I do plan to live as long as possible, but I'm not so sure I get to choose.

I really don't care, but I would probably go for burial. Funerals are not for the dead, they are for the living. I'll go along with what 2kitties said, if they need an open casket it's fine with me.

I will tell you my mom and step-dad donated their bodies to the medical university here for research. The university uses the remains for a year or more, then cremates them and you can have the ashes or they will bury in a common grave with all the other remains. Both Mom and Ted wanted to be buried with the others, which we did but I will tell you it was very tough for us not having a place to go visit for a while.

This is a very important thing to talk over with your family. I know I'm in good health and have a good life expectancy, but I have talked to my son about what I'd like if something should happen. I trust he'll take care of it.