A cremation memorial is a permanent place to remember someone who was cremated. Some hold the cremated remains inside the stone, in a sealed compartment sized to an urn. Others simply mark the place, standing in a family plot or a cremation garden. The forms vary widely: upright stones, flat markers, pedestals, columbarium fronts, and cremation benches.

Fewer than half of families know these options exist, which is why so many urns stay on a shelf at home. There is nothing wrong with keeping someone close. But families often tell us, years later, that they wish there were somewhere to go on a birthday, somewhere the grandchildren could visit. A cremation memorial can be added at any point, whether the cremation was last month or fifteen years ago.

Whether the cremation was recent or long ago, we'll walk you through the options, what your cemetery allows, and what drives the cost, before you decide anything.

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