A church in our town is building a columbarium (a repository for the cremains of deceased parishioners). They will be the second church in town to have one.
My mother's and father's families had burial plots in Catholic cemeteries in NYC. That is where they, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins are buried. I visit their graves once a year when I'm in the city, but for the most part no one visits.
We have no family ties where we live (my youngest daughter lives one hour away; one son is in a different state, the other on a different continent.) If my husband predeceases me, I might move myself to be closer to one of my children.
So my question is this: If one or both me or my husband were cremated and our remains placed in a columbarium, would it be authorized to have the cremains removed to a different columbarium if all family members residing in the area were leaving for a different area? I know you're not supposed to keep cremains on your mantle...but it seems as if it would be perfectly fine to move them from one columbarium to another, no muss, no fuss.
My mother's and father's families had burial plots in Catholic cemeteries in NYC. That is where they, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins are buried. I visit their graves once a year when I'm in the city, but for the most part no one visits.
We have no family ties where we live (my youngest daughter lives one hour away; one son is in a different state, the other on a different continent.) If my husband predeceases me, I might move myself to be closer to one of my children.
So my question is this: If one or both me or my husband were cremated and our remains placed in a columbarium, would it be authorized to have the cremains removed to a different columbarium if all family members residing in the area were leaving for a different area? I know you're not supposed to keep cremains on your mantle...but it seems as if it would be perfectly fine to move them from one columbarium to another, no muss, no fuss.