Casket and ornament therefore

A method of personalizing a casket, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof,
• assembling a button comprising a button front, a magnetic metallic button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of the button front,
• removably securing the button in the recess of the medallion blank via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank, and
• removably securing the medallion blank to the magnetic material of the cap panel via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank.

A casket comprising:

• a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall,
• a casket cap closable on said casket shell, said cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, said dish assembly including a cap panel, said cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, and
• at least one medallion removably mounted on said cap panel, said medallion having at least one of text and graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased,
• wherein said medallion comprises:
• a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof, and
• a button received in said recess of said medallion blank, said button comprising a button front, a button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of said button front, said two-dimensional image being said at least one of text and graphics, said at least one magnet removably securing said medallion blank to said magnetic material of said cap panel.

A method of personalizing a casket, the casket comprising a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall and a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel comprising a sheet of magnetic material, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a medallion blank having at least one magnet on a rear side thereof and having a recess on a front side thereof,
• assembling a button comprising a button front, a button back, and a two-dimensional image overlying an upper surface of the button front,
• securing the button in the recess of the medallion blank, and
• removably securing the medallion blank to the magnetic material of the cap panel via the at least one magnet on the rear side of the medallion blank.