Universal casket ornament attachment mechanism and method

A universal ornament base for removably securing an ornament insert to a keyhole groove in an exterior of a casket shell or to a magnetic cap panel mounted in a casket lid, as desired, said ornament base comprising:

• an ornament base body having a front side and a rear side,
• said rear side of said ornament base body including at least one magnet mounted thereon and at least one fastener secured thereto, said fastener having a head thereon,
• said front side of said ornament base body configured to have the ornament insert secured thereto,
• whereby said ornament base and the ornament insert can be removably secured to the shell by inserting said head of said fastener in the keyhole groove of the shell and seating said head of said fastener in the keyhole groove, or said ornament base and the ornament insert can be removably secured to the lid by positioning said magnet on the magnetic cap panel, as desired.

A method of personalizing a casket according to a family member's wishes, the casket having a keyhole groove in an exterior of a shell of the casket and a magnetic cap panel mounted in a lid of the casket, the method comprising:

• receiving the casket,
• receiving an ornament insert,
• receiving a universal ornament base configured to have the ornament insert secured on one side thereof, and configured to have a fastener with a head thereon and a magnet secured on the other side thereof,
• receiving the fastener,
• receiving the magnet,
• querying the family member as to whether the ornament insert and ornament base are to be mounted to the casket shell or to the casket lid,
• securing the ornament insert to the ornament base, and
• in response to the answer received from the family member to the query, removably securing the ornament insert and ornament base either to the casket shell by inserting the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove of the shell and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove, or to the casket lid by positioning the magnet on the magnetic cap panel.

A method of personalizing a casket according to a family member's wishes, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of ornament inserts,
• receiving a universal ornament base configured to have a selected ornament insert of the plurality of ornament inserts secured on one side thereof, and configured to have a fastener with a head thereon and a magnet secured on the other side thereof,
• receiving the fastener,
• receiving the magnet,
• presenting the plurality of ornament inserts to the family member,
• allowing the family member to select an ornament insert from the plurality of ornament inserts,
• querying the family member as to whether the selected ornament insert and ornament base are to be mounted to a casket shell or to a casket lid,
• securing the selected ornament insert to the ornament base, and
• in response to the answer received from the family member to the query, removably securing the selected ornament insert and ornament base either to the casket shell by inserting the head of the fastener in a keyhole groove in an exterior of the casket shell and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove, or to the casket lid by positioning the magnet on a magnetic cap panel mounted in the casket lid.