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Should You Choose a Traditional Funeral or Cremation Service in Red Lion, PA?

 

Planning a funeral can be overwhelming, but you are not alone in this. We’re here to support you throughout this journey and make this process one of love, healing, and life celebration. Beck Funeral Home is honored to serve families by offering personal and dignified funeral and cremation services in Spring Grove, East York, York, Red Lion, Dallastown, Thomasville, Hallam, PA, and all surrounding areas.

 

Staff members of Beck Funeral Home are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors. Please visit us to discuss or reach us through our contact form.

 

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Whenever a death occurs, it can remind us of our own mortality. We may reflect on our own death that will someday come. Are our affairs in order? Have we made life arrangements in our absence? Have we eased the experience of death for our loved ones with advanced funeral planning? On that note, do we prefer a traditional funeral or cremation care in Red Lion, PA when we die?

 

Many people haven’t given it much thought. Thinking about our own death and the disposition of our body can be uncomfortable. But since death is an unavoidable part of living, it is wise to think about these things so that we can make preparations for ourselves and those we leave behind.

 

If you’d like to have a conversation with a funeral professional about this topic in detail, feel free to contact us to discuss it further. If you're not ready for that conversation just yet, read on and consider the following details about the benefits of traditional funerals versus cremation care:

 

Benefits of Traditional Funeral Services

A traditional funeral service can be a beautiful, poignant experience for surviving family and friends. It typically includes a viewing or wake service, a funeral ceremony, and a service at the side of the grave location.

 

  • Viewing or Wake: Sometimes called visitation or calling hours, this part of a traditional funeral service provides a way for your friends and loved ones to gather and say goodbye. It provides evidence that death has occurred, suspending the inclination of some who struggle to accept it. In this way, a viewing can usher in the grieving process, which is necessary before true healing can take place so the family can adjust to life without the deceased. When this happens among a group of others who are aching in loss too, it can help individuals from feeling alone in their grief.

  • Funeral Ceremony: Gathering together to commemorate a life is a powerful activity for mourners. Done well, all who knew and loved the fallen can remember and internalize the good that the relationship brought to them. It’s important to personalize a service so that everyone who attends can find meaning in the experience.

  • Graveside Committal: Laying the mortal body of a loved one to rest in the grave is an opportunity to show love and respect to the deceased. It reminds us of the finality of death, and the wonder of living in the first place.

 

People have different preferences when it comes to how they want their loved ones honored, so paying attention to what funeral trends arise can help you decide on an appropriate style for yourself or someone else's ceremony.

 

Benefits of Cremation Services

Choosing cremation in Red Lion, PA can bring several benefits that are not attainable otherwise. In our modern world, these advantages are compelling and important to think about when considering your choice between burial and cremation.

 

  • Expense: The cost of cremation care is much cheaper than a traditional funeral service. Because the living must continue to carry on, the reality of budget constraints is wise to think about.

  • Environmentally Minded: The body of the deceased is not required to be embalmed with preserving chemicals before cremation occurs. The only time it is necessary is if there will be a public viewing or delay of a traditional burial. Furthermore, cremations do not require caskets and vaults to be placed in the earth. This keeps copper, metal, fabrics, and funeral goods out of the earth where they could eventually pollute and damage the earth.

  • Portable and Shareable: After removal from an on-site Crematory, an urn filled with the ashes of the deceased does not need to be buried. It can be moved about as needed, making it easier for families to keep their fallen loved ones with them. They can even share the ashes across multiple urns, making it easier for everyone to keep a little part of their loved one close by.

  • Memorial Services: Because the body is not present, a memorial service does not need to occur immediately after death. It is like a funeral in purpose and form, but the delay is helpful to those who wish to have more time to prepare for it.

 

Quality Funeral and Cremation Provider in Red Lion, PA

At Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., we work with families and individuals to preplan their funeral arrangements long before death happens. Sometimes even decades before. By arranging your funeral or cremation plans now, you can indicate how you would like services to be handled, right down to the last detail. It is an act of love and selflessness to plan and pay for a funeral or cremation in advance. This preparation minimizes the heavy burden of planning a funeral or cremation in Red Lion, PA on your behalf. Visit our funeral home at 3670 E Market St York, PA 17402, or call us to start the conversation today at (717) 714-6033.

 

Funeral & Cremation FAQs

What is included in veteran benefit?

  • A three-volley rifle salute to represent duty, honor, and country
  • The U.S. flag draped over the casket
  • A final salute at the gravesite
  • Learn more.

Can I personalize my service?

  • Absolutely! Our staff has years of experience getting to know families and incorporating their loved ones' hobbies, activities, interests, and unique requests into meaningful and memorable services. Don’t hesitate to make a request because you think it might be too “out there” — we’re honored to work with you to create a service that truly reflects and celebrates your loved one’s individual life journey. Learn more about personalization here.

What do funeral directors do?

  • A funeral director is a licensed professional who specializes in all aspects of funerals and related services. They provide support to the family, guide the arrangement of visitations and funeral ceremonies, prepare the deceased according to the family’s wishes, and ensure that everything goes according to plan. They also arrange for the removal and transportation of the deceased throughout the process, and assist families with any legal or insurance-related paperwork they might need to file. They’re experienced at recognizing when an individual is having an extremely difficult time coping with a loss, and can provide extra support and recommendations for professional help if needed. Get to know more about our staff here.

 

 

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Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.
175 N. Main St.
Spring Grove, PA 17362
Phone: (717) 225-1677

Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.
3670 E Market St.
York, PA 17402
Phone: (717) 714-6033

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501 Ridge Ave.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344
Phone: (717) 637-6945

Beck Crematory
205 N. Main St.
Spring Grove, PA 17362

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