Required Selections

Confirmation of Identification

Laws previously passed by the State of Ohio require the authorizing agent or the agents representative to visually identify the decedents remains by photograph or other visual image of the decedent prior to cremation. If identification is by photograph or other visual image, the authorizing agent or their representative is required to sign the photograph or other visual image. The photograph must be one taken by our staff and not supplied by the family. If visual identification is not feasible, other positive identification of the decedent may be used including, but not limited to, reliance upon identification made through the coroner’s office.

Our first call staff will place an identity band on the wrist or ankle of the deceased at the hospital; care center, residence or coroner’s office. This band will serve to confirm the proper identity of the deceased and will remain with them throughout the process. There is no additional cost if the authorizing party makes the confirmation of identification at the time our staff transfer the deceased from the place of death. In order to meet this requirement, we must obtain the signature of the authorizing party at the time of transfer confirming the identity of the deceased.

This confirmation of identification selection includes our staff taking a photograph of the deceased and making it available to the authorizing agent for confirmation either in person or via our secure encrypted email service. PLEASE NOTE: Identification of deceased by means of photograph is included in our cremation plans.  This charge only applies if a photo is not required by law but the family desires photographic identification.

This confirmation of identification selection provides your family the use of our viewing area for a private half hour viewing. It includes having the body of the deceased dressed in a gown and placed in the chosen container. It excludes embalming, any preparation required following an autopsy, accident, anatomical donation.

This confirmation of identification selection provides your family the use of our chapel (or another facility) for a public one-hour viewing. It includes embalming, preparation, dressing, casketing in the chosen cremation container. It excludes any work that may be necessary following an autopsy, accident or anatomical donation.

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