Alternative to Ashes
Parting Stone
A Clean Alternative to Ashes
Ann Arbor, Michigan
– Nie Family Funeral Homes has partnered with Parting Stone–a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based start-up pioneering a technology that offers a clean alternative to cremated remains following cremation. Washtenaw County families choosing cremation can now receive stone-like solidified remains that can be touched, held, and shared.
The solidification process returns the full amount of cremated remains in a solid and clean form that resembles a collection of polished stones. The average person results in about 40-60 solids ranging in size from thumbnail up to palm-size. The color of each person’s solidified remains is 100% natural, and many result in white stones, but some are a hue of blue, green, or another radical variation.
“It is a profound opportunity to live with the remains of our loved ones, but conventional cremated remains make that experience uncomfortable,” says Parting Stone founder and CEO Justin Crowe. “We developed an alternative to conventional cremated remains to help families feel a meaningful connection with their departed. When you choose cremation, you no longer have to take home ashes.”
Following the death of his grandfather, Justin Crowe realized that living with conventional cremated remains can feel uncomfortable, so in many households, they often end up hidden in a closet for decades. Parting Stone worked with material scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop solidified remains to empower families in their grief with a form of remains that can be touched and held.
Testimonial Video
Stone-like remains help bereaved families heal through connection... Hear what they are saying in the video below.
About the Companies
Parting Stone empowers families in their grief by returning a stone-like form of remains that can be touched and held. Solidified remains are an alternative to cremated remains. Learn more at www.partingstone.com.
The Nie Family has been serving the families of Washtenaw County of three generations is the has become the #1 choice for funerals, cremation, and end of life planning. Learn more about the county’s oldest family owned funeral home at www.niefuneralhomes.com
If you would like more information, please call Dutch or Jacob Nie at Nie Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service or email info@niefuneralhomes.com.
