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Burials
Sacred Crossings currently offers three options for burial.
The following choices may help you decide which is best for your loved-one:
TRADITIONAL BURIAL
- takes place in a registered cemetery
- the burial plot and headstone are purchased directly from the cemetery
- burial container must be a hardwood casket
- casket is placed inside a concrete vault and buried at a depth of 6′
- funeral celebrant for chapel and/or graveside service provided by Sacred Crossings upon request
GREEN BURIAL
- burial must take place in certified ‘green’ or ‘natural’ cemetery.
- burial plot is purchased directly from the cemetery. A list of green burial sites is available upon request.
- burial container or shroud must be 100% biodegradable materials
- body must not be embalmed
- no concrete or fiberglass vaults are used. Burial is 3′ – 4′ deep depending on cemetery requirements
- no headstones – grave markers are natural rocks, plants and GPS coordinates
- no maintenance is required – graves become part of the natural habitat.
- funeral celebrant for chapel and/or graveside service provided by Sacred Crossings upon request
FULL- BODY AT SEA BURIAL
- our sea captain will shroud your loved-one in a weighted, sail-cloth shroud
- burial takes place 6-miles off shore at a depth of 2,000′.
- witness boats allow up to 200 guests to witness the burial and hold a simply ceremony on board
- no burial plot, casket or grave maintenance is required
- GPS coordinates allow family members to re-visit the grave and be buried at the same site
Please call for referrals to green and traditional cemeteries in the Los Angeles area.