It's been said that "variety is the spice of life." In our many years of dealing with families in times of death, we realize that, like people, no two funerals are exactly the same. More and more, services are tailored to reflect the life of the deceased; his or her achievements, hobbies, and particular tastes. At Mealey's, we encourage and help our families design these services as a fitting sendoff to a life well lived.
With this in mind, we realize that some individuals have tastes that may be considered to be outside of what at is commonly accepted, especially in the traditional setting of a funeral. However, we believe these individuals should also have every right to tailor a funeral service to celebrate his or her truly unique personality.
This page discusses some of the options that are now available that Mealey's can provide. They aren't for everyone, but they might be for you.
Personal
Rosary Beads
In Catholicism, a belief in the power of the rosary bead prayers is a
step toward the redemption of the soul. Therefore, members of the church
traditionally are laid to rest with rosary beads. We can now personalize
rosary beads with the names or initials of family members. If interested,
please call or email the Mealey
Funeral Homes directly.
Relict
Memorials
Relict memorials provide a unique yet traditional focal point of tribute
for family members and friends. Relict memorials are monuments, cast with
traditional materials and mingled with cremated remains to create a memorial
tablet that can be placed in a cemetery, a home or church garden or mounted
on a wall. The finish is lightly brushed in a natural tone and may be
personalized with a plaque in bronze or marble, inscribed with custom
text or graphics. The monument can be easily relocated to suit the needs
of the family or moved if the site should be needed for other purposes.
The
ArtCaskets™
Developed by a Texas casket design firm named WhiteLite, ArtCaskets™
are made using a patent-pending process to permanently laminate a high-resolution
photo mural to the entire exterior of a quality steel casket.
Celestis,
Commemorative Space Flights
For those who have shared the pioneering spirit that advances humankind
into new frontiers, and those who have marveled at the infinite beauty
of the heavens above, Celestis offers a unique memorialization service
that launches a symbolic portion of one's cremated remains into space.
The Earthview service places the cremated remains in Earth orbit for a
period of between 18 months and several years. Thereafter, the entire
Celestis spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere and harmlessly vaporizes--blazing
like a shooting star in final tribute. The Lunar missions will either
orbit or land on the Moon. Scheduled for Fall 2001, Celestis will launch
the Voyager service that will provide a virtually infinite journey through
space. The spacecraft will fly by Jupiter on a trajectory out of our solar
system.
E
ternal
Reefs, Inc.
Eternal Reefs™, Inc. offer permanent living memorial reefs as a final
resting-place for those who choose cremation, by integrating cremated
remains into artificial reefs. The reefs are base structures for the growth
of fish and other sea life and are placed in the world's oceans. The reef
structure offers a spiritual memorialization--a final resting place in
a beautiful aquatic setting--that is ecologically beneficial and forever
changing.
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