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About Cremation
Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home is proud to offer this informative resource on cremation options. Cremation is the process by which a body is exposed to extreme heat, usually 1800 - 2000 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours or more. Through this process the body is reduced to its basic elements, which are referred to as the "cremated body" or "cremated remains". Cremation occurs at a crematorium in a special kind of furnace called a cremation chamber or retort. It may surprise many to learn that ashes are not the final result since cremated remains have neither the appearance nor the chemical properties of ashes. They are, in fact, bone fragments. These fragments are further reduced in size through a mechanical process. After preparation, these elements are placed in a temporary container that is suitable for transport. Depending upon the size of the body, there are normally three to nine pounds of fragments resulting. Ontario regulations allow only one cremation to take place at a time in a retort.
Cremation Options
Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home offers a wide variety of cremation options - with personalization options to create a meaningful celebration of life and with prices to suit any budget. Families selecting cremation have many options for services. Some regard cremation as an alternative to a funeral, when in reality, it is an alternative to burial or entombment. The same options available with earth burial are available with cremation. Some of these choices include: the type of casket, the location of the funeral service, the selection of music, an open casket, and a display of photographs, awards or personal effects. Generally, the same visitation and service is held and then, instead of going to the cemetery, we proceed to the crematorium. Cremation doesn't limit the opportunity for gathering, viewing and a service, whether it be formal or contemporary. Most religions and cultures prefer this. It is important to remember that cremation is just the initial means of disposition. The final disposition must also take place when cremation has been selected. The cremated body is often placed in an urn which is interred in the ground or placed in columbarium. In rare cases, where religion, legislation and bylaws allow, the cremated body is scattered upon private property. This is not the preferred method of final disposition as it does not allow for a formal place of memorialization. Since the cremated remains are in fact, the body in a different form, they must always be treated with reverence.
In some cases, services are held after the cremation procedure and the urn containing the cremated body is present.
Types of Cremation Services
Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home offers a wide array of cremation services. Click on the links below to find out more details about cremation services.
Funeral Service with Cremation
A traditional funeral service in the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home chapel or in a hall or church, followed by cremation. A reception can take place afterwards at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, if desired.
A formal service which takes place after cremation has taken place. Families have the option of having the cremated remains present in an urn. A reception can take place afterwards at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, if desired.
An informal service which takes place in a visitation room or a reception room at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home. Families have the option of having the cremated remains present in an urn and also have the option of combining the celebration of life with a reception.
A direct disposition cremation service involves Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home looking after the act of cremation, with no service at the Funeral Home.