Cremation Services

Since 1967, our fifty-plus years of experience serving Colorado Springs with cremations is most transparent in every step of our service. We are not providing cremation disposal services like many of our cremation competitors. We offer several meaningful options to provide dignity and closure for your family to honor your loved one. We don’t try to sell you things or services you don’t need. See photos of our beautifully landscaped grounds and facilities, as well as the everlasting columbaria featured throughout our perpetually maintained gardens and the interior of our mausoleums.

Most local and out-of-town cremation brokers do not own or operate a crematory, cremation gardens, or columbaria. Some of them don’t even have the necessary death care facilities for the services you will need. Should you choose to have closure and memorialize your loved one elsewhere, in many instances, they would discourage you from coming to visit our all-inclusive facilities for fear that you would learn the difference. We don’t mind you visiting any of our competitors.

There are three distinct options available to you when you choose cremation:

1) Direct Cremation — Direct Cremation does not require embalming, casketing, or dressing of the deceased. Cremation will take place only after the death certificate has been completed by a doctor and/or coroner, the disposition permit has been obtained from the health department, and the cremation authorization form has been signed by the closest next of kin. Cremation takes place in a combustible container. The cremated remains (cremains) will be placed in either a standard utility urn (a strong plastic box that is the industry’s standard) or an urn that the family has selected. Cremains may then be returned to the family, or they may be placed in a columbarium niche. We have many urn and niche options available to suit your needs. Scattering is also offered in our beautiful Rose Gardens, and bronze plaques are optional for memorialization.

2) Immediate Cremation with Memorial Service to Follow — This is similar to the above option, except that the family chooses to plan a memorial service with the cremains present in the urn for the final ceremony. Most people choose our “America the Beautiful” Chapel for the services. We can seat 200 people in the main chapel and another 125 in overflow areas of our mausoleum. We are repeatedly told that our Shrine chapel is the most beautiful funeral home chapel in the state of Colorado. Unlike others with limited parking, we have off-street parking for over 200 vehicles surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds with soothing water features, including museum-quality statuary.

3) Traditional Funeral Followed by Cremation — This option allows you to plan for a traditional funeral service. The body is embalmed, cosmetized, dressed, and placed in a beautiful ceremonial casket. When our exclusive Spartan Cremation Bed is utilized, you will not need to purchase an expensive casket. Instead, we will offer you a choice of luxurious ceremonial caskets (valued at up to $4000) for the viewing and funeral service. This alone will save your family several thousand dollars. After the funeral service, the deceased is removed from the ceremonial casket and placed in a combustible container for cremation. These three options are guidelines for making at-need cremation arrangements. Our funeral directors will help you make selections that will provide your family with closure and peace of mind. You can also pre-arrange any of the above options to freeze the cost of your cremation and other professional services at our current prices when you wish to plan for the future.

Ask us about our Celebration of Life services offered through our very elegant Olympian Plaza.

Reception and Event Center, 975 S. Union Blvd., directly across the street from the funeral home. It is licensed for up to 300 people with off-street parking for over 200 cars, and full catering, including liquor, is available.