There are two primary options for the final disposition of cremated remains in a cemetery: in-ground burial or above-ground inurnment.

Ground burial of cremated remains

  • Cremated remains can be buried in a full size grave.
  • Cremated remains can be buried in a smaller size cremation grave located in areas designated only for cremation burial.
  • Cremated remains can be buried on top of an existing grave occupied by another person, provided permission is given by the lot owner and observance of the cemetery’s rules for memorialization are followed.

Above-ground inurnment of cremated remains

  • Cremated remains may be inurned in a crypt or niche located in a mausoleum building.
  • Cremated remains may be interred in a columbarium facility which may be a free-standing bank of niches located in the cemetery or attached to a building in the cemetery.