St. Adalbert's Cemetery Case Study

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Kaylee Hunter Death & Dying Project #1 September 18, 2013 St. Adalbert’s Cemetery Project This project was extremely interesting based on my career choice. I feel it was perfect timing to begin to gain a better understanding of what Funeral Service is all about. I chose to prepare my project at St. Adalbert’s Cemetery, which is located on the south side of Milwaukee. It was established in 1888, and was once known as Polish Union Cemetery. Many descendants of Polish ancestry are buried there including a few of my own relatives. As I drove through the main gate at the cemetery, the first thing I noticed was how peaceful it seemed; almost calming. There were flower arrangements in the medians, which appeared to be meticulously taken…show more content…
The man that I talked to, Bruce Zurawski, was extremely helpful. He gave me plenty of brochures about the services and pricing for funeral planning. It was extremely interesting to find out that Bruce gives all of his clients a packet listing 52 things that someone must consider for “the most difficult day of one’s life”. Looking through that packet I feel that many people would find this helpful and use is as a checklist for the preparations of their loved one’s service. He also gave me information on pricing of the different burial service…show more content…
will cost. A full sized grave and inurnment of cremated remains in a full-sized or partial grave, which includes the cremation burial vault, is $875. There are two differences between the crypts, style and pricing. There are five different styles of crypts which include single, true companion, deluxe companion, single crypts with abbey, and true companion crypts with abbey. The second difference is the pricing. For a single entombment of a body or cremated remains is $725. When you add one more casket to each crypt the price goes up by $725. There are two more burial fees; one is the niche which costs $625 and the interment of an infant in a small grave. The fee for infants and small children is $90. After you choose which type of burial you would like for your loved ones, the next step is to choose between a raised or flush marker. With a raised marker the price is $1,100 compared to a flush marker which will be $1,000. Infant and partial graves can have either marker but the price stays the same. So, for an infant grave, the marker will be $500 as for the partial grave marker will be $550. Once all of the decisions are made with both the grave and the markers the very next step is the actual funeral service fees. St. Adalbert’s Cemetery offers a chapel to hold the funeral service. For the first hour of visitation

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