Can you get a coffin for two?

A couple who were together sixty-five years have become the first couple to be buried in a ‘double coffin’ – so they can hold hands. The couple’s daughter Sharon Bower(54), said that the couple were inseparable, and “used to cry a lot if they ever had to spend time apart”.

Can two people be cremated in the same coffin?

As already stated a cremator can only physically accept one coffin at a time. Once the cremation process is complete all the remains are removed before the cremator can be used again.

What is a double burial plot?

Double-depth burial plots are intended for two people, typically siblings or married couples. Double-depth plots are single plots with caskets buried on top of each other. Double-depth plots tend to be more affordable because they only require purchasing one plot.

Can two bodies be buried together in the same coffin?

Every country and state has it’s own laws about burials. In some cases yes, but generaly it doesn’t happen because the coffin wouldn’t fit 2 people. A larger coffin most times cannot be transported. But 2 coffins may be placed atop eachother. And some will allow one body plus one set of remains in one coffin.

Is it possible to inurn a double urn for two people?

No. Again, this is a matter of personal preference. Here are the two most common methods of inurning a couple’s remains: Simple: In the case of a companion urn, we generally advise placing each of the two individual’s plastic bags of ashes into the urn side by side. This is the simplest solution when transferring multiple remains into a double urn.

How many coffins and urns can a grave have?

In my hometown, a single gravesite may contain four coffins (at least ten years’ intervals on burials) and up to eight urns. If only urns are used, there is no upper limit if the urns are of perishable material. Family graves may contain several more coffins (if there is enough time between the burials) and no upper limit on urns.

Can more than one body be buried in a Catholic Cemetery?

Most Catholic cemeteries allow more than one body to rest in a single grave. Even if one is cremated and one is not, couples can be buried together. In western Oregon Catholic cemeteries, cremated remains of as many as three people can be added to a gravesite with non-cremated body, or four cremated bodies can be buried in a single plot.