10 Most Unique Cremation Urns for Dad—Celebrate His Life
Updated January 30, 2023.
The passing of a father is never an easy time. Apart from the strong emotions accompanying the loss, there's also a mountain of planning to do for the memorial.
One of the most overwhelming choices can be finding the perfect urn for your dad's ashes, which will celebrate and honor his life every day. There are so many different sizes and styles, from handmade urns to completely personalized ones.
Our Top 5 Unique Urns for Dad
- Best Keepsake Unique Urn for Dad: Wings of Love
- Best Brass Unique Urn for Dad: Serenity Black
- Best Patriotic Unique Urn for Dad: Classic Patriotic Flag
- Best Black & Gold Unique Urn for Dad: Desert Sands Gold & Black
- Best Camouflage Unique Urn for Dad: Camouflage Urn
How We Choose
When selecting the top unique urns for dad, we used the following four criteria to guide our decision-making:
- Cost: Value for money based on size, materials, design, and detail.
- Material: Type and quality of the materials and the urn's finish.
- Durability: The quality of the urn and how well it will last.
- Customer Reviews: Overall ratings and reviews.
A Closer Look at Our Selection
We know how tough this choice can be, so we've put together a top-ten list of unique urns in the USA to make your choice easier. We included a variety of choices to match your need, whether it's for burial or for placing it in your home.
1. Best Keepsake Urn for Dad
- Material: Solid brass
- Capacity: 3 cubic inches of ash
- Dimensions: 2.75″ x 1.75″
- Suitable for: Home, niche and columbarium
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
Keepsake urns are wonderful for sharing your father's ashes among family members who want to keep him close. This urn for human ashes is small, compact, and sturdy, with beautiful handcrafted detail.
What Our Customers Say
"The quality and beauty of these are exceptional. They were wrapped in their own velvet bag and placed in a sturdy, beautiful box."
2. Best Brass Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: High-grade brass
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 11″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This large urn features beautifully engraved detail. Many people shy away from black, but it represents power, strength, and elegance. This adult cremation urn is made from sturdy brass, making it suitable for burial, a niche, and display.
What Our Customers Say
"Simply beautiful. Heavier than I expected, and it has a screw-on top. I would definitely recommend it to people."
3. Best Patriotic Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: Quality brass
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 9.2″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This adult cremation urn is handmade and features amazingly crafted detail with the stars and stripes highlighted in gold. A patriotic urn is perfect for honoring any hero of a dad.
What Our Customers Say
"This is absolutely beautiful and very well made. I couldn't be happier with my selection."
4. Best Black & Gold Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: Aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10.75″ x 6.5″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This beautiful desert sands adult cremation urn has a design like no other. It's a sizeable large urn and is handmade with a marbling effect that reflects the open desert landscape with a touch of golden luxury.
What Our Customers Say
"I'm so happy I came across this urn. It's a very special home for my dad's ashes and not like anything I've come across before."
5. Best Camouflage Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: High-quality aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This adult cremation urn is handmade and painted with a very realistic camouflage design for dads who loved the adventure of the outdoors.
What Our Customers Say
"My late dad was an avid hunter and could always be seen wearing camouflage. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw this urn."
6. Best Love Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: Sturdy aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This handmade love urn features a painted white dove on a deep blue background, symbolizing love, peace, and freedom. It's a creative way to demonstrate your love for your dad and the love he shared with others without being too feminine.
What Our Customers Say
"The colors and design are exactly what we were looking for. It's definitely a best-buy item."
7. Best Firefighter Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: Aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This adult cremation urn is made from high-quality aluminum, making it suitable for burial, a niche, or display. It's handmade and a symbol of heroism. It features a painted decal on the front with gold trimmings.
What Our Customers Say
"We bought this for my father-in-law's ashes. I was surprised at the exceptional quality for the price."
8. Best Small Urn for Dad
- Material: Solid brass
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 2.75″ tall
- Suitable for: Home, niche, and columbarium
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This urn for human ashes is handcrafted to give your dad the superior quality he deserves. It's a small urn but is made from solid brass that won't tarnish or get damaged easily.
What Our Customers Say
"Exquisite craftsmanship for such a small urn. It's the perfect size for keeping my dad with me on my journey without him."
9. Best Horse Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: High-quality aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This handmade large urn features wild horses in all their glory, representing a life full of adventure. It's an exceptionally detailed and life-like horse urn that makes for a one-of-a-kind resting place.
What Our Customers Say
"Very well made. Very sturdy! Very pretty!"
10. Best Cross Cremation Urn for Dad
- Material: High-grade brass
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This handmade cross urn is engraved with intricate yet striking details that would look great on display. This adult cremation urn is made from quality brass, so it's also suitable for burial or a niche.
What Our Customers Say
"I'd describe the urn as respectful, elegant, and dignified."
Preserving His Memory and Legacy
The adult cremation urn or keepsake urn you choose for your dad should represent his life and his legacy. Fortunately, there are many unique urns to choose from to reflect his one-of-a-kind nature.
Once you've chosen the perfect urn, there are a few other options to consider. Urns can be buried in a cremation plot, displayed in a columbarium niche, or even buried during a tree burial. You could also scatter your dad's ashes in his favorite place or send your father off at sea with a water burial. And, of course, you can proudly display your dad's urn in your home.
You can have peace of mind knowing that no matter which small keepsake urn or large cremation urn you choose for your dad, Trupoint Memorials has a trusted guarantee on all their urns.
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FAQs
Can I customize an urn for my dad?
Urns can be customized, especially ones made from material that can be easily engraved. The personalization can take place directly on the urn, or a plaque can be attached to the urn with a custom inscription.
Can my dad's urn be placed in a columbarium?
Cremation urns are often placed in columbariums. Columbariums have walls of compartments, called "niches," that hold individual urns. The size of the niche you need will depend on the size of your urn. On average, niches are 9 x 9 x 9 inches.
How do I transfer my dad's ashes into his new urn?
If your dad's ashes are in a temporary urn (for example, a plastic bag in a box), you can simply unscrew the lid of the new urn and place the whole plastic bag in the urn. If you want to remove the ashes from the bag, you will need to unscrew the lid of the new urn and place a funnel or paper cone in the opening of the urn. Cut a small piece from one of the corners of the plastic bag and slowly pour the ashes inside the urn.
