At Cornerstone Funeral Home & Crematorium all our services are under one roof therefore, you can be assured that once we bring your loved one into our facility, they are cared for by our professionals until your decisions and planning are completed and your loved one is at their final place of rest.

When it comes to funeral services, we recognize that there is no one size fits all. We know that every family’s needs, values, and traditions are unique and we offer a range of respectful and personalized choices to honour your loved one’s memory: Traditional Casket Burial, Cremation, and Green Burial.

Casket Burial

Traditional Casket Burial involves placing your loved one in a casket, followed by interment in a cemetery. This option can include a formal funeral service, visitation, graveside service, and the placement of a memorial marker or headstone.

Why families choose traditional burial:

Honours longstanding family and cultural traditions.
Provides a permanent, physical resting place for loved ones to visit.
Can include a full range of ceremonial and religious rites.
Offers closure through rituals like viewing and graveside services.
Enables the creation of a family plot, keeping generations together.
Allows personalized casket, vault, and headstone choices.

Cremation

Cremation is the process of reducing the bodily remains to cremated remains through the application of high heat & flame. Families can hold a service before or after the cremation. The cremated remains can be placed in an urn, scattered in a meaningful location, or interred in a cemetery or columbarium.

Why families choose cremation:

Flexibility in planning: memorial services can be scheduled at any time.
Lower overall cost compared to traditional burial.
Variety of memorialization options (urns, keepsake jewelry, scattering).
Somewhat smaller environmental footprint.
Allows family to keep loved one’s remains close.
Ideal for those with no preference for a traditional burial plot.
Can be combined with a full or simple service for personalization.
Remains are relatively easy to transport for interment or scattering in a location that is important to the family or their loved one.

Green Burial

Green Burial is an environmentally conscious method of laying a loved one to rest. It avoids the use of embalming chemicals, non-biodegradable caskets, and concrete grave liners/vaults, allowing the bodily remains to return naturally to the earth. In Lethbridge, Green Burial plots are available in Royal View Cemetery.

The 5 main principles of Green Burial:

No Embalming: The traditional practice of embalming is not allowed. Instead, the body is prepared through means of using environmentally sensitive soaps, lotions & disinfectants to allow natural decomposition to occur.
Direct Earth Burial: Only biodegradable materials are used when interring the bodily remains of your loved one, such as simple pine, wicker, or cloth shrouds.
Ecological Restoration & Conservation: After burial, the grave is restored with native plants to blend into the natural landscape. Protective covenants ensure the site remains undisturbed and its ecosystem preserved permanently.
Simple Memorialization: In lieu of grave markers, name plates can be purchased for installation on the memorial wall.
Optimized Land Use: Green burial grounds often work to conserve or restore native habitats, promoting biodiversity.

Why families choose green burial:

Aligns with personal or religious values of simplicity and returning to nature.
Reduces environmental impact by avoiding chemicals and non-biodegradable materials.
Supports land conservation and restoration efforts.
Provides a serene, natural setting for final rest.
Fosters a sense of environmental responsibility and legacy.
Appeals to those seeking a meaningful, sustainable farewell with a minimal carbon footprint.

At Cornerstone Funeral Home & Crematorium, we are dedicated to guiding you through these options with care, clarity, and respect. Whether you are planning ahead or facing an immediate need, our team is here to ensure your wishes—or those of your loved one—are honoured with dignity and understanding.

Contact us today to discuss your preferences or schedule a free consultation.

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