Boca Raton Funeral Home And Cremation Services

Dec 2023

Well, I've finally come to review a cemetery! After all, I've reviewed many medical professionals, veterinarians, and one service we all will need one day is a place to be buried. Or if you chose to be cremated, a place for your ashes in an urn. Of course your family or best friend may take your ashes and place it in an urn or keep them the cardboard, as delivered from the crematorium. Now believe me, I don't like the thought of dying. And what happens to me afterwards. And all the tacky yelp reviews I'll miss. And the weird people who run for President and actually get elected. Frankly, I've decided that one day I will die, and my loving husband of 50 years will die also. And I don't want him to have to take care of these arrangements while being traumatized by my death. And I sure don't want to deal with his death and family demands when he leaves my life. So we both decided that before 2023 was over we would buy cemetery property, or as we have kidded, real estate. And real estate it is. And like any real estate, its location location location. We didn't even look around at the established cemeteries across South Florida. They weren't our style. If a cemetery can have a style, and indeed, it can. We had taken our own mini tour of The Gardens when they first opened. We sort of just walked into one of their huge buildings which contain crypts, where metal caskets are placed in the wall. Either side by side. Or head to head. And then there are what I like to call the "glass boxes" where urns are placed. And along with the urns family members can include anything about the person they chose. Wedding rings. Photos of them as babies. As war veterans. Performing on Broadway. With their children. With their lovers. Their partners. Their wives. Multiple wives (I kid you not!) just let your imagination run wild. After looking at many of those "glass boxes" I found them fascinating as they told a story about the person's life. And while I tried to persuade my husband to go with that option he did not like the idea of cremation. So, metal casket it was. We worked with Laura T, a family counselor, who realistically, walks you through the two buildings and shows you the real estate. There are 6 levels of crypts and those at eye height are the most expensive. Or you can get real estate on level six, and if your loved ones didn't have cervical spine issues before they are sure to get them if they actually visit you and look up, up, up. Get it?This is a beautiful cemetery. The mausoleums. And the in ground burial plots. This is first class. This is where the folks who drive around in Rolls Royce's and the assorted other $200,000 + cars go to rest. And some of the real estate is priced just for them!There is a chapel in each building. There are many seating areas. There are many niches where a small umber of crypts are located. And those are really expensive. Like being in a gated community of 1000 homes or 10. Hey, it is a different vibe, right?We selected our locations after seeing many. We signed a contract. We are paying monthly with no interest or fees for 36 months. And now we have to take care of the FUNEREAL ARRANGEMENTS. Note, those are separate from and in addition to the real estate you'll be placed in. I can honestly say I liked this place. I mean, for a cemetery. And work with Laura T. She is nice. Sweet. Kind knows her "stuff". Persistent. I'll add photos as appropriate.