What Costs Are Involved?
The costs of services usually include the use of the funeral home facilities and equipment, local transportation, motor vehicles, and professional services provided by the funeral home staff.
Consumer preferences really dictate the cost of the other items such as casket, vault or graveliner, memorial urn (for cremation only), clothing, flowers, monument for the grave, memorial cards, register books, etc.
Most funeral homes have between ten and twenty-five caskets that can range in price from thousands of dollars to a few hundred dollars. The materials used, the quality of workmanship and the grade of interior fabric dictate the price. Caskets can be constructed of metal, hardwood, or wood by-products. Metal caskets offer beauty, strength and protection while hardwood caskets offer the natural beauty of wood.
If cremation is chosen, a casket or cremation container is chosen to transport the deceased to the crematorium, and for the funeral service if the cremation is to take place after the service.
After the cremation, the cremated remains are usually placed in a memorial urn that has been selected by the family. Again prices of the caskets and urns are dependant upon the materials in them and the quality of workmanship.
Saamis Memorial Funeral Chapel and Crematorium has a wide selection of quality caskets and urns at varying price ranges. Please contact one of our staff should you wish additional information.
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