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Urns for Cremation: Making a Meaningful Selection 

Expanded Cremation Choices: More Options for Families, More Revenue for Funeral Home

With cremation growing, Batesville offers 60+ new cremation urns that blend artistry, affordability, and personalization—helping your funeral home meet every family’s needs and capture revenue. Explore the Gallery Series with décor-inspired designs, expanded Family Choices® personalization, and more NewPointe® selections for budget-conscious families.

Gallery Series Stonecrest Vase Keepsake Urns

 

The Stonecrest Vase Keepsake Urn from Batesville’s Gallery Series combines elegant design with lasting remembrance. Each handcrafted natural marble urn, available in Carrera, Golden Ebony, or Verde, features unique veining and soft hues. Serving as both a vase for flowers and a discreet chamber for cremated remains, it offers families a meaningful, subtle way to keep loved ones close.

  • Handcrafted from solid natural marble for lasting quality and elegance
  • Distinct veining patterns in each urn ensure a one-of-a-kind tribute
  • Functions as a vase to display cut floral arrangements with a separate, concealed urn vessel in the bottom half — ideal for subtle remembrance
  • Separate metal chamber inside the marble vase lifts out for easy flower arranging and water changing
  • Holds only a portion of the cremated remains, making it perfect for families who are sharing ashes
  • Part of Batesville’s Gallery Series, a carefully curated collection of urns designed to blend artful beauty with lasting tribute

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Alcove Full Size Urns: Family Choices® Expansion

 

The Alcove Full Size Urns feature brushed stainless-steel centers, aluminum outer frames, and are available in Neopolitan Blue, Orchid, or Pewter color options. Compatible with LifeSymbols® and LifeStories® medallions for personalization through Family Choices®, these urns fit standard niches and can be placed side by side. Their contemporary design combines style with meaningful tribute options for modern families.

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NewPointe® Nebula, Atlas, and Starlight Additions

 

The NewPointe® product line is expanding with more color, design and size options in our Nebula, Atlas and Starlight collections. These urns provide an affordable memorial option for families on a budget with classic urn designs in a variety of color options. From the deep, rich colors of the Nebula urns and the earthy tones of our Atlas collection to the US-flag-inspired Starlight Patriot urn, this collection features more options to help you meet every family’s need. Available in full size, keepsake, and miniature size options, each piece is crafted with polished brass accents that create contrast and visual interest. Optional engraving personalization on the Atlas and Nebula full size and keepsake urns allow families to add meaningful touches while maintaining the urn’s dramatic aesthetic impact.

  • Brass urns with polished accents for striking visual impact
  • Full size, keepsake, and miniature sizes offer a variety of memorial options
  • Engraving personalization available on select full size and keepsake urns for an additional charge to create deeply personal tributes
  • NewPointe® Collection represents affordable choices with classic designs

View Cremation Products: Explore Our Options

Choosing cremation? Discover elegant urns, durable metal designs, and eco-friendly keepsakes. Our cremation products provide families with personalized ways to honor and remember loved ones.


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Cremation Caskets & Containers

 

Batesville offers an assortment of cremation caskets and alternative containers in contemporary styles and finishes. Many options are suitable for services with a viewing or private farewell. Our choices include dual disposition wood caskets, rental caskets, alternative containers and more.

Cremation Caskets and Containers
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Urns & Keepsakes

 

Choosing an urn is a reflection of the life that's being honored — unique and special. To ensure families have the right choices, Batesville offers a wide selection of urns and keepsakes. From material like metal, hardwood, or ceramic to our Memento® Chest Collection and scattering tubes, we have the choices and personalization options to help families create a meaningful tribute.

Urns & Keepsakes



Frequently Asked Questions

What urns does Batesville offer?

Batesville offers a wide range of urns including metal, ceramic, wood, marble, biodegradable, keepsake, and scattering options

What size urn do I need?

As a general rule, 1 pound of body weight yields about 1 cubic inch of remains. Most adults require an urn sized between 180–220 cubic inches. Non full-size urns (0.5 - 60 cubic inches), like keepsake size, are smaller options used to split ashes amongst loved ones for shared memorials.W

How much does an average urn cost? 

The price of an urn is dependent on multiple factors including material and size. At Batesville, we offer urns in full size, keepsake, and miniature options. Contact your local funeral home for more specific pricing information.

How long do ashes last in an urn?

Cremated remains (ashes) are chemically stable and can be safely stored for many years when kept in a clean, dry, and sealed urn.

What is a cremation container?

Cremation containers can range from a traditionally styled wood casket that may be personalized to reflect your loved one's life to a basic hardboard or cardboard alternative containers that facilitate a dignified private family viewing to say goodbye, as well as basic cardboard boxes.

How much does a cremation casket/container cost?

Prices can vary depending on the material and type of cremation casket. Contact your local funeral home for more specific pricing information.

Can you put ashes in an urn yourself?

Yes. Families commonly transfer ashes into urns themselves. However, in many instances, it is advisable to have a professional at a funeral home handle placing ashes into an urn.

Do cremation urns need to be sealed?

While not required, sealing can help protect ashes from dust, moisture, and air. Many urns feature threaded lids and/or glue to help seal the ashes inside.A

What type of casket is used for cremation?

Cremation caskets are cost-effective, combustible containers commonly made from cardboard or fiberboard—designed to hold remains for the cremation process.

What are the different urn material types?

Urns are typically made of various types of metal, ceramic, wood, marble, each with its own benefits and considerations. There are also biodegradable urns made for ceremonial scattering.

What are the differences between keepsake urns and full-size urns?

A full-size urn can typically hold all of the cremated remains of an adult. A keepsake urn is much smaller and are generally designed for sharing small portions of ashes among family members.

What are the best urns for scattering ashes?

Lightweight, biodegradable urns (paper, urns designed for water scatterings) and scattering tubes are ideal. These eco-friendly options degrade naturally and release ashes over time.