Cremation… Ash Scattering Services Are Red Hot... Online Memorials Thriving - Funeral Homes Dying

High above the spiritual red rock mountains of Sedona, AZ, Ashes to the Winds of Sedona, conducts a dignified ash scattering memorial that brings closure to mourning families and friends
 
Dec. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- SEDONA, AZ – The digital age is out-living old age. The internet has changed how we love and respect our dearly departed. America’s way of mourning of the dead is transforming as the internet changes our most traditional social values.

The funeral home profession as we know it today began in the late 1800’s, is now facing many challenges that will ultimately change the way we manage the aftermath of a person’s life.

“Our need to grieve remains the same. The internet is a just a tool, offering more choices to help us find comfort in a time of need” says Robert John, of Ashes to the Winds of Sedona, located in Sedona, AZ.

“The necessity and cost of a traditional funeral service is a value of the past. Today’s affordable online services including cremation, ashes scattering and online memorials are just a click away.” says Johns.

Many funeral home operators are older and fail to understand how the internet works. This creates the appearance funeral homes are not keeping up with the times. Young people that want to be a part of the process are finding their own ways to deal with death. They consider the old fashion funeral service a relic of the past.

Although gradually, funeral homes are accepting new approaches by providing some of the same services found online.

For instance, obituaries were once posted only in local newspapers which covered a limited area; now online obituaries reach out to the whole world.

Online obituaries, also known as Online Memorials, are rapidly becoming a culturally accepted way of connecting and sharing thoughts, pictures and videos of our departed loved ones.

The more progressive funeral homes are installing large video screens prominently located throughout the home viewings pictures and video of the deceased. Live online streaming of the memorial service also is becoming common.

Individuals, who can’t attend the service, find great comfort viewing the memorial online. The emotional connection can be as strong as being there in person.

In addition to the internet, the increasing acceptance of cremation is having a major impact on the funeral home profession.

Cremation, once seldom considered an alternative to the traditional funeral service, is today’s choice by people of all ages and religions, as a way to bring final closure to the loss of a loved one.

“As the number of cremations dramatically increases yearly, the desire to respectfully dispose of the cremated ashes has become a concern for family members and friends. How and where to legally dispose of human remains is unsettling and loved ones are looking to the internet for an answer.” say Robert John.

“Qualified services such http://www.ashestothewind.com/  that are properly insured and licensed, comfort grieving family and friends in knowing the ashes will be treated with respect and scattered in accordance with federal and state laws.” John says.

Sedona is known worldwide for its serene beauty and its spiritual nature. As one of God’s most beautiful places on earth, Sedona offers an ideal setting to scatter ashes to its heavenly winds.

Undoubtedly, as the future continues to change our cultural values, cutting edge technologies, social networking and the internet will be a part of how we live and eventually, how we shall all journey into the hereafter.

For more information on ash scatterings, visit http://www.ashestothewind.com/

If you’d like more information about this topic, email mailto:robert@ashestothewind.com or call 815-994-3320
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