Cemeteries

About the heading Cemeteries in Yellow Pages®

A cemetery is a place where the deceased are laid to rest. The remains of the deceased may be kept indefinitely, either underground or aboveground. This classification includes mausoleums, vaults, crypts and columbaria. Some cemeteries also include memorial gardens.

Modern Australian cemeteries may incorporate chapels, function rooms, crematoriums and condolence rooms. If you wish to find a grave of a loved one, Australian cemeteries usually have an office where the positions of the buried and cremated deceased are recorded. If you go to the office at the cemetery they will be able to give you the position of the grave and instructions on how to find the grave.

There are some cemeteries where deceased pets can be laid to rest. Pet’s owners can choose to have their pets cremated or buried. Pet ashes can be returned home to families or kept at the cemetery and pet remains can be buried at the cemetery. You can even choose a headstone for your pet’s grave. In Australia, pet burial services must be licensed.

Cemeteries can provide funeral services, burial cremations and may offer a pre need service. A pre need service or funeral plan means that funeral expenses are paid for before the person passes. If you are looking for information on cemeteries look under this heading in Yellow Pages®.