The Preparations That Are Made for In-Ground Burials at Cemeteries

If you’re going to be burying a loved one sometime soon at one of the cemeteries in Hamilton Township, NJ, you should know that a cemetery is going to work hard on your behalf to prepare for it. When you show up for your loved one’s in-ground burial, everything will be all ready to go once you arrive. You should learn about the preparations that are made for in-ground burials at cemeteries in advance. It’ll let you know what is going to happen in the days leading up to your loved one’s burial. Discover more about the preparation process below.

A family sends their loved one’s body to a funeral home to prepare it for an in-ground burial.

Before you can even think about burying a loved one’s body in the ground at a cemetery, you’re going to need to arrange for the body to go to a funeral home. Once there, a funeral home will prepare it for a burial. They will usually embalm your loved one’s body so that it can go through the funeral process. They’ll also position it in the casket that you will pick out for their burial.

A family picks out a burial plot for their loved one’s casket.

While a funeral home is busy getting your loved one’s body ready for a burial, you and your family will need to find a cemetery that you like and look at some of the plots that they have available. You will normally be able to choose which part of the cemetery you would like to bury your loved one in. A cemetery will be able to walk you through some of the options that you’ll have as far as burying your loved one’s body is concerned.

A cemetery digs a hole in the location of the burial plot.

Once you’ve selected the burial plot that you like most for your loved one, a cemetery will get to work on getting it prepared for their burial. They will dig a hole in the location of the burial plot so that it’s large enough to fit both your loved one’s casket and the burial vault that will be used to protect it. They will do this without disturbing any of the burial plots that might surround your loved one’s plot.

Equipment is set up to lower a person’s casket into the ground once it arrives.

After digging a hole for your loved one’s burial, a cemetery will move in a bunch of equipment that they’ll use to lower your loved one’s casket down into the ground when the time comes. They’ll also get themselves ready to spring into action once your loved one’s casket is lowered into the ground. They’ll have equipment handy that they can use to cover your loved one’s casket up. Additionally, they’ll have a landscaping crew that is ready to make sure your loved one’s burial plot looks its best following their burial.

Would you like to secure an in-ground burial plot for a loved one at Princeton Memorial Park & Mausoleum? We would love to help you do it. We can also speak with you about the possibility of burying a loved one in our mausoleum during an above-ground burial. Contact us today to learn more about your options at our Hamilton Township, NJ cemetery.