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Usually includes a viewing or visitation and formal funeral service, use of a hearse to transport the body to the funeral site and cemetery for burial.

Usually includes formal funeral service without a viewing or visitation, use of a hearse to transport the body to the funeral site and cemetery, and burial.

Usually a shorter ceremony at the gravesite of the decedent. This ceremony can be a stand-alone service of included in a traditional funeral.

Burial without a viewing or ceremony of any kind.

Procedures and services of funeral home and type of funeral service is to be selected when planning a burial.

When choosing to be buried, it is required to choose a casket. You can choose a metal casket or a wooden casket.

For your final resting place, you will have to select a cemetery and choose a plot that works best for you and your family. Prices can vary depending on the location and added merchandise of the plot. Some plots in cemeteries might already include a burial vault.

Opening and closing services are required not just for in-ground burials but also for entombment in a mausoleum crypt or a cremation niche. Essentially, opening and closing services refer to the work that the cemetery staff conducts to physically prepare the area for your loved one's remains.

The word headstone is used to describe an upright stone situated at the head of a burial plot. A grave marker is a physical monument or inscription placed at a burial site to commemorate and identify the resting place of a deceased individual.

The burial vault is a lined and sealed outer receptacle that houses the casket. It protects the casket from the weight of the earth and heavy maintenance equipment that will pass over the grave. It also helps resist water and preserves the beauty of the cemetery or memorial park by preventing the ground from settling.