White Bear Lake Green Funerals

Local Green Burial Options

Interra’s standard service area, which does not incur additional travel expenses, is a 30 mile radius from either of our locations. This means we cover the metro area from North Branch in the north, Hastings in the south, Mound to the west and New Richmond, WI to the east. We are also able to travel throughout the state or coordinate with a local funeral home in towns across greater Minnesota.

Our White Bear Lake location underwent a major renovation to incorporate more natural light and create comfortable, inviting spaces. Very often we hear guests comment that “it doesn’t feel like a funeral home” which is exactly what we wanted to accomplish with the redesign. So whether you plan to use our White Bear Lake area location just to make arrangements or if you choose to host a gathering there, you can be sure that your guests will feel comfortable.

If you’re planning a natural burial, MN has several green burial options, but in February 2023 Interra became the only green funeral home in Minnesota to be certified by the national Green Burial Council.

So if you’re wondering “how can I arrange a green burial near me,” Interra can help you identify the services and cemetery that are right for you.

Some cemeteries in the US are entirely natural, but so far what we have available in Minnesota are hybrid cemeteries, with separate traditional and natural burial areas or natural and traditional intermingled. Most traditional cemeteries can accommodate some level of natural burial, so no matter where you’re looking, it’s not hard to find a place for green burial nearby.

We can work with you to find a green cemetery in Hennepin or Ramsey county as well as the surrounding Twin Cities suburbs. Our service area also includes western Wisconsin because we have funeral directors who are licensed to provide green burials in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Green cemeteries near White Bear Lake that we frequently work with are:

• Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights (which has a section designated exclusively for entirely green burial)
• Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville
• Green Burial Council certified Mound Cemetery of Brooklyn Center

(the latter 2 accommodate burial without a grave liner or vault in a traditional cemetery)

Other traditional cemeteries we frequently work with are:

• Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
• St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery in White Bear Lake
• Lakeview Cemetery in Mahtomedi
• Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Mahtomedi
• St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Hugo
• St Genevieve Cemetery in Centerville
• Elmhurst Cemetery in St. Paul
• Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul
• St. John’s Cemetery in Little Canada
• Union Cemetery in Maplewood
• Union Cemetery in White Bear Lake

To begin planning a green funeral you’ll have to make decisions about location of services. Some families choose to hold their services entirely at the gravesite. We are able to travel to any of the green burial locations in the Twin Cities from either our funeral home locations.

Funeral arrangements typically take place at our funeral home in White Bear or St. Paul and last about an hour and a half. During that time families accomplish a number of important tasks. They decide what sort of service they would like to have. To provide safe transportation and interment, the family will make a selection from our green burial caskets or select a shroud. The family will decide if they would like any music, special tribute, or ceremony at the service, as well as sorting out other logistical and documentation needs. We’re here to customize the memorial service to be whatever your family wants, and to minimize your family’s organizational burden.

If you are unable to come to one of our locations we can easily make arrangements through Zoom or over the phone. The first step to getting any green burial plan in place is to call and chat with a green funeral professional at 651-774-9797 or you can click to make arrangements online right now.

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