Long Island Columbarium
Columbarium Services at Mount Pleasant Crematory
A columbarium is a popular choice on Long Island, New York for storing loved ones’ remains following cremation. Many people opt for cremation, raising the question of where to house the remains. Purchasing a columbarium provides a simple and secure location to keep your loved one’s remains, allowing for public visits to pay respects.
At Mount Pleasant Crematory, we offer affordable burial and cremation services throughout Long Island and New York. We understand the difficulty of losing a loved one and strive to streamline the burial process while keeping costs manageable. Contact us today for more details on purchasing a columbarium.
Planning ahead is essential for decisions like this, so please feel free to reach out to discuss your future plans. You can fill out our contact form, and we will respond promptly. Discover more about columbariums, their purpose, and associated costs.
Columbarium Options

Versatile Choices at Mount Pleasant Crematory
Explore Columbarium Selections
- Entombment
- Single in Cremation Garden (includes marker)
- Double in Cremation Garden (includes marker)
- Inscription Cremation Garden
Understanding Columbarium Benefits
Enhancing Comfort and Community
A columbarium integrates traditional burials with cremations, providing a public location for urns and niches. This eliminates the need for a costly casket, offering flexibility based on personal preference and budget.
However, when you purchase a columbarium spot, you will have a public location to visit. And save the money it costs to have a casket. The size of the columbarium spot its ultimately up to you and your budget. All of our options offer a beautiful final resting place. Regardless of final price.
A columbarium allows for multiple urns and niches to be grouped together, ensuring safety and providing a public setting for respectful visits, which avoids the potential awkwardness of visiting someone’s home for remembrance purposes.

What is a Niche?
Three Common Types of Niche Design
Then we come to a niche, which refers to the individual unit that you store your loved one’s urn in. We offer different options for the niche, as well as differences with the display. Typically, there are three common types of niche design. There is granite-front, bronze-front, or glass-front niches.
Granite-Front Niche
A granite-front niche is one you can seal. So it offers a little extra security and may alleviate some minor concerns you have about what you place inside it. However, these niches are typically more difficult to personalize aside from the usual etching of the name of your loved one. A common workaround is the addition of a bronze plaque.
Bronze-Front Niche
When you utilize a bronze-front niche, it replaces the practical use of a headstone for traditional burials. This front also includes much of the same information, like names or dates. With room to add a short line about the loved one or ones.
Glass-Front Niche
A glass-front niche offers the easiest customization of the bunch! And the anything inside the niche can be seen by anyone passing by. So, if you want, you can display your loved one to the world and show them what he or she meant to you. Flowers, notes, and mementos are common items found inside.
