Services to Fit Your Budget. GENERAL PRICE LIST
Every funeral service should be a memorable, warm reflection of the deceased. We offer so many different ways to say goodbye to a loved one that your choices may actually seem overwhelming. We will assist you in completing all the arrangements of a funeral service in keeping with your own traditions and financial means.
These prices are effective as of January 8, 2010 and are subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangement you select will include a charge for our services. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any item you did not specifically ask for we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral services and merchandise you selected.
This list may include prices for certain items that you select, such as cemetery charges or crematory services, flowers, and newspaper notices. The estimated or final prices for these items will be shown on the itemized statement describing the funeral services and merchandise you selected. We charge you for our services in buying certain items.
Your authorization is required for a funeral home to obtain custody of a body, and a body must be released promptly upon your request.
The provider of funeral service is required to give price information in person and over the telephone.
A provider of funeral service is prohibited from representing that the deterioration of human remains can be prevented for more than a limited time by embalming, caskets, vaults or outer interment receptacles.
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES: The following charges for direct burial and direct cremation do not include additional items or services, merchandise, facility use and livery that the customer may wish to select.
The Direct Cremation prices does not include the crematory charges.
Direct Cremation: Which includes the local transfer of remains to the Funeral Home, Funeral Director and staff services, securing of necessary authorizations, local transportation to the crematory, an alternative container for cremation and the return of the Cremains to the Funeral Home.
Prices Range From: $1,600.00
to: $1,525.00 which includes the services as described above but with the cremation container supplied by the customer.
If you want to arrange for a Direct Cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an Alternative container. Alternative containers may be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials (with or without an outside covering may be pouches of canvas or other materials.
Direct Burial: Which includes the local transfer of remains to the Funeral Home. Funeral Director and staff services, securing of necessary authorizations, local transportation to the cemetery and an alternative burial container of presswood without interior.
Prices Range From: $ 2,600.00
To: $ 2,500.00 which includes the services as described above but with the container supplied by the customer.
The Direct Burial prices do not include the cemetery charges.
Transer of Remains:
Local: Within a 15 mile radius $ 425.00
Charges per mile beyond local range $ 3.50
Preparation of Remains:
Embalming (including use or preparation room) $ 850.00
Embalming of autopsied remains $ 850.00
In New York State, embalming is not required by law. If you do not want embalming, you have the right to choose an arrangement which does not require you to pay for embalming such as direct cremation or direct burial. If you select certain funeral arrangements, such as viewing or an open casket funeral, embalming may be required by the funeral firm.
“FTC” “Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement which does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial”.
Other Preparation (Excluding Embalming): Preparation of the remains, unless selected, is not required for direct cremation or for direct burial.
a. Topical Disinfection $ 500.00
b. Custodial Care (charged after 72 hours Charge per DAY $ 75.00 Custodial care will not be charged on the days when embalming or other preparation of remains occurs, visitation is held or funeral service is conducted.
c. Dressing/Casketing $ 170.00
d. Cosmetology $ 185.00
e. Restoration $ 50.00
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Arrangements:
The charge for our services will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. However, the charge will not be added to the cost for direct cremation, direct burial, forwarding of remains or receiving of remains because the prices for those services include this charge.
Basic Arrangements including funeral director, other staff equipment and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased. $950.00
Supervision (Funeral Director and Staff)
Supervision for Visitation $ 200.00
Supervision for Funeral Service $ 350.00
Memorial Service $ 275.00
Graveside Ceremony $ 350.00
Disinterment $ 525.00
Supervision (2 day visitation) $ 400.00
Supervision (3 day visitation) $ 600.00
Facilities:
Visitation: Total for 1 day or part thereof $ 850.00
Visitation: Total for 2 days or part thereof $ 850.00
Visitation: Total for 3 days or part thereof $ 850.00
Same Day Viewing $ 600.00
Funeral Service $ 650.00
Memorial Service $ 650.00
Combined Costs for Supervision & Facilities:
Supervision & Facilities for visitation
Total for 1 day or part thereof $ 1,050.00
Total for 2 days or part thereof $ 1,250.00
Total for 3 days or part thereof $ 1,450.00
Total for Funeral Service $ 1,000.00
Total for Memorial Service $ 925.00
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Livery:
Hearse Local: Within New York City $ 575.00
Hearse: Nassau, Westchester, Bergen & Essex $ 615.00
Hearse County: Suffolk $ 615.00
PRICE PER MILE BEYOND LISTED AREAS $3,50
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Alternative Vehicle Local: Within New York City $ 425.00
Alternative Vehicle County: Nassau, Westchester, Bergen & Essex $ 475.00
Alternative Vehicle County: Suffolk $ 525.00
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Flower Local: Within New York City $ 420.00
Flower County: Nassau, Westchester, Bergen & Essex $ 495.00
Flower County: Suffolk $ 520.00
Price per mile beyond listed areas: $ 3.50
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Limousine Local: Within New York City $ 475.00
Limousine County: Nassau, Westchester, Bergen & Essex $ 515.00
Limousine County: Suffolk $ 575.00
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The Federal Trade Commission prohibits the provider of funeral services from imposing any additional fee or surcharge to consumers who obtain a casket elsewhere.
Uncrating of a third party casket: A casket delivered, enclosed in an enclosure of wood or cardboard NO CHARGE
Disposing of material delivered by a third party casket seller abouve the normal casket delivery process NO CHARGE
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Merchandise: Caskets and alternative containers: (A complete price list will be provided at the Funeral Home) Prices Range From: $ 75.00 To: $17,040.00
Outer Interment Receptacles: (A complete price list will be provided at the Funeral Home)
Prices Range From: $ 995.00 To: $ 4,378.00
Urns ( A complete price list will be provided at the Funeral Home)
Prices Range From: $ 55.00 To: $ 1,458.00
Additional Services and Merchandise: We will purchase additional services and merchandise for you. The prices in this section include a charge for our services in buying those items.
Price Range From To
Memorial Cards per 50 $ 50.00 $ 180.00
Acknowledgment Cards per 50 $ 65.00 $ 350.00
Casket Name Plate $ 25.00 $ 75.00
Crucifix/Cross $ 25.00 $ 45.00
Hairdresser $ 185.00 $ 185.00
Flowers $ 125.00 $ 1,000.00
Register Book $ 30.00 $ 125.00
Death Notice Per Line $ 30.00 $ 55.00
Burial Clothing $ 150.00 $255.00
LIMITED SERVICES:
Forwarding remains to another Funeral Home: This charge includes the local transfer of the remains to the funeral home, staff services, securing necessary authorizations and local transportation to point of shipment. The charge does not include shipping charges or additional items of services, merchandise, facility use, and livery that the customer may wish to select. $ 1,995.00
Transportation beyond local point of shipment will be billed either as livery or common carrier charges depending upon the forwarding location. Local point of shipment is up to or within 15 miles.
Receing remains from another Funeral Home: This charge includes basic local transportation of the remains to the funeral home and/or place of local disposition, staff services, and securing necessary authorizations. The chage does not include additional items of services, merchandise, facility us, and livery that the customer may wish to select. $ 1,995.00
Transportation beyond local point of shipment will be billed either as livery or common carrier charges depending upon the forwarding location. Local point of shipment is up to or within 15 miles.
CASH ADVANCES: Services and merchandise provided as cash advance items will be billed at same amount paid by the Funeral firm.
Cemetery or Crematory Clergy Honoraria Death Certificates Livery Pallbearers
Public Transportation Gratutites Bridge & Road Tolls Telephone & Telegraph Charges
Burial/Cremation permit