My wife and I are being cremated so it’s nice to know what the process will be when our time comes.Thanks Kari ,safe travels,Takecare from ballarat in Oz,👋🙏🙏👏👏🇦🇺
I really love the concept here! Their facility is so inviting and comfortable with warm touches, very much unlike traditional funeral homes. I like the idea of being able to see a loved one through the entire process this way. I would think a person’s sense of closure would be so much easier to attain by actually witnessing or just being there with the family. Great video as usual Kari!
we also have a live screen of our heat stacks at our crematory in Long beach as well. so many things in common with pet and human cremation. so much compassion goes into caring for loved ones, each one meaningful and different
This is similar to the crematory I worked at in VA. It was a super small facility with only two retorts and one of them was so old the doors were hand operated. It, and our partnering funeral home are all getting upgrades next spring.
Wow! I'm very impressed. I've seen some videos online that were downright scary and the people running the retorts were very disrespectful. Daisy Hill, hmmm if I remember correctly, I think that is the name of the place where Charlie Brown got Snoopy. The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. Thanks for the tour! It was impressive and informative! Merry Christmas!
Funeral homes invest a lot of money installing these systems. When Mom passed in '12 I was able to be there for the entire process ( here in SC ) until her remains were placed in the retort. the home spent over $600K earlier in 2012 on their upgraded system that is nearly identical to what you showed here ( that amount was verified indirectly for me later by someone I know who was involved in the install). The performance of that thing is amazing. It is designed to eliminate (as far as possible with the best engineering) co-mingling of cremains. I was HUGELY impressed and satisfied with everything. I know Mom would have been as well. 😌
Yep, cremation is the way to go. So cheap and easy to do. Dad got cremated a few years ago and we just put him up on a closet shelf in the nice little box they gave us. 👍
This is the type of crematorium my British friends tell me about in the UK. They are decorated like this and they have services there. They say the new ones are beautiful.
I toured the cremation area where my pets are cremated but this is so interesting. Thank you. The one I toured was definitely more industrial where the machinery is though they kept a beautiful lobby and sitting area :)
Thanks for sharing this video ! I’m glad to see cremation in a more gentle dignified way . At times , family members feel like they have to go every step of the way to the very end with their loved one . I’m glad to see those that who choose this can be there until the very last step and be comfortable , be reassured their loved one is in the best care and being treated with dignity . The older crematories seem barbaric in some people’s minds making the process that much more difficult to bare . Once again thank you and thank you Steve for this video !
It's good to see FH's are changing to the needs of families. In the 70's, cremations were unheard of & comprised of approx. 20% of dispositions in the U.S., but was more popular in coastal states, particularly on the West Coast. With cremation embraced by most religions, there will be more service options provided with several price points.
Thank you for the video. My parents both have passed and were cremated at Daisy Hill. I pick up my mother's ashes tomorrow. They will missed beyond measure.
A bright, welcoming environment is so important. There used to be a moment when the coffin just disappeared behind curtains. I felt that was cold. I'm used to family funerals when the coffin is lowered into grave. Somehow, I found that comforting. It's nice that family can accompany the coffin to the crematorium, although I wouldn't want to watch the burning of the body.
Thanks to the information you have provided on your channel, I was able to go out and confidently pre-arrange cremation services, and a comfy niche for my wife and I. Thank you Kari the mortician! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
There is such fear going into a cremation, this place seems lovely and so relaxing. Wish the place we went to to have my dad cremated was like this, it was so impersonal and cold. We were told absolutely nothing about the process or what to expect when we would get his ashes back.
My sister and I participated in my dad's cremation. It really helped us process our grief in a way we didn't when our mom passed a year earlier as my dad made all of the arrangements. The funeral home went over and above for us. My dad as a minister and had done many services there. I am hoping for an outdoor cremation in Crestone, CO for myself. It's so nice to live in CO where such a cremation is possible.
A very nice crematory. Pleasing to the eye, not industrial looking at all. I am going to be cremated. Me personally wouldn’t be thinking about daisy cookies if my loved one was being cremated though.
Thank you for doing this new video about cremation. I love the look of the place and this was very informative . The only thing I have to say is that I do not like the fire cremation, we prefer the aquamation process. I feel it is much more environmentally friendly. Is there any possibility to do an updated video on the aquamation process? I plan on even having my pets cremated via aquamation. Thank you both for taking the time to explain the process and making it a lot less difficult to sleep knowing our family member is treated with respect. May you both have a very Merry and Blessed Holiday. God Bless…..my prayers to all who are missing someone this season….. I love you and miss you Daddy and Mom. 🙏🏼🦋🎄
First of all, I feel that you, Kari, could complete this whole video by yourself. Next, I've seen videos, where the whole process is much more lavish. The cremation is done with colorful curtains and drapes. The family gets to see the body being inserted in the cremator. A very family affair. And what about Aqua cremation. It seems so much better, mentally. One way, the body gets burned up. The other way, the body is in a water and a biodegradable solution. It's nice to see that the process of making death, final for the family and friends. The process of decomposition is speed up quicker. Thanks for the video.
When I build my new custom home I’m planning on having a retort built into the garage. My reasoning is I would like to die and be cremated without leaving home. My friends and family dig the idea however the local zoning department is giving me backlash. Daisy Hill Crematorium needs to make cookies in the shape of a retort as well. That would be cool!
The county coroner/medical examiner's office will not allow your wishes. A mandatory hold of days/ weeks will be automatically imposed by the coroner/medical examiner's office to allow medicolegal death investigation, before your remains can be cremated!
Cremulator truly sounds better then pulverizer, over heard it called that. Also over time the cremation remains change. Example when you first pick up your loved one and you take a peek at the cremated remains you may see the bones are really white and bigger pieces. The yrs later you look again the bones are a lot more fine
our local crem has been similar to this for many years. we have a service then the casket/coffin is auto rolled through curtains into the machine then you collect your loved one a day or so later
That is an exquisite facility. Do they do "ID views" there for families and I wonder if families are allowed to bring in members of clergy at the time of cremation for a "service"? Last thing I wonder is if this facility also doubles as a direct disposer or if that's even a thing in Michigan? Great video! Merry Christmas 🎅
Thank you, Yes, we do ID views in our witnessing room. This is another reason that we have a shade on the witness window. This allows immediate family only to verify the identity of their loved one prior to cremation. They may also view the identification tag so they know their permanent cremation number that is cremated with the body and used later to identify the cremated remains. In Michigan, crematories cannot be direct depositors. The deceased individual must go through a licensed funeral home prior to cremation to fill out cremation authorization paperwork. Several forms including a cremation authorization signed by the family and a cremation permit and a death certificate must be signed my a doctor or medical examiner and the funeral director before cremation takes place.
@@KaritheMortician was wondering if Michigan had direct disposers. In Florida you can use a direct disposer for direct cremation and it's substantially less money than going into a funeral home for direct cremation.
@@lrmgrl I believe in michigan, you have to through a funeral home to have cremation done. The funeral home that daisy hill works with is beautiful and fairly new.
Direct cremation, as in cremation within a matter of hours or days, is not allowed anywhere in the United States of America! This is because an automatic coroner's/medical examiner's hold is automatic. This hold could range from days to weeks,possibly even months to give the coroner/medical examiner's office sufficient time to investigate the circumstances surrounding the individual's death. Only then, can cremation legally be performed!
Gorgeous hair and nails honey! I always get so distracted by your beauty :) Man, that shade opening on that viewing window kinda creeped me out, lol, great video!
Very interesting Kari and I was very impressed with this place and when I die I'm getting cremated and both my parents are also and I would love to go to a place like this that is very warm welcoming and very welcoming to parents grandparents children and so forth
Did the people who designed this facility have feedback from families as to how their past experience could have been better, or did they just decide to make the facility somewhat of an opposite of the “industrial style” referred to early on in the video? A great way to give people options! Thank you for creating this video!
Nice video Kari. I often heard my co-workers say " these bosses don't know who we are we're just a number". I believe this to be true all the way to the end when we are known by a assigned number in cremation.
Hey kari, I love your videos. When I had dad cremated I asked to go see it but they wouldn't let me. Also I asked for dads knee replament parts. Lol. I was happy they said I cold keep them. 😂 it was fabulous to see exactly what dads knees were made of. I know it's a funny thing to ask a funeral home. I got the idea from kaitlyn ask a mortitian. Between watching your videos and hers it made my dads passing an easier more cumfy experience. You are brilliant. I'm glad you have a sence of humour under that profesional hat you wear. You would be so much fun to hang out with. 😁🥰🤗
Reference the TV monitor, I was passing a crematory in Asheville NC that has a grease fire in the exhaust stack. Looked like a rocket motor. Wasn't long before the Fire Department showed up.
Are there certain bones that will always need to be broken down after cremation or it depends on the person. Has there been an instance when the skull didn't break down during cremation?
Good question. The cremation process reduces the body down to the bone structure. After the cremation process, some bones are recognizable but they are so brittle that they will break under even light pressure. Large bones such as leg and arm bones may still appear in shape. Cranial bones are often flat and dense and require a little more pressure to be reduced therefore after the cremated remains have cooled, they are placed in the processor or cremulator which has an apparatus that reduces these pieces to a sand/gravel/powder type of result. The apparatus is also designed to filter out any inorganic material such as small metals. The large metal implants are removed prior to processing because they are easier to see, yet some metals such as dental fillings are separated in the processor.
My father, 30yrs ago, thought creamation is the way to go because burying takes up so much land that has better uses. Both parents were creamated. One facility was moderate in comfort, but we didn't stay,the other, was a large room, a few seats, located in an industrial center. Not much pleasing. Arranged by a younger brother. Then he took off from work to take the remains without telling the rest of us. We all knew the final wishes he ignored. A place like this would be much better to ensure we all got a portion of the remains each, instead of both parents remains at his home.
An Idea! If the retort can be started via phone as stated in the video, then Skype could be used to hold services for those loved ones far away and they could use an online button to start the process. Given the new day issues with travel, it might be something to consider to expand services. Great job in presenting the death side of life.
That is a good idea. As every family we serve is different, we are always exploring ways to allow families to be involved in the process and find comfort in knowing that the cremated remains that were given to them are indeed their loved family member.
So KARI you said that the metal tag is put inside with the body then the body is put into the cremation machine,the tag does not melt.?Thank you for this information.allthough I am not a believer of cremation I have learned from your videos.
Very informative. I just wish he would talk to you and look at you instead of him thinking he had to look directly at the camera. Awkward! Thanks for sharing.
How do they collect all the ashes and not get it mixed with the last person that was in there? I always wandered about that. (I guess for the older places) Thats a beautiful facility
We have a very thorough procedure when it comes to sweeping out remains. Although it seems that sweeping out cremated remains would be difficult to acquire every little bit, the initial cremated remains are quite large and appear lighter in color. We also utilize a high powered spotlight to see into the cremation chamber, as well as using a high temp vacuum to clear all cremated remains. Commingling with the previous case is less than 1 %.
I’m curious how the retorts are cleaned in between cremations to prevent any small pieces of remains getting mixed in with others. Also, is it just the person and what they’re wearing that goes in the chamber or are in the in a box or container of sorts that gets mixed in with their remains?
If the family requests these items back, we have them sign a waiver that they understand they are requesting the inorganic material to be returned. This waiver protects both parties interest so they are not surprised to find these items when they receive the cremated remains. It also serves as a note to the crematory that the family requests the items. We of course must explain that it’s very possible that the cremation may eliminate parts of these items as a whole or partially. It all depends on what the material is made of. We find that these requests are often a comfort to a family as a form of identification.
@@terrijones8127 that’s a good point. If an autopsy is performed, or anatomical donation takes place, these items may be removed then but not everyone goes through an autopsy though. Artificial joints or other metallic body apparatus are rarely removed during an autopsy.
After the body has come out of the Retort and it's is cool can the family then ask to get thier love one as is with everything that came out of the retort and nothing removed or pulverized ??? Or dose the metal have to be removed & pulverized?
Metal is usually removed unless the family signs a waiver for it to remain, if so, we do still remove the metals but separate them and place them in a different container to return the family. If the family requests that the cremated remains not be pulverized, it does depend on the State laws; if the State allows cremated remains to be released to a family unpulverized, they must sign a waiver and the cremated remains will be released as they were prior to pulverization. This is often requested for religious rights and ceremonies or for identification purposes.
Very nice set up esp for family to feel at ease with all the investment to make this set up nice. How much extra do the family have to pay per loved one due to the nice funeral home ????
My wife and I are being cremated so it’s nice to know what the process will be when our time comes.Thanks Kari ,safe travels,Takecare from ballarat in Oz,👋🙏🙏👏👏🇦🇺
I really love the concept here! Their facility is so inviting and comfortable with warm touches, very much unlike traditional funeral homes. I like the idea of being able to see a loved one through the entire process this way. I would think a person’s sense of closure would be so much easier to attain by actually witnessing or just being there with the family. Great video as usual Kari!
I agree!
Thank you!!
Just wanna hang out and eat dinner there.
Took over a crematorium my home’s 4th. There were 5 torts that needed to be completely updated. Took about a year.
Awesome!!
we also have a live screen of our heat stacks at our crematory in Long beach as well. so many things in common with pet and human cremation. so much compassion goes into caring for loved ones, each one meaningful and different
Very interesting! Love it that Kari took the time to show us the glitter grout. :)
Thanks!!
This is similar to the crematory I worked at in VA. It was a super small facility with only two retorts and one of them was so old the doors were hand operated. It, and our partnering funeral home are all getting upgrades next spring.
very nice
This guy cracked me up..he was just standing there, smiling all pretty for the camera.... he has great smile so I loved it and found it amusing also
He was thinking wow this woman sure is pretty, and she isn't married; oh, what was that you asked?
You are so kind
Thank You 😁
Wow! I'm very impressed. I've seen some videos online that were downright scary and the people running the retorts were very disrespectful. Daisy Hill, hmmm if I remember correctly, I think that is the name of the place where Charlie Brown got Snoopy. The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. Thanks for the tour! It was impressive and informative! Merry Christmas!
You are correct; Snoopy was born at Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.
Thank you!!
Those auto loaders are amazing. The funeral home I worked at they had a cart with rollers on it and then cardboard tubes to roll it into the retort.
Did they also have a 1952 Packard hearse?
Yes they are!!
Hello Kari Northey.....wishing you and other's a very warm and close holiday season....with family and friends.....
Same to you!
Great educational presentation. A facility that caters to a family’s total concerns for closure to include environmental protection.
Thanks so much!
Funeral homes invest a lot of money installing these systems. When Mom passed in '12 I was able to be there for the entire process ( here in SC ) until her remains were placed in the retort. the home spent over $600K earlier in 2012 on their upgraded system that is nearly identical to what you showed here ( that amount was verified indirectly for me later by someone I know who was involved in the install). The performance of that thing is amazing.
It is designed to eliminate (as far as possible with the best engineering) co-mingling of cremains. I was HUGELY impressed and satisfied with everything. I know Mom would have been as well. 😌
I think co-mingling is a misdemeanor.
Yes they do
Yep, cremation is the way to go. So cheap and easy to do. Dad got cremated a few years ago and we just put him up on a closet shelf in the nice little box they gave us. 👍
Thank you
This video gives me some peace of mind about when my dad was cremated.
Thank you!
This is the type of crematorium my British friends tell me about in the UK. They are decorated like this and they have services there. They say the new ones are beautiful.
Thanks!
I toured the cremation area where my pets are cremated but this is so interesting. Thank you. The one I toured was definitely more industrial where the machinery is though they kept a beautiful lobby and sitting area :)
OH MY GAWD THE GROUT I need it 🎉
Oh wow!
Thanks for sharing this video ! I’m glad to see cremation in a more gentle dignified way . At times , family members feel like they have to go every step of the way to the very end with their loved one . I’m glad to see those that who choose this can be there until the very last step and be comfortable , be reassured their loved one is in the best care and being treated with dignity . The older crematories seem barbaric in some people’s minds making the process that much more difficult to bare . Once again thank you and thank you Steve for this video !
Wow! What a beautiful place. Love the high tech operation. Thanks for sharing this Kari, as always very informative 👍
Thanks for watching!
It's good to see FH's are changing to the needs of families. In the 70's, cremations were unheard of & comprised of approx. 20% of dispositions in the U.S., but was more popular in coastal states, particularly on the West Coast. With cremation embraced by most religions, there will be more service options provided with several price points.
Yes!
Thank you for the video. My parents both have passed and were cremated at Daisy Hill. I pick up my mother's ashes tomorrow. They will missed beyond measure.
Big hugs to you!!
A bright, welcoming environment is so important. There used to be a moment when the coffin just disappeared behind curtains. I felt that was cold. I'm used to family funerals when the coffin is lowered into grave. Somehow, I found that comforting. It's nice that family can accompany the coffin to the crematorium, although I wouldn't want to watch the burning of the body.
Yes it is!
My husband was cremated. Thank you for showing us the process.
Thanks to the information you have provided on your channel, I was able to go out and confidently pre-arrange cremation services, and a comfy niche for my wife and I. Thank you Kari the mortician! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
That is amazing!!
There is such fear going into a cremation, this place seems lovely and so relaxing. Wish the place we went to to have my dad cremated was like this, it was so impersonal and cold. We were told absolutely nothing about the process or what to expect when we would get his ashes back.
Thank you
My sister and I participated in my dad's cremation. It really helped us process our grief in a way we didn't when our mom passed a year earlier as my dad made all of the arrangements. The funeral home went over and above for us. My dad as a minister and had done many services there. I am hoping for an outdoor cremation in Crestone, CO for myself. It's so nice to live in CO where such a cremation is possible.
Kari you're a rock star. Thank you!
Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much for how you make the final steps so much more manageable. 🎄Merry Christmas to you & your Family!🎄
You are so welcome!
A very nice crematory. Pleasing to the eye, not industrial looking at all. I am going to be cremated. Me personally wouldn’t be thinking about daisy cookies if my loved one was being cremated though.
Thank you!
oh i wish my daughter funeral home was this beautiful in 2019 we could not even see her before her cremated i wish i could have helped
So sorry :(
Hi Kari I enjoyed this video and seeing this new age way of crematorium process works.
I'm so glad!
This was a great video...the tour, breakdown of the process...facility is very soothing for difficult time...
Thanks so much!!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Happy holidays!
Thank you for doing this new video about cremation. I love the look of the place and this was very informative
. The only thing I have to say is that I do not like the fire cremation, we prefer the aquamation process. I feel it is much more environmentally friendly. Is there any possibility to do an updated video on the aquamation process? I plan on even having my pets cremated via aquamation. Thank you both for taking the time to explain the process and making it a lot less difficult to sleep knowing our family member is treated with respect. May you both have a very Merry and Blessed Holiday. God Bless…..my prayers to all who are missing someone this season….. I love you and miss you Daddy and Mom. 🙏🏼🦋🎄
You are welcome!
One of your more interesting videos thus far..............................
Wow thanks!
Very nice place. I would prefer this to an industrial crematory. Looks comforting and family friendly .
It is more comfortable
This is very nice and a more personal touch. Wonderful facility!
Glad you like it!
Nice place. Very informative. Good too see they want people too be comfortable in a stressful time.
Thanks!
@@KaritheMortician You’re Welcome
Why are they not allowed pics or video?
Privacy
Thank you for this video Kari. You have the coolest personality. You are always so upbeat.
You are so welcome!
Oh that place on Isabella Rd in Mt. Pleasant. I drive past this place when I come into town.
Stop in and have some cookies.
Cool!!
@@KaritheMortician Yes. I need to stop by there and ask questions. Also the location is in a bit of a weird spot.
Merry Christmas Kari,tyvm for all the information throughout the year, I pray you have a very blessed New Year!!!
You are so welcome
First of all, I feel that you, Kari, could complete this whole video by yourself. Next, I've seen videos, where the whole process is much more lavish. The cremation is done with colorful curtains and drapes. The family gets to see the body being inserted in the cremator. A very family affair. And what about Aqua cremation. It seems so much better, mentally. One way, the body gets burned up. The other way, the body is in a water and a biodegradable solution.
It's nice to see that the process of making death, final for the family and friends. The process of decomposition is speed up quicker. Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!!
Everything looks so clean!
Yes it is!
I like this concept, It humanizes the process of cremation.
Agreed
When I build my new custom home I’m planning on having a retort built into the garage. My reasoning is I would like to die and be cremated without leaving home. My friends and family dig the idea however the local zoning department is giving me backlash. Daisy Hill Crematorium needs to make cookies in the shape of a retort as well. That would be cool!
INteresting.
The county coroner/medical examiner's office will not allow your wishes. A mandatory hold of days/ weeks will be automatically imposed by the coroner/medical examiner's office to allow medicolegal death investigation, before your remains can be cremated!
Favorite video of 2021!!!!!🌈
thank you!!
Cremulator truly sounds better then pulverizer, over heard it called that. Also over time the cremation remains change. Example when you first pick up your loved one and you take a peek at the cremated remains you may see the bones are really white and bigger pieces. The yrs later you look again the bones are a lot more fine
Yes it does!
Thank you for this amazing content Kari! You are appreciated! I definitely learned and took a lot from this video!
You're so welcome!
Dang, Steve's kinda fun to look at, isn't he? lol Thank you for the overview of what happens during cremation, Kari.
Thank you so much! Important info...Merry Christmas!
Happy holidays!
Good afternoon Kari, thank you so much for this tour. It's very interesting. Merry Christmas and blessings to you and your beautiful family.🎄🎁♥
Happy holidays!
our local crem has been similar to this for many years. we have a service then the casket/coffin is auto rolled through curtains into the machine then you collect your loved one a day or so later
Thank you
So interesting! Keep safe and marry Christmas from Scotland 🏴
Happy holidays!
Thanks for sending us Craig Ferguson; have a cold and rainy Holiday.
That was very informative. Good job 👏 👍
That is an exquisite facility. Do they do "ID views" there for families and I wonder if families are allowed to bring in members of clergy at the time of cremation for a "service"? Last thing I wonder is if this facility also doubles as a direct disposer or if that's even a thing in Michigan? Great video! Merry Christmas 🎅
Yes they can do all of that. What do you mean by that?
Thank you, Yes, we do ID views in our witnessing room. This is another reason that we have a shade on the witness window. This allows immediate family only to verify the identity of their loved one prior to cremation. They may also view the identification tag so they know their permanent cremation number that is cremated with the body and used later to identify the cremated remains.
In Michigan, crematories cannot be direct depositors. The deceased individual must go through a licensed funeral home prior to cremation to fill out cremation authorization paperwork. Several forms including a cremation authorization signed by the family and a cremation permit and a death certificate must be signed my a doctor or medical examiner and the funeral director before cremation takes place.
@@KaritheMortician was wondering if Michigan had direct disposers. In Florida you can use a direct disposer for direct cremation and it's substantially less money than going into a funeral home for direct cremation.
@@lrmgrl I believe in michigan, you have to through a funeral home to have cremation done. The funeral home that daisy hill works with is beautiful and fairly new.
Direct cremation, as in cremation within a matter of hours or days, is not allowed anywhere in the United States of America! This is because an automatic coroner's/medical examiner's hold is automatic. This hold could range from days to weeks,possibly even months to give the coroner/medical examiner's office sufficient time to investigate the circumstances surrounding the individual's death. Only then, can cremation legally be performed!
Kari, once again thank you for your hard work. If you didn't show and teach us we'd have no clue. Every video with you is a learning experience.
Kari is great at stamping out ignorance and cluelessness; the hallmark of a great teacher.
Wow, thank you!
Gorgeous hair and nails honey! I always get so distracted by your beauty :) Man, that shade opening on that viewing window kinda creeped me out, lol, great video!
Thank you, I’m a little self conscious about my balding patch and my wife treats me with a manicure every once and a while😂
Thank you so much!!
Very well explained..thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for doing it 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting Kari and I was very impressed with this place and when I die I'm getting cremated and both my parents are also and I would love to go to a place like this that is very warm welcoming and very welcoming to parents grandparents children and so forth
Lovely place, looks like a club house. I can only imagine the cost of outfitting a place like that. Great video as always.
Thank you
Did the people who designed this facility have feedback from families as to how their past experience could have been better, or did they just decide to make the facility somewhat of an opposite of the “industrial style” referred to early on in the video? A great way to give people options! Thank you for creating this video!
They went with the new style and way of designing to faciliate the requests of families over the years
Always enjoy all your videos
Thanks so much!!
Nice video Kari. I often heard my co-workers say " these bosses don't know who we are we're just a number". I believe this to be true all the way to the end when we are known by a assigned number in cremation.
:)
Very cool video as well as the information.
Thanks for the visit
Hey kari, I love your videos. When I had dad cremated I asked to go see it but they wouldn't let me. Also I asked for dads knee replament parts. Lol. I was happy they said I cold keep them. 😂 it was fabulous to see exactly what dads knees were made of. I know it's a funny thing to ask a funeral home. I got the idea from kaitlyn ask a mortitian. Between watching your videos and hers it made my dads passing an easier more cumfy experience. You are brilliant. I'm glad you have a sence of humour under that profesional hat you wear. You would be so much fun to hang out with. 😁🥰🤗
Thank you so much
Reference the TV monitor, I was passing a crematory in Asheville NC that has a grease fire in the exhaust stack. Looked like a rocket motor. Wasn't long before the Fire Department showed up.
Yeah its a dangerous thing sometimes
I love this. I wish the UK provided cremation like this. Thank you
They do
Are there certain bones that will always need to be broken down after cremation or it depends on the person. Has there been an instance when the skull didn't break down during cremation?
Good question. The cremation process reduces the body down to the bone structure. After the cremation process, some bones are recognizable but they are so brittle that they will break under even light pressure. Large bones such as leg and arm bones may still appear in shape. Cranial bones are often flat and dense and require a little more pressure to be reduced therefore after the cremated remains have cooled, they are placed in the processor or cremulator which has an apparatus that reduces these pieces to a sand/gravel/powder type of result. The apparatus is also designed to filter out any inorganic material such as small metals. The large metal implants are removed prior to processing because they are easier to see, yet some metals such as dental fillings are separated in the processor.
Yes it usually remains in larger pieces
@@KaritheMortician thank you for responding. Have a great Christmas in the new house!
This was awesome, Kari!
Thank you!!
True story...I told my wife if I am cremated to mix my cremains with glitter before they spread them so I can annoy people one more time. :-)
Modern and inviting. Funeral homes could take a lesson from this. Many still have that frumpy look.
Costs a lot to update so many funeral homes just dont sadly
So very interesting!! Thanks for this video. As usual you have helped to remove fears and given me a peace about death in one more way.
Thank you
Hi Kari i wish you the very best of holidays and merry Christmas ⛄🎄
Thank you! You too!
@@KaritheMortician you are absolutely sweet person
About to lose my brother to cancer, he has chosen to be cremated. This strikes close to home !
Big hugs
@@KaritheMortician Thank You !
My father, 30yrs ago, thought creamation is the way to go because burying takes up so much land that has better uses. Both parents were creamated. One facility was moderate in comfort, but we didn't stay,the other, was a large room, a few seats, located in an industrial center. Not much pleasing. Arranged by a younger brother. Then he took off from work to take the remains without telling the rest of us. We all knew the final wishes he ignored. A place like this would be much better to ensure we all got a portion of the remains each, instead of both parents remains at his home.
Thank you
Have a great holiday Kari
you too!
Wonderful job thank you ☀️💒
You’re welcome 😊
An Idea! If the retort can be started via phone as stated in the video, then Skype could be used to hold services for those loved ones far away and they could use an online button to start the process. Given the new day issues with travel, it might be something to consider to expand services. Great job in presenting the death side of life.
They would have to do something to create a one time use code for it but theoretically it could be done
That is a good idea. As every family we serve is different, we are always exploring ways to allow families to be involved in the process and find comfort in knowing that the cremated remains that were given to them are indeed their loved family member.
What are your views on aquamation? That's what I want.
Love it!!
I would think that it would also help families with any doubt of if they actually was their loved ones remains that were returned to them too.
Yes definitely
So KARI you said that the metal tag is put inside with the body then the body is put into the cremation machine,the tag does not melt.?Thank you for this information.allthough I am not a believer of cremation I have learned from your videos.
it is put inside or outside depending on the crematory and no it does not melt
Very informative. I just wish he would talk to you and look at you instead of him thinking he had to look directly at the camera. Awkward! Thanks for sharing.
Is the cremulator a grinder? Is the device cleaned between remains or do some of the remains mingle with the next one?
Yes it is
Very nice facility and both of you have done a great job. Also a crematory operator and wish ours was as that. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Have a safe and peaceful holiday to you and your family ❤️❤️
To you also!
Love the glitter grout!
Why is it illegal to allow full bones to be provided as cremation remains. Is there a basis for this law?
So there are not full bones just out there
How do they collect all the ashes and not get it mixed with the last person that was in there? I always wandered about that. (I guess for the older places) Thats a beautiful facility
There will always! be comingling of some small proportion
We have a very thorough procedure when it comes to sweeping out remains. Although it seems that sweeping out cremated remains would be difficult to acquire every little bit, the initial cremated remains are quite large and appear lighter in color. We also utilize a high powered spotlight to see into the cremation chamber, as well as using a high temp vacuum to clear all cremated remains. Commingling with the previous case is less than 1 %.
I’m curious how the retorts are cleaned in between cremations to prevent any small pieces of remains getting mixed in with others. Also, is it just the person and what they’re wearing that goes in the chamber or are in the in a box or container of sorts that gets mixed in with their remains?
Love the concept an it’s clean too
Yes it is!
Love it and it's not corporate tap dancing
Agreed
When you say witness the cremation, can you actually see the person being cremated? Is it see through?
No it is not. Check out my video recently on witnessing cremation
So that bottom chamber is more for the liquids that would seep out during the burning process, is that correct?
Does the family get to keep anything that’s removed for cremation like false heart valves , artificial joints , pain pumps etc… ?
I think that is done during the autopsy
If the family requests these items back, we have them sign a waiver that they understand they are requesting the inorganic material to be returned. This waiver protects both parties interest so they are not surprised to find these items when they receive the cremated remains. It also serves as a note to the crematory that the family requests the items. We of course must explain that it’s very possible that the cremation may eliminate parts of these items as a whole or partially. It all depends on what the material is made of. We find that these requests are often a comfort to a family as a form of identification.
@@terrijones8127 that’s a good point. If an autopsy is performed, or anatomical donation takes place, these items may be removed then but not everyone goes through an autopsy though. Artificial joints or other metallic body apparatus are rarely removed during an autopsy.
The metal removed after they can keep or it is recycled
A small percentage of people are autopsied
I have to watch this again, Kari. I was looking at the Blues Brothers.
I'm sorry.
:)
Wow this is incredible
Skipped over the most important part! What does that machine do in the cabinet?
Cremulator…pulverized the bones
After the body has come out of the Retort and it's is cool can the family then ask to get thier love one as is with everything that came out of the retort and nothing removed or pulverized ???
Or dose the metal have to be removed & pulverized?
No, most states have laws against it unless it is for religious purposes
Metal is usually removed unless the family signs a waiver for it to remain, if so, we do still remove the metals but separate them and place them in a different container to return the family. If the family requests that the cremated remains not be pulverized, it does depend on the State laws; if the State allows cremated remains to be released to a family unpulverized, they must sign a waiver and the cremated remains will be released as they were prior to pulverization. This is often requested for religious rights and ceremonies or for identification purposes.
Very nice set up esp for family to feel at ease with all the investment to make this set up nice. How much extra do the family have to pay per loved one due to the nice funeral home ????
It is the same cost
Very glad to hear this x