Where Can a Family Scatter a Loved One’s Cremated Remains?

Memorial Funeral Home • June 23, 2020

Is your family planning on scattering a loved one’s remains following their cremation services? It’s a good idea to learn about the places where you’ll be permitted to do it first.

At the conclusion of cremation services in Edinburg, TX , families can do whatever they want with their loved one’s cremated remains. Some families choose to take their loved one’s remains back home with them for safekeeping, while others opt to have them buried in a cemetery or placed into a columbarium for the long haul. But there are also those who take their loved one’s remains out to a special place and scatter them. Check out some of the places you might want to consider scattering your loved one’s remains below.

Out in the middle of the ocean

If your loved one was a big fan of the water and spent a lot of time either sitting on the beach or out on a boat, you might want to have their final resting place be the ocean. You’re allowed to scatter a person’s remains in the ocean following their Edinburg, TX cremation if you would like. There are, however, a few restrictions you may want to keep in mind. For example, you’ll need to take your loved one’s remains out at least three nautical miles before scattering them to stay in accordance with the Coast Guard’s rules. You’ll also want to avoid throwing anything other than your loved one’s remains into the water during your scattering ceremony.

Somewhere inside of a national park

You might not think that national parks would be open to the idea of having families scatter their loved one’s remains inside of them. But as long as families abide by some simple rules, they’re welcome to scatter their loved one’s remains in a national park. You will need to get permission from the specific national park in which you want to scatter your loved one’s remains first. You’ll also need to avoid scattering remains in an area where a lot of people congregate. But otherwise, you’re pretty much free to scatter remains wherever you would like.

At the top of a mountain

There are some mountains that sit inside national parks. If you choose one of these mountains to scatter your loved one’s remains, you will have to listen to everything we mentioned a moment ago when doing it. But there are also many mountains outside of national parks that would be perfect for scattering your loved one’s remains. Just make sure you look up the rules and regulations regarding scattering remains on these mountaintops prior to climbing up to the top of one and doing it.

Up in a hot air balloon

Would you like to scatter your loved one’s remains from a point that’s higher than the highest mountains in your area? You might have the option of scattering their remains from a hot air balloon. There are many hot air balloon companies that can talk to you more about the process of scattering remains from one of their balloons. Speak with them about doing it if it’s something that might interest you and your family.

Before you begin planning out where you’re going to scatter your loved one’s remains , you’ll need to have their actual cremation carried out. Memorial Funeral Home can assist you with this from start to finish when you turn to our Edinburg, TX funeral home for help. Give us a call to find out about the cremation services that we can provide you with.

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