As more and more families are choosing to use cremation for the final disposition of their loved ones, these families are also desiring to “bring closure” to the funeral activities by having the interment in conjunction with the services. The installation of a crematory locally allowed burial while still gathered, rather than many days to weeks to months in the future. AEON Cremation Service is a wholly owned subsidiary of Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Inc. of Bemidji, MN. It began operating Dec. 1, 2001 in conjunction with the Minnesota Dept. of Health issuing a license to operate. This license to operate does not allow the crematory to accept human remains for cremation directly from the public, but only from licensed funeral providers. By state law, only human remains can be cremated in the crematory.
