General Price List
| These prices are effective as of April 1, 2018 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 arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. 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 goods and services you selected. | |
| Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff | $1,495.00 |
| Our fee for the basic services of funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond to inital request for service; arrangement conference with family and responsible parties; arrangement of funeral; preparation and filing of necessary authorizations and permits; recording vital statistics; preparation and placement of obituary notice; shelter of remains; and coordination with those providing other portions of the funeral, e.g. cemetery, crematory, vault companies and others as required. Also included in this charge are overhead expenses relative to our facilities such as professional licensing, legal and accounting fees, insurance, building and utility expenses, parking lot and grounds, maintenance, taxes, equipment, furnishings, inventory costs, record keeping, and secretarial and administrative expenses. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.) | |
| Embalming | $505.00 |
| 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 that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. | |
| Other Preparations | |
| Reconstructive restoration when necessary (per hour) | $75.00 |
| Dressing | $75.00 |
| Casketing | $75.00 |
| Cosmetology | $75.00 |
| Hairstyling | $35.00 |
| Donor or Autopsy Repair | $175.00 |
| Washing and Disinfecting Unembalmed Remains | $75.00 |
| Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home (Within 50 mile radius of Van Wert) | $75.00 |
| Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Services Conducted at Our Facility | |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Evening (3 hours or less) | $285.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Evening (3 hours or less) and One Hour Prior to Services | $325.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Full Day | $425.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Hour Prior to Services | $125.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for Immediate Family Only | $150.00 |
| Funeral Ceremony | $325.00 |
| Memorial Service | $325.00 |
| Use of Staff and Equipment for Services Conducted at Another Facility | |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Evening (3 hours or less) | $300.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Evening (3 hours or less) and One Hour Prior to Services | $325.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Full Day | $425.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for One Hour Prior to Services | $150.00 |
| Viewing/Visitation for Immediate Family Only | $125.00 |
| Funeral Ceremony | $325.00 |
| Memorial Service | $325.00 |
| Graveside Service | $250.00 |
| Graveside Service with Other Services | $300.00 |
| Automotive Equipment | |
| Casket Coach (Within Van Wert County) | $150.00 |
| Limousine (Within Van Wert County) | $150.00 |
| Lead care for priest, pastor or family member (Within Van Wert County) | $50.00 |
| Van (Flowers, etc and/or escort vehicle) (Within Van Wert County) | $50.00 |
| Direct Cremation | |
| Direct Cremation | $1,895.00 |
| Our charge for a direct cremation (without ceremony) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; transportation to crematory; necessary authorizations; and cremation if relevant. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are a fiberboard container or an unfinished wood box. | |
| Immediate Burial | |
| Immediate Burial | $1,945.00 |
| Our charge for an immediate burial (without ceremony) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; and local transportation to the cemetery. | |
| Forwarding of Remains to another Funeral Home | $1,495.00 |
| Our charge includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; embalming; or other preparation of remains, if relevant; and local transportation. | |
| Receiving of Remains from another Funeral Home | $1,495.00 |
| Our charge includes: basic services of the funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; care of remains; transportation of remains to funeral home and to cemetery or crematory. | |
| Registers, Cards and Programs | |
| Acknowledgement Cards | $25.00 |
| Visitors Register | $25.00 |
| Service Programs (Based on amount needed) | $40.00 |
| Memorial Folders/Prayer Cards | $35.00 |
| Laminated Bookmarks (Price for 12) | $15.00 |
| Crematory Fee | $325.00 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Refrigeration (per day) | $100.00 |
| One day use only | $350.00 |
| Casket Insert | $250.00 |
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