If you’ve been to quite a few funerals over the years, you may have noticed a change in recent years. In the past, you attended mostly traditional funerals with visitation services, caskets, and burial ceremonies. Now, however, you attend more cremation services in Mt. Prospect, IL than anything else. Why is that? Is there a reason for that change?

Actually, there are a number of reasons. Cremation isn’t a new thing. In fact, it’s been around for centuries. But it has gained further popularity in recent years. Here are just a few of the reasons why that’s the case:

More Religious And General Acceptance

Not everyone has been accepting to cremation over the years, even certain religions. But because it’s more widespread today, more religions accept it (or perhaps the opposite is true) and more people are open to the idea now as well. Since everyone in general and most religions are okay with the process, it’s used more often than it was in the past.

Less Expenses Involved

Everyone is on a budget of some kind and cremation in general is less expensive than a traditional burial. The main reason is that there are a lot of products and services that come with a traditional funeral that you just don’t need with cremation. You don’t have to have a casket, a burial plot, a headstone, embalming, and many other things. Those items are costly and with cremation, you can cut them out completely, if you’d like. That lack of expense is very attractive to many people. Not only people on a budget, but also to those who would rather see their money go to their family than to a costly funeral.

More Flexibility

Things are pretty rigid with traditional funerals. They have to be organized and carried out within a few days of the person’s death and there’s a certain order of events that are followed. Cremation, on the other hand, is much more flexible. Once the cremation is complete, you can have the memorial services whenever you want and in whatever location you want. You get the versatility you want with this flexible method. People find this attractive because they can have a little more time to create a service that they really want for their loved one.

There are many other reasons why cremation in Mt. Prospect, IL has grown in recent decades. But whatever the reasons are, if you feel it’s right for you as you pre-plan your services, or right for a loved one who recently passed on, the professionals at Chicagoland Cremation Options are here to help. Call us at (773) 631-0018 to start setting your plans up or you can stop by and visit with us in person at 9329 Byron St, Schiller Park, IL 60176. We recognize that cremation isn’t an easy topic and it’s not one to take lightly. We’ll give you the options and information you need to make the best, informed decisions you can make during a difficult time in your life.