The Natural Funeral
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Mission and Vision statements
Our mission is to provide natural death care choices to families in alignment with their values potentially transforming their journey of loss into meaning and healing.
Our vision is to reimagine funeral service as a holistic offering that emphasizes ecological choice and healing ceremony in response to loss.
We light the way for our families to find meaning and hope in the face of grief and loss. We have sponsored community educational events around grief and advanced planning, including storytelling and writing workshops. We host an annual remembrance evening, Light From Our Hearts, with music, the spoken word, and a name reading of our departed loved ones, which is a gift to our community.
The Natural Funeral is an award-winning holistic funeral home specializing in natural Reverent Body Care™, eco cremation called water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, terramation, and green burial. We also offer conventional flame cremation, visitations, and vigils in our beautiful pine chapel. We are a full-service funeral home serving the Boulder/Denver Metro area and beyond. Read our Google testimonials to learn what our customers say about our high-quality, personalized service.
The Natural Funeral also offers locally sourced, artist-made urns and caskets.
Speakers Bureau
Seth Viddal, owner of The Natural Funeral, is a pioneering entrepreneur and devoted environmentalist reshaping the funeral industry with holistic practices. Under his leadership, The Natural Funeral has become Colorado’s premier ecological funeral provider, expanding to a second location in Loveland in May 2023. Seth’s journey began as COO when the Lafayette facility opened in March 2019, and his visionary initiatives, such as Reverent Body Care® and innovative disposition methods like alkaline hydrolysis and terramation, have set new standards. A former Air Force member with a construction and government intelligence background, Seth’s commitment to diverse perspectives is reflected in his interdisciplinary studies degree from Naropa University. Inspired by personal loss, he champions a participatory deathcare experience that empowers families to connect meaningfully with departed loved ones. Beyond funeral homes, Seth’s impact extends to organizing the Inaugural Body Composting Conference in 2023, showcasing his dedication to progress. Married to his high school sweetheart Vicki, Seth finds joy in nurturing a loving family, embodying a holistic and compassionate approach to life’s end. His unwavering dedication continues to inspire positive transformations in funeral services, offering a hopeful path toward a more sustainable and compassionate future.
102 West Chester Street Lafayette Colorado 80026