Permanent Memorialisation

Creating a consistent place to connect and remember, makes it possible to find comfort long after the funeral. Such a special place helps everyone to heal and move forward.

A CONSISTENT PLACE OF HEALING
In our modern society, people aren't given enough time to grieve their losses. The pressures of work, even the simple emotional need to ‘be busy,’ often bring the bereaved back into the ‘real’ world far too soon.

Also, many families are choosing to scatter the cremated remains of their loved one in a favourite place; the ocean, or even in the skies above. While that may seem fitting at the time, it means that you do not have a consistent place to connect with the memories of the person you loved so dearly.

Having such permanent place - in a cemetery, mausoleum, or cremation garden - that can be visited regularly by family and friends is an essential part of the time following a death. It becomes a focal point of memorialisation, and gives everyone a special place to go to remember your loved one, or to commemorate important occasions. It can help to make a birthday or anniversary less painful.

A permanent place to reflect on your loved one becomes a way of connecting to a family's past. Visiting the resting place of grandparents or great-grandparents may provide children with an anchor to their personal history. It is a connection to the past, to love shared. It truly honours the relationship you still have – and will always have – with that person.

Discuss your needs with the staff at local memorial parks and cemeteries.
Newcastle Memorial Park, 176 Anderson Drive, Beresfield. Ph (02) 4944 6000
Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Cessnock Rd, Ryhope. Ph (02) 4950 5727
Sandgate Cemetery, Maitland Rd, Sandgate. Ph (02) 4968 3602