About 60% of Americans are now choosing cremation over a traditional burial, versus only around 20% in the mid-1990s.

An urn costs a median of $295 ... a simple route by instructing loved ones to opt for direct cremation, store or scatter the ...

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For example, if you like bold pocket knife scales you could order a cremation knife keepsake ... different from scattering ...

Funeral home urns usually cost around $100 to $350, but you aren’t required to get one. After cremation, your family will receive your ashes in a thick plastic bag inside a cardboard box.

Richard Shaw used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors for Rita's cremation in October 2023 ... he feared the ashes he had kept in an urn at the marital home might not be those of Rita.