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2. Cremation Albany OR Life. We're all about it. It's why we exist.  To live and experience its beauty.  To share its memories and pass on its unique stories of passion and compassion, di?culty and endurance, achievement and success.  And when it's lost, we begin the healing process by remembering.  It's in these moments of re?ection, seeds of healing start to bloom, and we begin to celebrate life.  AAsum-Dufour. The passing of a loved one a?ects everyone in variousways.  It creates extreme stress,disruption of daily life and the exposure of our most deeply- held emotions.This is the time when the helpful and professional sta? at AAsum-Dufour takesover.  Our purpose is to guide, direct,and relieve you of the many details of this di?cult and sometimes confusingprocess. The services provided for the deceased by AAsum-Dufour rangein many ways; from traditional or contemporary, burial or cremation, public orprivate gatherings or viewings.  www.aasum-dufour.com Page 1

3. Cremation Services Albany OR  The?rst choice to consider is how you want to celebrate the life of your lovedone.  The main goal is all about bringingthose you love and care about together to honor the life that was lived.  This can be done in a variety of ways.  Whether you choose a traditional service,celebration of life, informal family gathering or even a picnic, this is the?rst step in the healing process.   Weat AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home can help guide you to decide what is right for youand your family and what is the best way to celebrate your loved one’s life. Burial or Cremation? Your next consideration focuses onchoosing between burial and cremation. Often times, people are clear on thispoint. In fact, your loved one may have told you, or someone else, exactly howthey wish to be cared for at the time of their passing. But, for some families,it can be a di?cult choice, especially when the wishes of the deceased werenever clearly stated. If that's the case, please know we're here to help adviseyou and provide direction.   Once you have made that decision, the?ner details become the focus. If you've chosen burial, then selecting thecasket, vault, and desired cemetery follows. Naturally, we’re here to help youand provide guidance on all these options. www.aasum-dufour.com Page 2

4. Funerals Corvallis If cremation is your preference, thenyou'll need to make the next decision: whether the cremated remains will beplaced in a mausoleum niche, scattered in a meaningful spot, or buried on thegrounds of a cemetery.  Making thischoice will also lead to the decision on the type of urn you want.  As always, we’re here to provide informationand options on the best urn to ?t your needs.  Aqua Cremation We are happy to announce that we now o?er Aqua Cremation to families that would like to choose a ?ameless cremation.   Alkaline Hydrolysis also know as Aqua Cremation is an eco-friendly alternative to ?ame cremation and burial.  This method is used to return a decedent to their most basic components: minerals and water. www.aasum-dufour.com Page 3

5. Casket Albany OR What's Next? Now that we've helped you with the essentials,it's time to re?ect more on exactly what is suitable for you and your family.If possible, gather everyone together to speak on their feelings and desires toensure that everyone is heard and importantly, that everyone is in agreement. Permanent Memorialization Thismeans creating a dedicated place for family and friends to join and rememberyour loved one.  This helps to create aconstant place of gathering and healing, and it can be done in a variety ofways.  In our modern and often mobile society,people aren't given enough time to grieve their losses. The pressures of work,family, society, even something as simple as the emotional need to ‘be busy,’often bring the bereaved back into the ‘real’ world far too soon.    When one is rushed through the grieving process,long-term problems can arise.  www.aasum-dufour.com Page 4

6. Cremation Services Albany OR Having such a permanent place –whether it’s in a cemetery, mausoleum, or cremation garden - that can bevisited regularly by family and friends can be an important part of thegrieving process. It becomes a central point of memorialization for everyone,and gives them a special and meaningful place to go to remember your loved one.    These places also can help to allow people tocommemorate important occasions, which can help to make a birthday, holiday oranniversary less painful. A permanent place to re?ect andremember your loved one also becomes a means of connecting to a family's past. Theyprovide a permanent ?xture for children to be able to visit the resting placeof grandparents or great- grandparents. This allows them to have a connection to their own personal history,which is also a connection to the past and to the love shared by many. It trulyhonors the relationship you still have – and will always have – with that specialsomeone in your life. www.aasum-dufour.com Page 5

7. AAsum Funeral Home was founded in 1962 by Tom & Bonnie AAsum. They purchased the land where the current building is located and began construction on a new and modern facility. It was the first funeral home in the state to offer a Hospitality Room for families to use followingthe services, for coffee or meals. Address : 805 Albany, OR 97321 Ellsworth St. SW Tel : 1-541-926-5541 aasum-dufour.com