What Are My Needs For Burial And Final Expenses?

Long gone are the days of being buried in a pinewood box. Funeral expenses can vary from several thousand dollars up to $15,000 and more depending on which services you select. Funeral homes and crematoriums provide a list of expenses some of which have been enumerated here. Use this calculator as a guideline to help estimate your burial and final expenses.

Professional Services
Basic services of funeral director and staff
Embalming
Other preparations of the body
Facilities and Staff Services
Viewing and ceremony
Cemetery and graveside
Transportation Services
Transfer remains to funeral home
Hearse
Limousine
Merchandise
Casket/Cremation urn
Burial/Urn vault/liner
Monument/Memorial/Tombstone
Other Expenses
Burial clothing
Floral arrangements
Food
Airfare and accommodations
Other

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