Mausoleum Burial Guide

Mausoleum burial is a highly desirable form of interment among families who can afford the associated costs. Mausoleum burial offers a dignified alternative to ground burial, and offers many benefits to grieving family members. Many who chose mausoleum burial do so to honor a distinctive life, as a loving way to memorialize the deceased, and to provide a beautiful place to visit and remember their loved ones.

Mausoleum Burial vs. Ground Burial

Underground burial is often associated with a traditional funeral, but mausoleum interment also has a long history in funeral rites. Mausoleum burial has been practiced all the way back to ancient civilizations. Mausoleum burial

• Provides an exceptional memorial for distinctive persons.
• Is a good option for people who have an aversion to being interred in the ground.
• Offers a quiet, personal place to visit and remember the deceased.
• Offers an alternative to increasingly scarce cemetery resources.

The mausoleum burial process is comparable to burial within the earth. A family generally holds a traditional funeral, followed by transportation to the mausoleum site for a commitment ceremony. In a vestibule mausoleum, also known as a walk-in mausoleum, the casket is carried through the door and placed within a crypt. The crypt is then sealed. With a sarcophagus mausoleum, a crane may temporarily remove a roof or wall to place the casket inside a crypt in the mausoleum.

After interment, the mausoleum may be accessible or closed, depending on the design and structure of the mausoleum. Family visit mausolea in much the same way they visit an in-ground burial site to remember a deceased family member.

Mausoleum Burial Options

Families choose among a wide array of mausoleum burial options. The most expensive and elaborate mausoleum burial takes place in a private family mausoleum. This mausoleum may be custom designed and constructed from quality materials with elaborate details to commemorate the deceased. A private family mausoleum may be small enough for a couple, or large enough to house all members of an immediate family. It provides a wonderful opportunity to be near loved ones for eternity.

Alternately, some choose individual mausoleums as private monuments. This is a common choice for a patriarch of the family, or less frequently, for families who have experienced the untimely loss of a child. These mausoleums tend to be elaborate, and serve as reminders of and monuments to lost loved ones. In some cases, individual mausoleums may be grouped together with family mausoleums; particularly in the case of large or extended families that want to be near one another in death.

Mausoleum burial tells a tale of respect, honor, and distinction, or familial appreciation and devotion to the beloved deceased. Every family approaches the mourning process differently, and makes different choices about the best type of mausoleum burial for their lost loved ones. However, mausoleum burial is the best opportunity to make a statement of love and provide a place of remembrance long after the deceased has left this world.
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