Following a loved one’s cremation services in Sacramento, CA, you and your family will receive their cremated remains back. More often than not, most families will choose to place cremated remains into a single urn for safekeeping. But you should know that you’ll also have the option to put a loved one’s remains into multiple urns. There are a handful of reasons why you might want to do this. Check out several of these reasons below.

To let several family members keep a piece of your loved one

If you place all of your loved one’s remains into a single urn after their Sacramento, CA cremation is complete, only one of your family members will be able to bring them home. When you split them up, you’ll give at least a few family members a chance to keep some of your loved one’s remains. In some instances, your family members will be happier with this arrangement. It’ll help to keep the peace between you and your family.

To allow your family members to decide what to do with a loved one’s remains

When you’re trying to decide what to do with a loved one’s remains, each of your family members might have a different idea. It can make it challenging for you to all get on the same page. By splitting a loved one’s remains up into multiple urns and handing them out to your family members, you’ll give them the power to decide what they’d like to do with their portion of remains next. It’ll make your individual family members feel like they have some say over what will happen with the remains.

To make sure at least some of a loved one’s remains stay safe

If you put all your loved one’s remains into a single urn and something happens to it, you might end up losing all the remains at once. This won’t be the case when you split a loved one’s remains up into multiple urns. You can be sure that you’re always able to keep at least some of your loved one’s remains around by dividing them up among different family members. It’ll guarantee that your family doesn’t lose all your loved ones remains at once.

To ensure your family members keep a connection with a loved one

In the years to come, you and your fellow family members are going to strive to try to maintain a connection with your loved one. But it might be difficult for you to do this when only one of your family members has all your loved ones remains. You can make it easier for everyone to maintain a connection with a loved one by putting their remains into multiple urns. Your family members will appreciate getting the chance to keep this connection alive and well.

When families visit our funeral home to plan Sacramento, CA cremations for their loved ones, we can help them do whatever they want to do with a loved one’s remains. Call us today to hear more about some of the best options that you’ll have.