Useful Information

Thank you for considering Blue Sky Cremation Service for your cremation needs. This page is designed to help you in your selection of a cremation firm and to guide you through the process. The information on this page should be used in conjunction with the information on our FAQ page. 

Your Guide for Choosing a Cremation Firm

• Select a few firms to call for information.
• Ask them to mail information on their prices.
• How were you treated over the telephone?

          o Courteous, caring and helpful
          o Somewhat friendly
          o Unreceptive
          o Cold and unprofessional

• Read the information when you receive it.
• Call the firms you were most comfortable with and make an appointment.
• Compare your experiences at each firm. If you had a good feeling about a firm, it will likely carry over through the entire process.

Items you may need Certified Death Certificates for:

• Property transfers
• Stocks and bonds
• Life insurance
• Pensions
• Retirement
• Banks
• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Trusts
• Attorneys
• IRS
• Credit cards
• A Veteran is entitled to:

          o One free certified Copy of the Death Certificate
          o A Flag
          o A Headstone
          o A grave in a National Cemetery

Information regarding Pacemakers, Artificial Joints & Implants

• Pacemakers must be removed prior to cremation.
• Artificial joints are not removed prior to cremation, but do remain intact after cremation and are removed from the cremated remains.
• Implants made from silicone or saline must be removed prior to cremation.

Cremation: The Legal Steps

• Make a will stating your directive for cremation.
• Prepurchase your arrangements and file all documents with your will.
• Inform others of whom your arrangements are with.
• Choose and appoint a willing executor to handle your will.
• Make your executor aware of the location of your will and cremation contract.
• Tell your family or other responsible person about your directive(s).
• Have a Power of Attorney signed and ready.
• Have a Living Will signed and ready. Give copies to family and physician.
• Have a Health Care Power of Attorney signed and ready.
• Include advance directives in your Health Care Power of Attorney, including “Do not Resuscitate” orders and other medical directives dealing with nutrition, hydration, medication, etc.