Questions You Should Ask

We’ve compiled this list for you because we want you to be completely comfortable with the cremation services company. While we believe that #website.name# is the best in the area, we invite you to learn that for yourself. Give us a call at 732-671-3001 and ask us any one, or all, of these questions. And then, call up other area cremation companies, crematories or local funeral homes and see what they say.

• Do you adhere to a code of cremation ethics?
• Have your crematory operators been certified by a recognized organization?
• Do you perform your own cremations?
• If not, who does the cremations for you and where are they located?
• Can I tour the cremation facility?  
• Do you have stringent verification procedures in place to identify the body prior to cremation?
• Can the cremation be witnessed by a family member or designated individual?
• What is the average time between receiving the deceased and the completion of the cremation?
• Do you have refrigeration facilities to hold the body prior to cremation?
• What is the procedure to track the body through the cremation process and verify the identity of the cremated remains following cremation?
• How will the cremated remains be returned to me?
• What is the policy regarding holding of the cremated remains after the cremation is completed?
• What is your policy in regards to disposing prosthetics, artificial hips, knees, or pacemakers?
• Will you give me references of other families who have used their services?

This is not a small decision. We want you to confidently make the right cremation services decision for you. Call us at 732-671-3001. Then call at least two other companies providing direct cremation and other cremation services. You’ll then have all the information you need to take the next step.