ALLOUEZ (WTAQ-WLUK) – Allouez Catholic Cemetery held an All Souls Remembrance program Saturday.
The cremated remains of love ones were blessed and buried for free.
Bishop David Ricken oversaw the special ceremony at the chapel mausonleum.
He says with more people chosing cremation today, some remains end up on a shelf.
Ricken tells Fox 11 a proper burial is important for the deceased and the living.
“Life has a cycle, and death has a cycle, grieving has a cycle and part of that cycle is to be able to bring to completion the grieving and placing the person in a tomb is a way of have the finality happen.”
Families of nine individuals took part in Saturday’s first-ever no-cost program.
