Funeral preplanning allows you to arrange the memorial service you want while reducing future stress and cost for loved ones. During the process, you'll have to decide whether to be buried or cremated. While neither option is better or worse than the other, cremation has increased in popularity in recent years. Here are a few reasons why.

Why Consider Cremation When Preplanning Your Funeral?

1. Flexibility

A traditional funeral and burial must occur relatively soon after a person has passed away, typically within 10 days. Cremains, however, last indefinitely and aren't subject to decomposition the way a body, even an embalmed one, is. Therefore, there's greater flexibility when it comes to a memorial service.

You can request the funeral be held as soon as possible or have loved ones wait until a particular time of year. For instance, you could ask family and friends to reunite and remember you during your favorite season.

2. Efficiency

Losing a family member or friend is hard. In fact, it's likely one of the most emotional and stressful experiences a person will ever endure.

Cremation eliminates the more uncomfortable aspects of the funeral arrangement process for your loved ones. It doesn't involve as much paperwork, and there is no need to choose caskets and vaults or buy cemetery plots. As such, it relieves the burden during what will undoubtedly be a difficult time.

3. Eco-Friendliness

Cremation is the logical choice if you're concerned about your carbon footprint. It doesn't require any environmentally harmful chemicals, and your remains will take up much less land space than intact bodies, caskets, and vaults. For an even more eco-friendly approach, you could have loved ones retain your ashes rather than burying the urn that contains them.

No matter where you are in the funeral preplanning process, Frederick Funeral Home is here to support your journey. Since 1932, they have helped residents throughout Cincinnati, OH, organize their ideal memorial services. They provide funeral, burial, and cremation arrangements, which can be customized to your needs and wishes. Call (513) 522-3700 to make an appointment, or visit their website to learn more about their planning options.