num_pages: 114
description: The book features personal witness accounts of deaths of loved ones; information about direct burial, embalming, cremation and donation; funeral customs of different religions and cultures; a historical look at ancient burial, homesteads, cemeteries, mausoleums, columbariums, green burial; a section on caregivers; the cycle of life; statistics on world wide trends toward cremation, comparative costs of funerals and memorialization; a section on the future of the funeral industry, it's challenges, recommended solutions and teamwork with various faith groups. An appendice describes columbariums of the future designed for families, faith groups and others for placement in traditional cemeteries, on church property, on private and public properties, in nature centers and other locations. One existing and one planned war memorial are also featured.
language: English
title: Where Will You Be Remembered?: Facing the End of Life
titlecomplete: Where Will You Be Remembered?: Facing the End of Life
publisher: Trafford Publishing