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Urns and cremation keepsakes
You do not have to pick an urn in the arrangement room. A temporary container is enough for the crematory; a permanent urn can wait days or weeks. Titan Casket and Costco sell urns direct and ship them; the retailers are on the caskets page. Any large retailer carries the rest of this list.
These retailers are here to save you money: a casket bought direct often costs hundreds to more than a thousand dollars less than the same casket in a funeral home selection room. As an Amazon Associate, MN Funeral Buddy earns from qualifying purchases made through Amazon links on these pages, and some other links may be referral links that pay this site a small commission. A referral fee never changes the price you pay, and no retailer pays to appear here or to be described a certain way. Funeral homes must accept a casket or urn you buy elsewhere under the federal Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453). We are not a funeral home and do not arrange funerals.
Basis: FTC Funeral Rule: caskets.
Full-size urns (about 200 cubic inches). Metal, wood, ceramic.
Why it is here: You may provide the urn; the home cannot require you to buy theirs.
Often under a few hundred online
Simple temporary urns and boxes used until a permanent urn is chosen.
Why it is here: Useful when you are not ready to pick a permanent urn in the arrangement room.
Small shareable urns for dividing ashes among family.
Why it is here: Common after direct cremation when several people want a portion.
Pendants and vials designed to hold a small amount of ashes.
Why it is here: Optional memorial goods, bought after the cremation is done.
If this visit is for a pet, urns and keepsakes sized for that.
Why it is here: Same shopping pattern; separate from human mortuary rules.