BizBeat: Dulle-Trimble plans for crematory to be operational in July

The 14-ton cremation unit is safely hoisted into the new addition at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home last week. The local mortuary will be the first funeral home in Cole County to have an in-house crematory. A crew from Scott's Crane Rental and Facultatieve Technologies of Medina, Ohio, unloaded and lifted in the separate pieces to be
 assembled.
The 14-ton cremation unit is safely hoisted into the new addition at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home last week. The local mortuary will be the first funeral home in Cole County to have an in-house crematory. A crew from Scott's Crane Rental and Facultatieve Technologies of Medina, Ohio, unloaded and lifted in the separate pieces to be assembled.

Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home made a significant step this week toward opening Cole County's only cremation center - bringing in the 31,000-pound cremation unit itself.

Dulle-Trimble owners announced in February their plan to add a 2,700-square-foot expansion to the eastern side of the funeral home, located at 3210 N. Ten Mile Drive.

"Cremation is becoming, for some families, their choice of burial option for their families, and we have seen that it is increasing in numbers," said Kyle Trimble. "We wanted to be able to offer the services a family chooses no matter what they choose - whether they choose a traditional burial and vault or if they choose cremation."

The Trimble family plans for the cremation unit to be fully installed and the building expansion completed by mid-July, at which point they will host a public open house at the funeral home.

"We've made it to where families can stay during the cremation if they don't want to leave their loved one. We've built a room to the side where they can stay during the cremation," Trimble said.

Another comfort to families, the on-site cremation option assures those who trust Dulle-Trimble with their loved ones' bodies that the funeral home will oversee their care throughout the burial process.

"Right now, funeral homes have to go to an off-site location that we can't control, so for our safety and our security we want to protect our bodies," Trimble said. "They'll never leave this building. They'll never leave our care."

He and his father, Kent Trimble, both have completed training as certified crematory operators through the National Funeral Directors Association. Kyle Trimble has also completed training through the Cremation Association of North America, and both will participate in training from the manufacturer of Dulle-Trimble's cremation unit.

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