What are the minimum and average costs for preparation, funeral and disposition of the body?
The least costly service a funeral provider can offer is local pick-up and simple cremation or body donation to the State Anatomical Board. These have minimal costs, and involve local transfer to a facility, death certificate processing, and cremation (if chosen). Any specific needs, such as viewing the deceased or newspaper notification, are an additional cost. A traditional service that includes casket, burial vault, body viewing, memorial products, newspaper notification and fees to other participants, without cemetery costs, ranges from $2,500 to $6,000 or more. For an elaborate funeral, $10,000 or more is average. Optional details that may raise or lower these prices include the type and length of funeral service, casket for viewing and burial, and cemetery costs.
