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Build your own casket or find a local builder. Need oversized? No problem! Don't be manipulated by high prices designed to force you into a casket from the funeral home. A third party casket can still save you money if you... Recursos del ataúd Consejo n.º 1: no compre un ataúd sellador, a menos que desee que el interior del ataúd se vuelva gaseoso y mohoso (imagine un tomate descomponiéndose en una caja de cartón en lugar de una bolsa de plástico. El ataúd sellador es la repugnante bolsa de plástico). #2 Si ordena que se envíe un ataúd a la funeraria, no acepte un cargo por manejo del ataúd Es posible comprar ataúdes por menos de $850: Más Opciones de ataúd en Utah Fotografías de Robert Alexander en Farr West, Utah 801-388-9158 $850.00 Aquí está su blog: http://alexanders-alexanders.blogspot.com/ Vista doble de un ataúd de gran tamaño diseñado y construido por Robert Alexander, un artesano del norte de Utah. ¿Sabía que si su ser querido pesa más de 300 libras, se verá presionado a comprar un ataúd costoso de gran tamaño? ¡Y luego una bóveda de gran tamaño también! Robert construye ataúdes para cuerpos que pesan más de 300-500 libras) ¡Y cabe en una bóveda de cementerio estándar! Para ver/comprar una bandeja-beir y Bambú, Ratán, Hoja de Plátano y Hierbas Marinas ataúdes El féretro y la mortaja a la antigua (magnífico ejemplo de féretros) ¡O construye tu propio ataúd! Robert Alexander ha donado este plan de "ataúd simple" de 2 páginas para que pueda construir este ataúd usted mismo. Un voluntario hizo este video sobre su experiencia con los funerales desde que era un niño pequeño hasta que conoció a Funeral Consumers Alliance: A volunteer made this video about his experience with funerals from the time he was a little boy until he met Funeral Consumers Alliance The inspirational movie: Departures helps re-examine our own funeral Culture Local Affordable Caskets Lone Peak Coffins are sold at: bearlakecoffins.com Delivery can be arranged if needed. Farr West, Utah 801-388-9158 $934 & up RW Woodworks Blog For bodies weighing 300-500lbs Robert builds caskets that fit in a standard cemetery vault! Salt Lake City caskets $895 basic & up https://rusticcoffins.com/ 385-576-2035 ArtisanCaskets.com Salt Lake City Lots of designs. Starting at only $895 Less than 24 hour turnaround time Free delivery within 50 miles Orderville, UT Cell: 435-691-2822 figs@figsxpress.com See more styles: http://figscaskets.com/ Southern Utah Handcrafted Caskets Local Caskets Under $1K

15 second videos to get you and that body through a door and into a vehicle. Moving a Body Video How-to We loan out this body board for a donation of any kind. A donation could be as simple as sharing your experience and photos/video for educational purposes. Text Joyce: 801-368-5884 (Utah County) To build your own board AND Step by Step DIY transport steps 4-6 & 11 The Burial Transit Permit is attached to the cardboard top that we removed from this standard $150 shipping container. That 2.5" thick cardboard tube on the floor of this van made the casket roll in easily. Moving a 2' x 6' Body Board through a door. Applies to casket carrying as well. It's good to practice beforehand to maintain a reverent atmosphere when carrying your dead. In this van you can see the heavy cardboard tube we used to roll our loved one's casket in at the Delta Airlines Cargo pickup. Into the Subaru we are rolling our 2' x 6' Body Board. Fatter and longer tubes are better than the skinny 1.5", foot long tubes we were experimenting with this time in the Subaru. A 2" pvc pipe, about 18" long would've worked better.

We quote the sections of Utah State Code that show you don't need to be licensed to conduct any part of a funeral. Family (or Authorized Agents) who are "Acting as Dispositioner" are NOT Required to be Licensed! Utah Code 58-9-305 Exemptions from licensure a person may engage in the following acts included within the definition of the practice of funeral service, subject to the stated circu mstances and limitations, without being licensed under this chapter: (1) transportation of a dead human body in accordance with other applicable state and federal laws; (2) ambulance or other emergency transportation of a dead human body; (3) the sale of any of the following that is delivered to the buyer or the buyer's designee within 90 days after the day of the sale: (a) funeral merchandise; (b) headstones; or (c) other memorial merchandise; (4) the performance of funeral, graveside, or memorial services by: (a) a member of the clergy; (b) a member of the decedent's family; or (c) any other recognized individual; (5) assisting a Utah licensed funeral service director regarding disasters or special emergencies by individuals licensed in other states... (6) activities of an unlicensed individual employed by a funeral service establishment... (7) nonprofessional tasks or activities which: (a) do not require independent professional judgment; and (b) are required of persons employed by a funeral service establishment under the supervision of a funeral service director. Amended by Chapter 144 , 2007 General Session Why pay $400 & up for a mortuary to be present at your chapel for a visitation? and $400 & up for the funeral? and $400 & up at the graveside? If you can conduct a meeting you can do these things yourselves. To transport a body from a hospital you must carry it using something that will not leak bodily fluids. A casket, or cloth sheets with plastic sheeting & body boar d are two ways to do this. When you transport a body that's been declared dead you must possess a burial transit permit: Instructions If you do not receive remuneration then you are performing nonprofessional tasks.

Read how a some of our volunteers got involved in Funeral Consumer Advocacy. Nuestro equipo Catalina: Estando interesado en temas relacionados con el final de la vida, leí un libro en la década de 1990 sobre el cuidado de los muertos. (Desde entonces, el autor es coautor de un nuevo libro que ahora recomiendo: Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death de Joshua Slocum y Lisa Carlson). Mi esposo y yo hablamos sobre lo que queríamos y lo que no queríamos con respecto a la atención después de la muerte y nos aseguramos de que nuestros hijos supieran nuestras preferencias. En 2007, mi esposo y yo tuvimos la oportunidad de servir en una misión en Nueva Zelanda durante 18 meses, donde vimos que las familias que cuidaban los cuerpos de sus seres queridos fallecidos en el hogar era algo normal. Asistimos a 4 visitas domiciliarias, cada vez maravillándonos de lo cómodos que nos sentíamos, de cómo nos gustaban los ataúdes sencillos, de cómo las familias podían honrar las tradiciones de su cultura y su religión. Nos maravilló el respeto que mostró la familia al tener siempre a un familiar en la casa con el cuerpo, y lo natural que era ver a la persona con la palidez que se da con la muerte en lugar de maquillaje artificial. Cuando mi esposo falleció en 2011, fue satisfactorio para mí y mis hijos adultos cuidarlo en casa, pero fue un desafío hacerlo en un país con tantos conceptos erróneos sobre el valor y la legalidad de hacerlo. Me convertí en voluntario de FCA de Utah, con la esperanza de poder ayudar a los habitantes de Utah a aprender que tienen opciones más allá de las que se ofrecen en una morgue. Quiero que todos sepan que pueden dirigir el funeral de aquellos a quienes han amado y cuidado en vida. Catalina 801-605-8883 Joyce: En 1994 vi un artículo en el periódico sobre un hombre en New Hampshire que hizo un ataúd de pino simple para su papá. En el artículo, se citaba a un director de una funeraria diciendo: "Muchas personas quieren ser enterradas en una caja de pino, pero cuando llega el momento, terminan con el ataúd comercial estándar". Estaba estupefacto. ¿Por qué la gente no puede conseguir lo que ELLA quiere? Así que investigué un poco que me hizo concluir que necesitaba unirme a FCA (entonces llamada FAMSA "Sociedades funerarias y conmemorativas de América"). Pasaron seis años, cuando en 2000 había visto suficientes artículos en mi periódico local que mostraban familias que compraban un funeral que no podían pagar, relegándose a sí mismos a la recaudación de fondos para pagar la factura. Exclamé: "¿No saben que un funeral no tiene que costar tanto?" Decidido a liberar a las familias de Utah para que cuiden a sus muertos de una manera asequible, yo, con un pequeño grupo de entusiastas, reinicié la filial de Utah que se había cerrado antes del 94. Y aquí estamos hoy. Nuestro evento más dramático ocurrió después de que la Legislatura de Utah eliminó la capacidad de los ciudadanos para presentar un certificado de defunción en 2006. Se lo entregaron exclusivamente a los directores de funerarias, algunos de los cuales mintieron sobre la ley y vendieron familias que solo querían un certificado de defunción. Así que en 2009 convencimos a la Legislatura de devolver a los ciudadanos el derecho de presentar un certificado de defunción directamente con Vital Records. Joyce 801-368-5884 (móvil) Sharlyn: Aquí estoy representado en un lugar donde me encantaría ser enterrado; directamente en el suelo para nutrir esta hermosa Tierra que siempre ha nutrido tan profundamente mi alma. Fue mi pasión por el medio ambiente lo que me llevó a la conciencia del "entierro verde" alrededor de 2013. Inmediatamente me aferré a las ideas tanto del entierro natural como de los funerales en el hogar. Habiendo dado a luz en casa y educado a mis hijos en casa, los funerales en casa me parecen muy correctos. Cuando llega el momento de cuidar a un ser querido que está muriendo, anhelo llorarlo y cuidarlo en mi propio espacio personal y en mis propios términos. Vengo de una larga línea de entusiastas del bricolaje, así que me imagino uniéndonos para construir un ataúd, vestir el cuerpo, cavar la tumba y cualquier otro trabajo de sanación y significado. Sé que algunas personas se consuelan al ver que los cuerpos de sus seres queridos parecen estar durmiendo durante el embalsamamiento mientras los miman en el satén de un costoso ataúd. Sin embargo, sé que también hay personas con los pies en la tierra como yo que anhelan alternativas más simples, frugales y respetuosas con el medio ambiente. Estas opciones requieren un poco más de "excavación", pero ahí es donde yo y mi equipo en la FCA entramos como voluntarios para ayudarlo a planificar un funeral que se ajuste tanto a su visión como a su presupuesto. Sharlynn 801-391-6556 (móvil) Kathleen Forrest Cutch, Representante Brad Daw, Joyce Mitchell, Marcia & Dave Racehorse-Robles 2009 Sharlyn Correo electrónico info@misitio.com Llamar 123-456-7890 Seguir

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, part of a National Affiliation that Provides OBJECTIVITY - Knowledgeable volunteers who do not sell funeral products or 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 - We care about you and want you to succeed! KNOWLEDGE - Directives that spare your family the stress of misunderstandings and regret SAVINGS - Price-compare at a glance, buying only what you want/need EMPOWERMENT - How to speak to your Legislator about Bills that could erode or enhance the ability to choose simple affordable arrangements PHILANTHROPY -Keeps this information available for all Ways to volunteer Donate

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:

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.

Every detail you need to care for your own dead in Utah without a funeral director. From filing paperwork to transporting a body from a care facility and coordinating directly with a cemetery or crematory, in easy to follow steps. Step-by-Step Instructions for a DIY, Home Funeral, Family Directed Funeral Can Do BEFORE a Death: 1) If you don't know what all the choices are for a funeral use our funeral planning worksheet to help you paint a full picture of what you'd like to occur. Note: If you make your own funeral plans you are better prepared to help others. 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) Start building or buying 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, gather: -A board with handles . Ask to use the facilities' gurney if you don’t have enough people to carry your board loaded. -Two people is enough to slide a board or casket into a vehicle. -2" thick-cardboard or pvc tubes at least 18" long. Place the casket on the tube(s) and the loaded board/casket will roll right in. -Two cloth sheets & one plastic sheet: a) First wrap deceased in Cloth Sheet. Cloth is helpful because if seepage begins it can be identified and taken care of, whereas a plastic body bag by itself can allow spread all over the body, as well as build up heat and smells. b) Slip a Cloth Sheet under body for lifting: Here's a 3 min video demonstrating using a sheet to lift a body as a team . c) A Plastic sheeting ( for example a dollar store shower curtain) for possibility of seepage (more likely with unexpected death, recent surgery, obesity). Place the cloth-wrapped body on top of the plastic sheet then fold the plastic over top of the body. This is very warm so either plan to be wrapped only short time or plan to cool body during transport. -A thicker covering (such as a quilt) to drape over the wrapped-body for transporting through public spaces. If picking up from the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) it will be easier to move the body in and out of the vehicle if you bring a body board or casket. You will drive your vehicle right into their transport bay. The body will be in one of their commercial body bags. They do not want DIYers to open the bag (or have a viewing without a mortuary helping you after an autopsy). You will still need to keep the body cold until final disposition (cremation or burial). 5) 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. A good award-winning movie you can rent (demonstrates the modesty with which body prep can be done): “Departures” . 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, clean disposable undergarment area, dress the body if desired, and place arms and hands where you want them. After 24-48 hrs you get a lesser 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. 6) Let the Doctor/Hospice/Hospital/Vital Records Registrar know as-soon-as-possible that “Family will be 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 7) If planning whole body burial, look up cemetery policies and procedure. 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 are County Ordinances (see our cemetery page for the 3 counties with restrictions). There are no Cities that allow private-property burial within city limits. 8) 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 before printing. 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 cannot. When Unexpected Death Occurs (see in a flow chart ): If a Medical Examiner takes the body for an autopsy. this buys you time. The M.E. may 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. 11.5) In Steps 4-6 you gathered supplies and knowledge for how to move & prepare a body. Now you will do it. 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). 13) 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) 14) 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) 15) 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 16) Prepare the body for casketing: See step #7 instructions & videos. 17) 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) 18) 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. 19) 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 . PDF Version of these Step by Step Instructions Go here: for an updated National chart of restrictions and list of liberties by Lee Webster on her New Hampshire Funeral Resources page FD =Funeral Director You can Make Your own Floral Arrangements These are all used flowers that we washed, repaired and rearranged.

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

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 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

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

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