Executors

Permanent Memorialization

Black cylindrical container on a white table beside white and pink flowers in a bright room

Keeping an Urn

at Home

This is a common choice and families can select the perfect urn for their loved one.

Stone courtyard wall with white metal gates and green trees behind it

Placing the Urn in a

 Columbarium (aka, a “niche”)

Many families find comfort in having a final resting place that they can visit.

Blue urn surrounded by yellow flowers and green stems on a dark cloth outdoors

Burying

the Urn

Similar to a casket, the in-ground burial of the urn allows for a final resting place.

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Scattering the Cremated

 Remains

Some families find comfort in scattering the cremated remains in a place that was special to their loved one.

Executors

An executor is the personal representative of your estate. They are the person in charge of taking control of your assets, paying off any debts, and distributing assets to your beneficiaries per the terms and conditions of your will. You can choose anyone to be the executor of your will, but it is a good idea to choose someone who is both competent and trustworthy. The person you choose to be executor should be outlined in your will. Someone you appoint to be the executor of your will has the right to refuse, so you should have a backup executor in place just in case.