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The Difference between Entombment and Burial

After funerals at funeral homes in Rockford, IL, our loved ones will take one last ride to the cemetery where either a burial or an entombment will put them in their final resting places. Entombment is one of the deceased person is placed inside a tomb. A tomb can be either aboveground or below ground. […]

After cremations as part of the cremation services offered in Rockford, IL, the cremation remains will be put into a container and given to the family. This is known as inurnment. However, inurnment may happen several times with cremation remains. If the family wants to choose a urn to place the cremation remains in to […]

When planning funerals at funeral homes in Rockford, IL, one of the parts of the funeral service that serves a very important function in the mourning process is the music that is selected and played in tribute to your loved one who has died. There are many popular funeral songs that may fit the message […]

After cremations as part of the cremation services offered in Rockford, IL, the death of a spouse can be very taxing on the spouse that survives. For younger spouses, all the dreams not yet realized, all the futures that still laid ahead on the horizon, and all the life left to live together has been […]

After funerals at funeral homes in Rockford, IL, the funeral procession makes its way to cemetery where the deceased will be buried. The funeral procession is led by the hearse, which carries the deceased. The mourners, starting with the deceased’s immediate family, follow slowly behind. But hearses are the latest form of funeral transportation. Many […]