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I comparison shopped for my grandmother's cremation a decade ago. I think she would have appreciated the effort. She had already purchased a cemetery slot, so
by dankohn1 11y ago
I comparison shopped for my grandmother's cremation a decade ago. I think she would have appreciated the effort.
She had already purchased a cemetery slot, so the only question was how to transport her ashes there. The low bidder sent a hearse about 100 miles to get her body, and was easy to deal with on the phone (and took credit cards).
- mixmastamyk 11y agoWhy is a hearse needed to transport (presumably an urn of) ashes?
- dankohn1 11y agoHearse to transport the body to the crematorium. The ashes were put in a styrofoam box.
- CWuestefeld 11y agoMy parents are part owners of a funeral home. The hearse is only ceremonial, e.g., for bringing a casket from the funeral ceremony to the cemetery. At least in their locale, most funeral homes do not even own their own hearse, but rent one as needed. For picking up bodies, like from the hospital or whatever, they've got a regular van.