Funeral services are part of the cremation services offered in Mount Sterling Heights, MI. There are many instances in which funeral services are held without the body of the deceased being present at the service. It’s not as unusual as it might seem, even with deceased people who are being buried and not cremated.

There are some practical reasons for not having the body of deceased present at a funeral service where burial will follow.

Some people are in no shape to be viewed after they die. Some illnesses ravage the body so savagely that the person is almost unrecognizable by the time they die. The family preserves the dignity of their loved one and keeps mourners from being shocked by not having the body present at the funeral service, even though they will be buried.

In the case of violent murders or deaths where the body is already badly decomposed, there is nothing that will make those people who’ve died look presentable for a funeral, so their bodies will be absent from the funeral service.

Some families, even though the body of the deceased is in good shape, simply choose not to have the body present. Sometimes this is for emotional reasons, especially if family members are having an extremely hard time dealing with the death of a loved one. If the body of the person who has died isn’t in sight, then it’s easier to keep some level of emotional calmness during the funeral service.

However, most cases of a body deceased person not being present at a funeral service involve cremation. A funeral service can be held before or after the cremation, but in either case, the body of the person who died doesn’t have to be present.

Usually, funeral services for people who’ve been cremated are held after the cremation, but some families choose to hold the funeral service before their loved one is cremated. Other than funeral services where the family decides not to have the body of the deceased present, there are other types of funeral services where the body of the person who died is not present.

One of these types of funeral services is a wake celebration. Wake celebrations are parties held to honor the person who died and to give them the right kind of sendoff to make sure they keep going upward toward heaven. There are many communities in American where this is a funeral service tradition.

Another type of funeral service is a memorial service at a location the family of the deceased chooses. While there may be some spiritual components to this type of funeral service, the main focus is to remember the person who died and to talk about what they personally meant to the people attending. There are often video presentations, memory walls, and food and drinks at this kind of funeral service.

An achievement memorial service is also a type of funeral service held after someone has been cremated. The focus of achievement memorial services is to highlight the achievements of the person who has died, as well as the contributions they made their families, their communities, their work, and, maybe even, to the world, and what benefits that brought.

Church memorial services are also a type of funeral service that is held after cremation. This funeral service is led by the clergy member of the deceased’s home church and has a very definite spiritual focus, with prayers and scriptures composing the majority of the service.

For more information about cremation services in Mount Sterling Heights, MI, our caring and knowledgeable staff at Lee-Ellena Funeral is here to assist you. You can visit our funeral home at 46530 Romeo Plank Rd., Macomb, MI 48044, or you can call us today at (586) 412-8999.