Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.

Memorials, whether formal or informal, are a way for us to psychologically attach our visualization of the deceased to a particular place or thing. This can help us grieve, because it gives us a place to visit where we can spend quiet time remembering the departed.

Cremation memorialization can be formal or informal, or even both by dividing the remains in a process called "apportionment".

Formal memorialization can consist of:

placing the inurned remains into a niche in a columbarium
burying the remains in a cemetery, with a memorial plaque over them
scattering the remains in a cremation garden, with a memorial plaque nearby
scattering the remains elsewhere, but placing a plaque in a columbarium or memorial garden
wearing or displaying a "pinch" of remains in apportionment jewelry

Informal memorialization can consist of:

donations to a favorite charity
planting a tree
Your chosen funeral home or cemetery should be able to advise you of the many ways you can memorialize the person who has died.

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