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Burial or cremation?

Both are common, and both can be as simple or as personal as you like.

Burial

In short
A casket in a cemetery, with a headstone or marker.
The goodbye
Often a visitation and a funeral, then a short service at the grave.
A place to visit
Yes, the grave, where family can return.
Typical cost

Cremation

In short
The family receives the ashes, usually within a couple of weeks.
The goodbye
Anything you like: a funeral first, a memorial later, or a gathering at home.
A place to visit
If you'd like: a niche, an urn garden, or a place that mattered.
Typical cost

Neither feels right? The planner also offers green burial, water cremation or composting, and body donation. Or choose "I'm not sure yet" and come back later.

Typical costs are national example figures: burial with a funeral, and cremation with a memorial afterward. Read more in Burial, explained and Cremation, explained.