Understanding the Cremation Process From Start to Finish
Tukios Websites • June 15, 2020
Are you getting ready to plan a cremation service in Harlingen, TX
for a loved one for the very first time? If you are, you might not understand exactly how the cremation process works. It’s a mystery to many people who haven’t had a lot of experience with cremation just yet. Fortunately, it’s not that difficult to understand, as long as you break it down and get a good grasp on each of the steps associated with the cremation process. Take a look at how the cremation process will play out from start to finish below. Step 1: Properly identifying a person’s body
First things first: Before a Harlingen, TX funeral home does anything else, they need to make sure that they have the right person’s body prior to a cremation. Most funeral homes have a foolproof system in place that’s designed to check, double check, and triple check a person’s identity before their cremation takes place. This system also calls for the funeral home to secure the proper authorization from a person’s family that allows for them to start the cremation process. Step 2: Preparing a person’s body for cremation
After a person’s body has been properly identified and their family has signed off on their cremation, a funeral home will then begin preparing the body for cremation. To do this, they’ll remove any medical devices from the body and take off any jewelry that a person might be wearing. They’ll also place the body into a cremation container that is made out of wood or some other material that is combustible. This will ensure that the body is ready for the cremation to get started. Step 3: Moving a person’s body into a cremation chamber and cremating it
Once a person’s body is prepared for cremation, a funeral home
will take their cremation container and move it to the cremation chamber. They’ll then heat the chamber up to somewhere between 1,400 and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and let the cremation container sit in it for approximately 2 hours. If the person who is being cremated was on the taller or heavier side, it might take a little bit longer for the cremation to play out. But generally speaking, about 2 hours should be enough to complete the cremation. Step 4: Giving a person’s cremated remains to their family
At the conclusion of a person’s cremation, all that will be left of them will be a pile of bones and other remains. A funeral home will use a magnet to remove any small pieces of metal that might be left behind in the aftermath of a cremation and then ground up the remains to make them as small as possible. What will be left in the end are what most people think of when they think about a person’s “ashes.” The remains will then be placed into a cremation urn and handed over to a person’s family so that they can decide what to do with them next. They’ll have the option of either taking them home, burying them, scattering them, or doing something else with them.
Now that you know what the cremation process entails
, it’s time for you to start making the proper plans for your loved one’s Harlingen, TX cremation. McCaleb Funeral Home can speak with you more about cremation and answer any pressing questions you might have about it. Get in touch with us today to get things going.
