November 23, 2024
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Crematories in Maine

. Mount Hope Cemetery & Crematory, Bangor

. Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn

. Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland

. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco

. Northern Maine Crematory, Presque Isle

What people do with cremated remains

. 35.8 percent taken home

. 23.1 percent buried

. 17.8 percent scattered over water or land

. 10.4 percent placed in columbarium

. 6.2 percent scattered on dedicated property

. 5.7 percent are never picked up

. 1.0 percent are placed in a common grave

Source: Cremation Association of North America


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