Terramation · Lafayette, Colorado
Terramation in Lafayette, planned close to home.
Our funeral home sits on West Chester Street in Old Town Lafayette. This is where Lafayette families sit down with us, ask every question, and plan a more natural goodbye, one that returns their person to the earth as living soil.
How terramation works for Lafayette families
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Start with a conversation
Call us any hour, or sit down with us at our Lafayette funeral home. Someone who has time for you will walk through every option, plainly and with no pressure in any direction.
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Shape the goodbye
Hold a vigil or a service here in Lafayette, or gather somewhere that mattered to your person. Families are welcome at the laying-in, when your person is placed in the Chrysalis™ vessel at our Care Center.
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A return to the earth
Over several weeks your person becomes rich, living soil, which then cures for about thirty days. Most families receive or place the soil within two to four months, often for a memorial tree or a garden close to home.
“From the first time I walked in their doors and met their staff, I felt welcome.”
Want the whole story first? Read our plain-language guide.
Where we are
Lafayette Funeral Home
102 W Chester St, Lafayette, CO 80026
Where it all began. Arrangement rooms that feel like a living room, space for vigils and gatherings, and tea always on. This is where we plan together and hold services.
The Care Center
6065 W 55th Pl, Arvada, CO 80002
Terramation takes place here, cared for by our own team. It is a care facility rather than a funeral home, and families are welcome to see it for themselves on our free tours.
Questions Lafayette families ask
- Is terramation legal in Colorado?
- Yes. Colorado made natural organic reduction, sometimes called human composting, legal in 2021. It uses no fire, no chemicals, and no concrete, and your person is never embalmed.
- Does terramation happen in Lafayette?
- Planning and services happen at our Lafayette funeral home or by phone. The terramation itself takes place at our Care Center in Arvada, where our own team cares for your person throughout. You are welcome there for the laying-in and on our free tours.
- How long does terramation take?
- The transformation takes several weeks, followed by about thirty days of curing and rest. Most families receive or place the soil within two to four months.
- What can we do with the soil?
- Families often plant a memorial tree, enrich a garden, or restore a corner of land their person loved. You can also donate it to conservation land we work with. Colorado law asks two things of the soil: it is never sold, and it is not used to grow food for people.
- How much does terramation cost?
- Our prices are published in full, so you can see them before you ever call. We are glad to walk through them with you, plainly and without pressure. See our pricing.
Whenever you're ready, we're right here in Lafayette.
Call any hour, or send us a note. A real person will listen first, with no pressure in any direction.