you can use. It's unclear why cemeteries will not allow ashes to be poured directly into a grave and then covered over with dirt. They will also charge an opening and closing fee for the burial, and you will likely have to purchase a grave marker. On the bright side, Two or three 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. It is unlawful to bury them on public property. 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, you're 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 can be scattered on uninhabited public land. Generally people have followed "Don't ask, don't tell" about what they do with the ashes. As to pouring ashes directly into soil, a lake or river or stream: they are acidic and high in sodium. Here is some guidance from the Bureau of Land Management: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/IM2011-159_att1.pdf If you scatter or pour, wind direction will affect whether ashes go where you want them to go or back in your face or on your clothes. Ossuary For those who want cremated remains to be interred in a cemetery, with permanent memorialization (name, dates), but find the cost of either burial or inurnment (see above) prohibitive, there's another option. Two Twin Cities, MN cemeteries now have an ossuary. Cremated remains (ashes) are poured into a below-ground chamber where they are co-mingled with the ashes of others. Name and dates are inscribed on granite blocks. Lakewood Cemetery defines “ossuary” differently. At Lakewood, urns are placed adjacent to each other on shelves hidden behind a paneled wall. On the wall is a sculpture of a tree the leaves of which bear the names of those who’s ashes are in the ossuary. 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. 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 the main content of this section

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".

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.

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.

A Sample Form using the wording in Utah Code 58-9-601 to make a ready to fill out assignment for an Agent to Control Disposition of Remains Assign An Agent to Control Disposition of Remains Form Appointment of Agent best simple.pdf APPOINTMENT OF AGENT TO CONTROL DISPOSITION OF REMAINS I, the designator, ___________________________________________voluntarily make known my desire that, upon my death, the control of the disposition of my dead body be controlled by __________________________________________________________________, and with respect to that subject only, I hereby appoint the above named person as my "agent to control the disposition of my remains." This designated agent has complete authority to act on my behalf and direct any and all details related to my after-death care, including: obituary, funeral or memorial service, cemetery, monument, memorialization, reception, final disposition, and other related matters. SPECIAL DIRECTIONS: Set forth below are any special directions limiting the power granted to my agent as well as any instructions or wishes desired to be followed in the disposition of my remains: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have entered into a pre-paid pre-need contract with a mortuary or cemetery: yes / no If yes, name of entity: __________________________________________________ I have provided a copy to my agent, attached. FUNDING: I have provided sufficient funds to pay for my after-death care in this way: _____________________________________________________________________ If for any reason those funds become inadequate, my designated agent is personally responsible to pay only the balance of those costs that he/she authorized. My agent has full authority to make any changes to reduce the cost of my after-deathcare. DURATION: This appointment becomes effective upon my death. PRIOR APPOINTMENTS REVOKED: I hereby revoke any prior appointment of any person to control the disposition of my remains, including (if a different person) a personal representative named in my will (according to Utah code 75-3-701). RELIANCE: Any cemetery organization, business operating a crematory or columbarium or both, funeral director, embalmer, dispositioner, funeral committee or mortuary, Vital Records Registrar, or Care Facility who receives a copy of this document may act under it. No business or agency shall be liable because of reliance on a copy of this document. ASSUMPTION: MY AGENT, BY ACCEPTING THIS APPOINTMENT, ASSUMES THE OBLIGATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN, AND IS BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF, UTAH SECTION 58-9-602 which states that a person designated in writing has the first right and duty to control the disposition and funeral arrangements of a deceased person. Make this form official by signing in front of a notary, or follow Utah law for witness signatures. (Utah code 58-9-602(1)(a) and 75-2-502(1)(a)(b)(c)). Designated Agent acceptance of appointment: Signature Print Name Date: SUCCESSORS: If my agent or a successor agent dies, becomes legally disabled, resigns, or refuses to act, or if my marriage to my agent or successor agent is dissolved by divorce, annulled, or declared void before my death (and this instrument does not state that the agent or successor agent continues to serve in that circumstance), I hereby appoint the following persons (each to act alone and successively, in the order named) to serve as my agent to control the disposition of my remains as authorized by this document: 1st Successor Signature Date: Print Name 2nd Successor Signature Date: Print Name --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESSES affirm DESIGNATOR made the stipulations stated above Signature Witness 1: Date: Print Name Signature Witness 2: Date: Print Name Or Notarized: In the STATE OF UTAH, COUNTY OF ______________________ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged by the DESIGNATOR ______________________________________________________ (name) before me this_____________________(date) (Seal) Notary Public Printed Name: Commission Expires:

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

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

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.