Fresh Pond Crematory offers compassionate expertise for end-of-life processes for the bereaved . We're here to guide clients through the cremation and dignified interment of their loved one's remains in our beautiful, historic columbarium.
Whether you're pre-arranging your end-of-life transition or need help making memorial decisions for a loved one, we can provide support every step of the way.
Memorial services are available in our chapel before the cremation for a modest fee. We recommend this as an alternative to a formal wake or service at your funeral home or place of worship. Our beautiful chapel provides a serene and solemn place for a service or simply a calm place for your family to gather before the cremation.
Inside, you can find beautiful marble details and stained glass windows. Since it is nondenominational, we can accommodate a variety of services, including all religous & non-religiuous services.
We have a special viewing room where families may participate. Our viewing room adjacent our chapel for families to be apart of the memorial journey.
A columbarium is a public storage of cinerary urns holding cremated remains. It comprises many niches, or recessed compartments, designed to hold urns. These niches are enclosed and protected by secured glass doors.
The word columbarium originated from the Latin word columba, meaning dove. Doves make their nests in niches. Therefore, a columbarium is a building that contains niches.
The columbarium is not a modern invention. It was common in the ancient Roman Empire, where cremation was standard practice. Between 1400BC and 200AD, cremation was the preferred method of internment among Roman aristocrats.
In Greek mythology, it was said that the gods gained their ascension to their godly powers through the flames of cremation.
The Fresh Pond Columbarium follows this time-honored method of memorializing cremated remains. We offer a beautiful setting, solemn, secure, with a comfortable atmosphere to visit your loved ones.
When an urn is purchased from Fresh Pond, our sincere goal is always to have the customer's needs in mind.
An urn is a vessel or container used to preserve cremated remains–ashes. It is typically ornamental but can also be more utilitarian
Urn's can also be found in a variety of materials from bronze, brass, marble, and wood.
We provide memorial urns to meet every purpose and economic need. We have an extensive inventory of urns, and most are available for immediate delivery.
All requests for family research must be mailed in with a check of $46.00 along with a self-addressed envelope. Click MORE INFORMATION below.
