If you have chosen cremation for your loved one, you will need to choose the type of urn to contain the cremation ashes.
When making your choice, you may want to consider:
- The cost
- The materials used
- The style and look
- The purpose of the urn, for display or burial
Different materials and types
There is a huge variety of materials, styles and types of urn available. Apart from traditional urn-shaped containers, you can buy urns designed to look like sculptures, made of glass, or with a personalised design. Other types include:
- Metal (for example, brass, copper or silver)
- Traditional porcelain
- Biodegradable urns
- Decorative glass
- Ceramic sculpture urns
- Stone (for example, marble)
- Candle urns, designed to hold ashes and a candle
- Custom and personalised designs
- Double cremation urns, a matching pair for two people
Special requirements
The type of urn you choose may depend on what you intend to do with the cremation ashes. If you intend to scatter your loved one’s ashes in a meaningful place, you may want to choose a scatter tube instead of an urn.
If you want to display the ashes in your home, you may want to pick a meaningful sculpture urn that you will enjoy looking at. There are hundreds of different styles to choose from, so you can choose one that best reflects your loved one’s personality and what they meant to you.
If you intend to bury the ashes, you will need a robust urn made from metal or stone. Or you may want a biodegradable urn so that the ashes can be quickly and safely dispersed into the earth in an eco-friendly way.
About eziFunerals
eziFunerals supports individuals and families cope with end of life decisions, death and funerals. We are an independent, Australian-owned and operated company. We are not part of any other funeral company.
Our member Funeral Directors operate in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Australia wide. Thet are chosen for their knowledge, quality, service, personalisation and experience. They go above and beyond, and will take the time to support the family.
For more information or to make contact with a trusted Independent funeral director, call eziFunerals on 1300 236 402 or visit www.ezifunerals.com.au.
Peter Erceg
Peter Erceg is the Owner and Founder of eziFunerals. He has had a long history within the funeral industry, and is a published author of ‘What Kind Of Funeral: A self help guide to planning a meaningful funeral’. Prior to eziFunerals, Peter worked in the public sector and health industry for more than 30 years. The views and opinions expressed on posts are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of eziFunerals and members.
