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For your convenience we have included our General Price List for our services. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment please feel free to contact us.

These prices are effective as of October 1, 2013 and are subject to change without notice.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Department of Health both require that certain disclosures be made by funeral providers on the General Price List. Although these disclosures are similar, they are not exactly the same. This General Price List contains both sets of the required disclosures. The disclosures required by the FTC, when different from those required by the Department of Health, are preceded by the letters "FTC".

The goods and services shown below are those we can provide our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our services. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items 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 not 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 those items will be shown on the itemized statement describing the funeral services and merchandise you selected. We charge you for services in buying certain items.

(FTC)"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 arrangements you select will include a charge for our services. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."

(FTC)"This list does not include prices for certain items that you may ask us to buy for you, such as cemetery or crematory services, flowers and newspaper notices. The prices for those items will be shown on your bill or the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.

 


ALTERNATE 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.

DIRECT CREMATION
Range of Prices $2470.00 to $2695.00
Our charge for a direct cremation includes local transfer of remains from a health care facility* to funeral home, required authorization, services of funeral director and staff, a Final Farewell for purpose of identification**, transportation of the body by livery to local crematory, and the return of the cremated remains to the funeral home.  Transfer or other transportation by funeral home livery beyond a radius of 20 miles is subject to an additional charge of $5.00 per mile. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an alternative container.  Alternative containers can be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials (with or without an outside covering, or may be pouches of canvas or other material).  The direct cremation prices do not include the crematory charge.
(as described above)
With Alternative Container
Describe container: Transporter
$2695.00
(as described above)
Container provided by Client
$2470.00
*Additional personnel for transfer from private residence. $100.00
Additional personnel for transfer of remains in excess of 300 lbs. $100.00
** Final Farewell for purpose of Identification - Limited to brief use of (10 minutes maximum) viewing area in funeral home for purpose of identifying decedent prior to cremation at time of arrangements. Limited to 10 persons with no ceremonies.
(FTC)"If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an unfinished wood box or an alternative container.  Alternative containers can be made of materials like heavy cardboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering), or pouches of canvas.
DIRECT (IMMEDIATE) BURIALS  
Range of Prices $2845.00 to $3640.00
Our charge for an immediate burial includes local transfer of remains from a health care facility* to funeral home, required authorizations, services of funeral directory and staff, a Final Farewell for purpose of identification**, transportation of the body by livery to local area cemetery.  Transfer or other transportation by funeral home livery beyond a radius of 20 miles is subject to an additional charge of $5.00 per mile. (The direct burial prices do not include cemetery charges.)
(as described above)
With Alternative Container
Describe container:  Unfinished wood box.
$3640.00
(as described above)
Casket provided by Client.
$2845.00
*Additional personnel for transfer from private residence. $100.00
Additional personnel for transfer of remains in excess of 300 lbs. $100.00
** Final Farewell for purpose of Identification - Limited to brief use of (10 minutes maximum) viewing area in funeral home for purpose of identifying decedent prior to burial. Limited to 10 persons with no ceremonies.
TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME
(includes personnel, equipment and vehicle)
Local:  within 20 mile radius $450.00
Charge per mile beyond local range $5.00
PREPARATION OF REMAINS  
Embalming (including use of preparation room) $800.00*
Embalming of autopsied remains and/or organ, bone, tissue donors $1000.00*
*Embalming of remains in excess of 300 lbs............additional $300.00

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 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.  Bathing and Sanitary Procedures for Unembalmed Remains $200.00
b.  Custodial Care (charged after 12 hours) - charge per day or any part thereof $100.00
Custodial care will not be charged on the days when embalming or other preparation of remains occurs, visitation is held or a funeral service is conducted.
c.  Dressing / Casketing $100.00
d.  Cosmetology $100.00
e.  Restoration (per hour) $125.00
f.   Custodial Care of cremated Remains after 120 days $ 5.00 per day
g. Readjustment, Repositioning and Reapplication of Cosmetics following the receipt of Deceased from another Funeral home $125.00

ARRANGEMENTS

The charge for our services will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select.  However, this 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.

(FTC)"This fee for our services will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select.  (This fee is already including in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)"

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.
Basic Arrangements $1595.00
SUPERVISION (FUNERAL DIRECTOR & STAFF)
Supervision for visitation per day or any part thereof $500.00

Additional charge for supervision on Holidays: (Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas) per day or any part thereof

$250.00
Supervision for funeral service including the church or other location designated:
Cemetery and.or Crematory following visitation. $400.00
Cemetery and/or Crematory where there has been no visitation. $400.00
Supervision for funeral service at Funeral Home:
Cemetery and/or Crematory following visitation. $400.00
Cemetery and/or Crematory where there has been no visitation. $400.00
Supervision of memorial service at Funeral Home or other location. $400.00
Supervision of graveside service or cremation at local Cemetery, Crematory or Mausoleum. $400.00
Disinterments (Cemetery/Vault extra) $600.00
Mausoleum Entombment or Burial (w/o family present) $400.00
Delivery of Cremated Remains for Burial or Entombment within 20 miles radius $200.00
Set up for a visitation at facility other than funeral home. $600.00

Supervision for Private Family Viewing           (1 hour maximum)

$125.00

Split Service Charge—this charge will be applied in those instances where the family elects to have a luncheon which falls between the funeral service and the graveside committal service. The fee secures a wait status of engaged staff and vehicles

$200.00
FACILITIES:  
Visitation:  
1st day or part thereof $600.00
2nd day or part thereof $400.00
3rd day or part thereof $400.00
Funeral Service $400.00
Funeral Service without visitation $600.00
Memorial Service without visitation $600.00

Private Family Viewing: Limited to 20 persons for a period not to exceed 1 hour, during normal business hours with no ceremonies or published announcements. Additional time or attendance will result in full visitation charge

$175.00
LIVERY:  
Hearse and Driver:  Local within 20 miles
$5.00 per mile thereafter (one way)
$450.00

Cortege Vehicle - used to lead funeral procession when hearse is not utilized: Local within 20 miles ~ $5.00 per mile thereafter

$325.00
Alternative Vehicle and Driver: Local within 20 miles
$5.00 per mile thereafter (one way)
(Specify type:  service van, suburban or station wagon)
$325.00
Flower Vehicle and Driver:  Local within 20 miles
$5.00 per mile thereafter (one way)
$100.00
Limousine(s) and Driver:  Local within 20 miles
$5.00 per mile thereafter (one way)
$500.00
MERCHANDISE:  
Caskets and alternative containers:
(A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home)
Prices range from $225.00 to $14,695.00

Outer interment receptacles (outer burial containers):

“No New York State or local law requires you to buy a receptacle to surround the casket in the grave.  However, many cemeteries require that you have such a receptacle so that the grave would not sink.  Either a burial vault or grave liner will satisfy these requirements.”

(A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home.)

Prices range from $795.00 to $20,995.00
Urns:  
Prices range from $75.00 to $5635.00
Casket Rentals (Cremation only):  
Prices range from $1095.00 to $1095.00

ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND MERCHANDISE:

We will purchase additional services and/or merchandise for you.  The prices in this section include a charge for our services in buying these items.

Basic Memorial Package: 100 memorial cards,  50 acknowledgement cards, plain cover register book, memorial candle, and creation of memorial website. (Basic themes to choose from.)

$395.00

Standard Memorial Package: Includes all items in Basic Package, upgraded photo frame register book and Life Panel with 1 photo. (Photographic Themes to choose from.)

 

 

$495.00

 

 

 

Custom Memorial Package: Personalized to include all items in the Standard Package with Custom Life Panel (upto 5 photos) and upgraded Custom Photo Frame Register Book. ( All products will be custom designed by a graphic artist)

$595.00

 Tribute Video DVD- includes up to 50 personal photos* produced on a light scribed DVD set to music.

*additional photos may be scanned and added at $1.00 per photo

Video Recording of Funeral Service—record and burn service** to a light scribed DVD and stream funeral service online for up to 3 months.    

**additional charge to record committal service…...$50.00     

$100.00

 

 

$100.00

Additional DVD Copies (per copy) $25.00
Rosary $15.00
Crucifix - (brass) $25.00
(Oak) $45.00
(Cherry) $75.00
Hairdressing $75.00
Death Notices (based on various rates) (per line, per day) $9.50
Pallbearers (per bearer) $25.00
Memory Candle $20.00

Dove/ Balloon Release

$200.00

Mailing or shipping Cremated Remains

$75.00 plus postage

 

 

Bagpiper $195.00
Organist $150.00
Soloist $195.00
Fee for Securing a Death Certificate Outside of 25 mile Radius additional $25.00

Fee for Correcting Death Certificates when given Incorrect Information by Family

$50.00 (plus cost of New Copies)

Fee for Obtaining Death Certificates After Initial Ordering by Family

$25.00 (plus cost of New Copies)
LIMITED SERVICES:  

Forwarding remains to another Funeral Home:

This charge includes the transfer of the remains from a health care facility* 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.

Forwarding remains $2495.00
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 20 miles.
*Additional personnel for transfer from private residence. $100.00

Additional personnel For Transfer of Remains in excess of 300 lbs.

$100.00

Receiving remains from another Funeral Home:

This charge includes basic transportation of the remains to the funeral home and/or place of local disposition, staff services, and security necessary authorizations.  The charge does not include additional items of services, merchandise, facility use, and livery that the customer may wish to select.

Receiving Remains $2495.00
Transportation beyond a local place of disposition will be billed as livery charges.  Local police of disposition is up to or within 20 miles.

CASH ADVANCES:

Services and merchandise provided as cash advance items will be billed at the same amount paid by the funeral firm.

  1. Clergy Honoraria
  2. Death Certificate Transcripts
  3. Cemetery and/or Crematory
  4. Public Transportation
  5. Telephone & Telegraph charges
  6. Bridge & Road Tolls
  7. Gratuities

 

If you would like to have a copy of our Funeral Price List, you can either stop by the funeral home and request a copy or we can mail one to your home.

 

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