Cremation options in Olathe, KS.

Cremation options at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Olathe, KS.
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burial Options at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS

Honoring the life of a loved one is an emotional and personal experience. When choosing cremation, you have unlimited options available for honoring your loved one in a meaningful way.

We will assist you with creating a highly personalized funeral or memorial service which reflects and celebrates the life of your loved one.

The funeral arrangement process

When you come to the funeral home to make funeral arrangements, you can expect to spend approximately two hours with our staff creating a meaningful service to honor your loved one, gathering information and selecting memorial products.

We will discuss your wishes for a funeral or memorial service and plan a ceremony which reflects and honors their life. We will collect information about your loved one’s life for the obituary and official notifications.

One of the most meaningful aspects of any service is the Life Story Memorial Tribute Video, which displays photos of your loved one’s life to guests at the visitation and service. This video will also be posted on the obituary for online visitors. We will work with you on creating this video.

We will also assist you in selecting merchandise such as a cremation urn, a burial vault, a guest register for family and friends to sign at the service, memorial flowers and keepsakes.

If you wish, our staff will help you design a cemetery marker which will serve as a permanent memorial and gathering place for family and friends.

We want you to be completely satisfied with our services, so we will review all of your selections and make sure all of your questions are answered, ensuring that you can leave the funeral home with peace of mind that everything will be taken care of.

The funeral arrangement process
Create a meaningful funeral at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS

Families who choose cremation sometimes wonder whether they should have a ceremony or gathering. From our experience working with many families, we believe a ceremony is very important to the healing process. Noted grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt discusses the ways that a ceremony can bring help and healing in a time of loss

Video about the importance of having a funeral
Plan ahead for burial options at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS

Memorials and keepsakes are special tokens of remembrance which help you keep the memory of your loved one close.

This can take the form of memorial candles, small keepsake urns, jewelry and other tokens.

We can assist you with choosing items which will be meaningful to you and your family.

Memorials and keepsakes are special tokens of remembrance which help you keep the memory of your loved one close.
Compare Funeral Prices at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS
Funeral Ceremony at Chapel or Other Facility Followed by Cremation

$4,745

Funeral Ceremony at Chapel or Other Facility Followed by Cremation

This selection includes a viewing and a funeral ceremony at our chapel or another facility followed by cremation.

Our charge for this service includes: transfer of remains to funeral home; embalming; dressing; cosmetizing; basic services and overhead of funeral director and staff; use of facilities for viewing and funeral ceremony or supervision of public viewing and ceremony at other facility; utility vehicle and cremation fee. This charge does not include the casket, rental casket, alternative container, urn, memorial package, hearse to location of ceremony or cash advance items.

Memorial Ceremony at Chapel Following Cremation

$3,445

Memorial Ceremony at Chapel Following Cremation

This selection includes cremation and the use of our chapel for a memorial service.

Our charge for this service includes: transfer of remains to funeral home; refrigeration; minimal services and overhead of funeral director and staff; use of facilities and staff for gathering (one hour before or after ceremony) and memorial ceremony or supervision of gathering and ceremony at other facility; utility vehicle and cremation fee. This charge does not include the casket or alternative container, urn, memorial package, or cash advance items.

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$2,880

A Simple Goodbye (SM)

This selection includes a private family viewing in our facility and cremation.

Our charge for this service includes: transfer of remains to funeral home, bathing, disinfecting and refrigeration of unembalmed remains, minimal services of funeral director and staff, use of facilities for private family viewing (limited to 30 minutes and 10 people), utility vehicle and cremation of remains. This charge does not include the casket or alternative container, urn, public viewing or cash advance items.

$2,580

Direct Cremation When Decision Has Been Made Not to Have a Ceremony

This selection includes cremation.

Our charge for this service includes: transfer of remains to funeral home; refrigeration of unembalmed remains, minimal services of funeral director and staff; utility vehicle and cremation of remains. This charge does not include preparation of body, our involvement in planning of ceremony or use of facilities for viewing or ceremony, casket or alternative container, urn, memorial package, or cash advance items.

Please request a General Price List for more detail on these selections.

A very special part of any funeral or memorial gathering is the Life Story Memorial Tribute Video, which is a collection of cherished photos set to music. Photos stir our memories and our emotions, allowing us to reflect and remember. The video is played at a service or visitation, and can be viewed on your loved one’s online memorials. Our staff can assist you in creating this tribute.

Grief expert and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt explains how a memorial video can provide hope and healing in a time of loss.

Video about creating a memeorial video.
Casket selection at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS

Cremation urns are are available in many styles and of materials, including bronze, cloisonné, and fine-quality woods such as mahogany, cherry and oak. Many urns can be personalized with engraving, laser etching of a photograph, or with the addition of emblems.

Some urns are designed for display, others for placement in a cemetery, and still others for scattering cremated remains in a special spot. Small keepsake sizes are also available for many of our urns, providing family members a small token of remembrance.

To see a selection of urns as well as our other services and merchandise, please go to our Online Funeral Planner.

View our large selection of caskets at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS
Vault selection at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes, Crematory & Cemetery - Funerals and Cremation Olathe, KS

When you choose cremation, you still have the option of burial in a family cemetery plot. Most cemeteries require an outer burial container of some kind to protect the grave space from the settling earth and heavy machinery.

Lined urn vaults provide the most protection to the urn. An example to the right shows the impact of settling and machinery on a grave space with no urn vault, an unlined urn burial container, and a lined urn vault.

Vaults are available in precious metals such as bronze and copper, stainless steel and concrete. To see a selection of urn vaults as well as our other services and merchandise, please go to our Online Funeral Planner.

for peace of mind select a Wilbert brand lined urn vault.

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