The Natural Burial Association Pacific Northwest is a group of individuals with the common goals of prommoting the Natural “green” burial movement, and providing information to those who are interested in learning more about it.
We are:
Elizabeth Fournier
Elizabeth Fournier is affectionately known as The Green Reaper in her tiny community of Boring, Oregon. She is the owner of Cornerstone Funeral Services and works as a green mortician, educator and advocate who is always ready to lend a hand, or a shovel. She is the voice of the autopsy exhibit in the forensic wing at the United States National Museum of Medicine, and recently published her memoir, “All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates.”
Scott Cummings
Scott Cummings is a Portland based casket and urn maker. He is the owner of Portland Natural Casket Company, and an advocate for green burial and sustainable forestry.
Melissa Coe
Melisa Coe is a certified Life Cycle Celebrant
Marian Spadone
Marian Spadone is a shroud maker, painter, designer and textile artist. She is a licensed minister and a ceremonial facilitator who helps people create meaningful rituals that mark important passages in their lives. She is interested in the use of art as a form of healing and sees in her shrouds the marriage of spirituality and art.
So honored to be a part of this!