Entombment

Entombment is the interment of human remains in a tomb or crypt. It involves placing a casket or cremation urn in a crypt or columbarium niche within a mausoleum. The crypt or niche is then sealed and a memorial is added. Interment rights are required.

Historically, mausoleum entombment was thought to be only for the very wealthy. Community mausoleums have made above-ground burial or entombment an affordable option. Through modern architecture, technology and methods of construction, we have been able to bring one of the world's finest forms of burial to a price where it is comparable or equal to ground interment.

Crypts are designed to hold casketed remains. Following a casket entombment, the crypt is sealed, and a granite front is attached.

Single crypts designed for one entombment only
Companion crypts, which are double crypts permitting two entombments

Most mausoleums are built four, five and sometimes six crypts high. The price of the crypt will depend on its type and location. For example, upper-level crypts are less expensive than those located at eye level. Most of our mausoleums offer a selection of crypts from which to choose, priced to meet various budgets.

A columbarium is an arrangement of niches designed to hold urns containing cremated remains. At Mt. Olivet Memorial Park, we have a wide selection of niches including a free-standing columbarium, indoor stained glass window niches, niche walls, niche features in our large mausoleums, benches, and a cremation garden. Following an urn entombment, a niche front of granite or glass is attached.

In addition, it is possible to place one or more cremation urns inside a crypt. All that is required is the permission of the interment rights holder(s). The size of the crypt front, however, may limit the number of memorial inscriptions that may be placed on it. Please contact our office for specific information regarding the particular crypt you are inquiring about.

For outdoor niches, bronze memorials in the form of a nameplate are attached to the granite front of each niche. In addition, ceramic pictures or bronze emblems may be placed on crypt and niche fronts. These emblems and pictures must be ordered and installed through our office. For glass fronted memorials inside our chapel, an engraved nameplate is added to our directory in front of the window.

Mt. Olivet Memorial Park also offers a wide variety of memorial services and products that may be associated with an entombment.

When you purchase interment rights, you purchase the right to designate who may be entombed or interred in the space purchased, as well as the right to place a memorial where permitted. The crypt or urn space itself remains the property and the responsibility of the cemetery. A portion of the purchase price of all interment rights is contributed to the Care and Maintenance Fund. A portion of the purchase price may also be contributed to the Supplementary Care Fund. Income from both funds is used to provide regular care and maintenance activities at the cemeteries.

Please contact the cemetery office for an appointment to discuss entombment. Our Service Co-ordinators will be pleased to provide full information about the forms of entombment, interment rights, and the many options and services available for those who choose entombment for the final disposition of remains.

All arrangements for entombment can be made in advance. By planning ahead, you have the opportunity to consider the many options available as well as to make an informed decision about your funeral and cemetery arrangements.