Urns
Memorial urns are containers to hold cremated remains. There are many elegant choices in wide-ranging styles, sizes, and prices made from bronze, pewter, hardwoods, marble and other materials. Designs range from traditional vase shapes to personalized chests to crafted works of art. Deciding what will be done with cremated remains often helps determine what type of urn to select. An urn may serve as a focal point at a memorial service. It can be buried in a family plot at a cemetery, placed in a columbarium niche, or kept in a special place at home. Some families share the cremated remains, each choosing a keepsake urn to hold a small amount. Environmentally safe, biodegradable urns can be used for burial or scattering at sea. Many urns can be personalized through engraving. For burial, air and water tight urn vaults are available. Urn vaults may also act as a time capsule, allowing families to place keepsakes in with the urn and bring ceremony to a final farewell. A.J. Desmond & Sons offers dozens of urns of varying designs, materials, and prices. Below is a sample of the urns we have available. For additional information, please contact us by phone or email desmondtroy@desmondfuneralhome.comPrices range from $95 - 3,295. Marble and Granite Urns
The unique lines and beauty of marble and the durability of granite, combined with strength and aesthetic value make these selections meaningful and bring peace of mind as a permanent memorial.
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Cashmere Gray
Marble
May be personalized
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Garden Urns
For those families who would like to create their own memorial gardens, these urns enable a quiet, personal place to remember. They can withstand the weather and, if desired, also be moved.
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Natural Granite Garden Urn
May be personalized
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Sundial
May be personalized
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Memorial Chests
Providing a way to store precious pictures and mementos at home, memorial chests are an excellent choice when a decision for final disposition of the cremated remains has not yet been made. Memorial chests are economical, simple, and secure. A plastic or stainless steel box can be inserted in the chest to contain cremated remains until scattering or interment.
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President
Solid Mahagony
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Cherry Memento
Hardwood
May be personalized
May also hold personal items
Popular with families who choose to scatter
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Statuary Art
These fine works of art are designed for the family who value having their loved one at home or on display with the quiet dignity of a beautiful piece of art rather than the look of an urn.
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Dolphin
Cast Bronze
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The Eagle
Captures the eagle spirit with painstaking detail
Cast bronze
May be personalized
Also available in keepsake size
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Pieta
Cast Bronze
Also available in keepsake size
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Columbarium and Traditional Options
These urns are of traditional design and may be used as a keepsake at home, for burial, or for placement inside a columbarium niche.
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Aristocrat
Cast Bronze
May be personalized
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Swirl
Sheet Bronze
May be personalized
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Cloisonne'
Variety of designs and colors
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Green Flora
Crafted from a handmade clay mold
Hand painted floral design makes each
one unique
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Hardwood Urns
The warmth and beauty of wood and its distinct graining patterns of the different species, ensures that each hardwood urn is as individual as the life it celebrates. Many of these designs are appropriate for placing in a columbarium or burying. Others are suitable for display.
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Jefferson Mahogany
Hardwood
May be personalized
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Franklin Cherry
Hardwood
May be personalized
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Captain
Solid oak
May be personalized
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Honey Brown
Handcrafted
May be personalized
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Scattering and Biodegradable Urns
If a loved one's final wish is to be scattered at a favorite spot, in the garden, at sea or at the cottage, these are excellent options. Each provides safe transport, ease of release, and a dignified way of having a meaningful ceremony in that special place. The Barcelona Ecourn and the Reflect Urn are both biodegradable, enabling a natural return to the environment.
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Liberty Cherry Scattering Urn
May be personalized
Ideal as a permanent memorial
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Reflect Urn
Returns a loved one's remains naturally to the environment
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Companion Urns
For those whose wishes are to be together for eternity, these urns hold two sets of cremated remains. This style provides uncompromised value and distinction and are appropriate for burial, a columbarium niche, or to be kept at home. Wood, bronze, and marble urns are available and all may be personalized.
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Together Forever Companion Urn
Cherry, made by hand
May be personalized
Custom design available upon request
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Urn Vaults
A burial vault for cremated remains provides protection to a buried urn. If you plan a ground burial for the urn, most cemeteries require it be placed in an urn vault. Lined urn vaults give urns varying levels of protection from subsoil elements and the weight of the earth and cemetery maintenance equipment. A lined urn vault is made of high-strength concrete and reinforced with durable plastic or a combination of durable plastic and metal (bronze, copper, or stainless steel).
An urn vault also allows the family to have a meaningful ceremony when burying their loved one. Items such as pictures and other memorabilia can be placed in the vault like a time capsule and can bring value to a final ceremony.
Keepsake Urns
Many urns are also produced in smaller versions to hold a small portion of the remains. These Keepsake Urns are especially appropriate when only a portion of the cremated remains are to be scattered or when a family chooses to divide the cremated remains among family members.
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Cloisonne' Keepsakes
Miniature Urns
Variety of colors and designs
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For a selection of Keepsake Jewelry, please visit Memorial Keepsakes. |
