One wants to be buried, the other cremated. The ashes of the deceased go into an urn that you can collect a few days after the funeral. You can keep the urn or scatter the ashes. Can you just do that anywhere in Zoetermeer?
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There is a scattering field at the Hoflaan cemetery in the Buytenpark where you can scatter the ashes. There is also an ash scattering tray in which you can leave the ashes. After the scattering, a memorial plaque can be placed on one of the memorial columns in memory of the deceased. There is also an urn garden where you can place the urn with the ashes in a nice place.
leave it at home
Some people have indicated that they want to be scattered after their death. Or the next of kin choose to do this themselves. You take the urn home a few days after the funeral. Most choose to give the urn a nice place in the house for a while or forever.
Scatter with permission
You may scatter the ashes in your own garden, if you wish. Relatives sometimes choose a special place to scatter the ashes. This can be, for example, in a forest, in the water or from an airplane. It is important to know that you need permission from the owner of the land.
The municipality’s website states that you can scatter ashes anywhere on public land in Zoetermeer. So choose the Westerpark, near the water in the Noord Aa recreation area or the Buytenpark: it is allowed in these public places. Keep in mind bystanders and that scattering will not cause any nuisance. It is often an intimate moment for bereaved families to pay their last respects to the deceased.