CEMETERY BURIAL OPTIONS Most cemeteries offer a variety of options for the interment of casket or cremated remains. • Ground Burial for a Casket In-ground burials typically involve the opening and closing of the burial space and the placement of an outer casket liner (if required by the cemetery). Ground burials can be purchased as a single space, for one burial, or can be purchased as a double depth gravesite, for two burials. A headstone is the memorialization option for a ground burial. • Indoor Crypt Burial for a Casket An indoor crypt, allows for year round visitation in an indoor, temperature controlled building. However, for security purposes these buildings will usually have set visitation hours. This option requires the deceased to be embalmed prior to burial. Crypts can be purchased for up to four burials. Name plaques, bronze lettering or crypt front engraving are the typical form of memorialization for indoor crypts. Families may also have the option of adding emblems, pictures, vases or votive lights to the crypt front. • Outdoor Crypt Burial for a Casket Families who like the option of a crypt but prefer an outdoor setting, may choose burial in an outdoor crypt. This is the same type of sealed chamber used in the indoor crypt; however, the crypt has been incorporated in the design of an outdoor building. Memorialization options for an outdoor crypt are similar to those of an indoor crypt and will require embalming of the body. • Ground Burial for Cremated Remains Ground spaces for the burial of the deceased’s cremated remains are very similar to a casket burial. It requires the burial space, a liner for the urn and the opening and closing of the gravesite. Headstones are usually the choice for memorialization. • Indoor Niche Burial for Cremated Remains An indoor niche, allows for year round visitation in an indoor, temperature controlled building. However, for security purposes these buildings will usually have set visitation hours. This option allows for glass front niches, whereby, the urn can be seen, as well as, any mementos that may have been placed in the niche. If the niche has a marble or granite front, memorialization will be similar to that of a crypt front but on a smaller scale. Niches can be purchased for more than one burial. • Outdoor Niche Burial for Cremated Remains Outdoor niches are constructed much like an indoor niche. However, because the niche is exposed to the outside elements, glass fronts are not typically available. Memorialization for outdoor niches are usually an engraving on the niche front or a plaque that is attached to the front of the niche. Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, NM 22 Catholic Cemetery Association - Funeral Planning Guide