Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs FAQs

The earlier you start, the greater the potential savings. Statistically, people begin to plan for their future retirement and beyond at age 35 or after they've started their families. If you're interested in pre-arranged funeral plans, you can trust Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs to walk you through every step. Contact us today.

You can save money by planning your funeral in advance in Anderson, IN. Pre-planning allows you to lock in today's pricing. By educating yourself on the available options, you'll be able to choose which plan offers you the best solution and pricing for your needs.

There are many benefits of planning your funeral in advance in Indiana. The most common motivators are saving on funeral and cemetery costs, taking the burden off of grieving family members, and securing your selections and choices. According to a Harris Poll conducted on the behalf of the Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC), 69% of adults over the age of 40 indicated they would prefer to pre-arrange their own service. If you'd like to start making arrangements, contact us today.

Traditional Burial (Interment) is the placement of the casketed body within a burial vault in a ground space or above ground, mausoleum space. Cremation Burial (Inurnment) is the placement of cremated remains within a cremation vault in a ground space or above ground, columbarium niches. Give Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs in Anderson, IN a call today to learn more about these options.

Cremation is the preparation of the body for final placement within a niche or space that allows for memorialization. Please contact Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs in Anderson, IN to learn about your options to memorialize and honor your loved one.

Above ground entombment is an affordable, clean, and dry burial within a mausoleum crypt in our beautiful garden setting at your cemetery in Anderson, IN. The mausoleum crypt eliminates the need for a burial vault. A personalized memorialization is included with the crypt option, often a more affordable alternative.

At Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs, there are 4 items needed for ground burial: the space, the burial vault, the memorial markers and the interment charge. These impertinent options can be discussed during your consultation at our facility for your personal pre-arranged funeral plans at our cemetery in Anderson, IN.

Insurance is a great source to cover final expenses. However, prices continue to climb over time and the insurance benefits remain the same. By planning your funeral in advance through Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs in Anderson, IN, you can lock in the pricing to guard against future increases.

It is possible to place cremated remains with a family member already interred at our cemetery in Anderson, IN at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs. This process is called Second Rights. Authorized family members may make arrangements to have the cremated ashes placed in a small concrete vault, which is then buried in the memorial marker row in the same space as the previously buried loved one.

While Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs does not have a specific Veteran's Garden at our cemetery in Anderson, IN, we are the resting place for over 6,300 veterans. The VA offers individualized benefits such as a lot allowance, free veteran's bronze memorial marker, and other reimbursements. Detailed answers would be available through the VA.

• Yes. Cemetery prices for items purchased before you need them are sold at a guaranteed price.

• This differs from pre-planning funeral insurance offered through funeral homes which cannot guarantee current pricing for the future since those items are not theirs’ to promise. 

• When pre- arranging Cemetery products it is better to purchase directly through your Cemetery office. Counselors are available to help

The death of a loved one is a sorrow every family member experiences. Often, family members will find themselves poorly prepared to deal with the heartache, decisions, and expenses death forces on them. By making the decision now, you can exercise sound judgment about what is best for you and your family. By doing so, you’ll have a wider choice of locations and we can offer a variety of affordable payment options.

Only if you prefer. Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs currently offers several financing options, some at 0% interest. A payment plan can be arranged to meet your family’s requirements. For your added convenience, we also accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Pre-planning is ideal so that the necessary funds are not payable in a lump sum but rather made over time.

Yes! The premier bronze foundries represented at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs are recognized in the bronze industry for their expertise, quality, and artistry. Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs has been working closely with these since 1929. About 95% of all Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs families choose to purchase their bronze memorials through the cemetery.

We guarantee that only the best materials have been used in the casting of the bronze memorial. Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs will be the ones to care for the memorial for all time so we naturally want the highest quality. Because Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs works so closely with the manufacturers, we can guarantee the lowest pricing. Attractive payment options are also available to suit each family’s needs.

The selection of a bronze memorial is available to lot owners both before need and at the time of need. Cost is based on the size of the memorial, the selection of a vase, and the style chosen. Due to the wide range of choices and styles available, it is difficult to provide specific costs for memorials in this format. Sample memorials are located in the cemetery office. One of our trained counselors would be happy to meet with you and provide details. Ordering directly from the cemetery is by far the smart choice.

Cremation burials are allowed in all traditional spaces in the gardens. Please ask about Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs' regulation regarding multiple burials in one grave space. This is known as a “Second Right of Interment.”

“Second Right of Interment” refers to the permission given by the lot owner, or authorized individuals, for a second burial to take place in one space. Each space is sold with one Right of Interment. With the growth in preference for cremation, some families have asked to inter cremated remains in existing graves to conserve burial spaces for family future use.

Each burial right sold through Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs carries a fee. When adding a Second Right of Interment, the fee is $775. This is separate from the opening and closing fees, necessary vault, and required bronze memorial. Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs sells the Second Right of Interment as a package that includes all necessary aspects.

The family increases the number of interments on a single lot so that family members may be together. The family saves by not needing to purchase as many individual spaces.

At the time of burial, it will be necessary to have a burial vault in which the casket or urn is placed, plus payment of the interment service fee. In addition, families commemorate their loved ones with a bronze memorial.

The Interment Service Fee is the amount collected for grave/space opening and closing and related services performed at the time of burial. Beginning with the examination of the cemetery’s records for the proper location, the cemetery grounds personnel then prepare the burial site and provide the chapel, tent, and other equipment needed on the day of the service. Following the interment service, grounds personnel refill, tamp, and reseed the gravesite repeatedly until the site is back to whole. The necessary filings and clerical recordings that go with a service are performed.

As a lot owner at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs, you have the opportunity to purchase a variety of vaults on a pre-need basis at substantial savings. Burial vaults, some of which are manufactured on-site, are sold directly to the family, thereby eliminating the middleman and the markup that goes with it. Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs employees then set and seal the vault at no additional charge to the family.

No. In 1929, when the cemetery was founded, it was designed as a memorial park with lawn-level memorials only. Families and visitors to these grounds are met with a serene and peaceful atmosphere created through the natural beauty of trees, shrub borders, and floral gardens. In preserving the beauty of these natural surroundings, all memorialization is done in lasting, eternal bronze on 4” thick granite. Elegant in design and timeless in meaning, a commemorative bronze memorial will carry the rich heritage of each family name for generations to come. Upright monuments are offered for placement in other cemeteries. 

Yes, in all instances! We have seen a steady increase in the cost of funeral and cemetery expenses. Pre-planning effectively stops this price inflation.

In accordance with Indiana law, funds received in payment for pre-planned services and merchandise are deposited into an escrow account with PNC, the trustee for the cemetery. These funds cannot be accessed by Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Needs until they are needed by you. Only at that time is the cemetery authorized to withdraw funds for those services performed or merchandise provided for your benefit.

You may have an excellent insurance program; however, have you considered that those funds do not increase in the same way that prices do? Pre-planning is the best way to guarantee final expenses are met fully.