[Magdalen] Cremation (was A good idea?)

[Jay Weigel]

I have wanted to be cremated for as long as I can remember. I had thought
to have my ashes scattered half in the ocean near where I was born, and
where I have always felt happiest, and half here in the Shenandoah, where
at least part of my family originated and where I've recently been
happiest. Recently I've heard about a process where your ashes are buried
in a biodegradable container with the seeds of a tree, and that appeals to
me greatly.

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 9:03 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> Changing the subject - I had visions of Roger going into Canada to be
> cremated. 8-)
>
> Marcy and I planned our funerals a little over a year ago, and the other
> day I did the final preparation by signing us both up with the Neptune
> Society for cremation and delivering our ashes (not at the same time, I
> trust) to St. Bede’s for interment in the Memorial Garden.  Marcy’s DoK
> cross will be interred with her and I’m going to ask a friend who does
> geocaching to note the exact spot so my ashes will, one day, be interred
> with Marcy’s.
>
> Alleluia!  Christ is risen!
>
> James Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Apr 24, 2016, at 8:23 AM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Very much the choice in my family. All 3 of my grandparents whom I knew
> > (not sure about the one who died long before I was born) and both of my
> > parents were cremated. My father's ashes are presently at my brother's
> > house in New Jersey awaiting the planned memorial/funeral service in
> Maine
> > this July, he having died in March in Florida. You can't do that with a
> > corpse, but cremation provides such options.
>
>