Funeral Pricing in the Greater Rochester Area
Why
is there such a big difference in the price of funerals? Most
of the difference can be attributed to two main factors:
1)
The specific arrangements (or Plan) selected.
2) The funeral home employed to provide those arrangements.
Seven
major types of arrangements with a description of each are listed
below. Two prices are shown for each Plan to demonstrate
the big difference in prices among funeral homes for the same
type of funeral.
The
lower prices shown for each Plan are typical of the prices charged
members of the FCAGR by some of its cooperating funeral homes. The higher prices are those charged the general public by some Rochester area funeral homes for the same type of funeral.
The
public is invited to use these prices as a "yardstick"
to comparison shop. Plans 1 through 4 are listed in order of
increasing cost. The cost of Plan 5 depends on where death occurs.
What
do you get for your money?
All
Plans include the following Basic Goods, Services and Use of
Facilities (BGSF):
• Removing the body from the place of death
• Using the preparation room for embalming and/or casketing
• Filing the death certificate
• Obtaining the burial/transit permit
• Transporting the body to the cemetery or crematory
• Placing a notice in the newspaper and counseling the
family regarding death benefits.
PLAN
OPTIONS
PLAN
1: Direct Cremation
$545
- $1,600
Included:
• BGSF using an alternate container.
• Returning
the cremated remains to family, if requested.
Not
included:
• Embalming
• Using the funeral home for visitation or service
PLAN 2: Direct Burial
$1,400
- $3,000
Included:
• BGSF using an alternate container.
• Providing a caveproof outer interment receptacle.
Not
included:
• Embalming
• Using the funeral home for visitation or service.
PLAN 2G: Direct Green Burial
$675
- $2,000
Included:
• BGSF
Not included:
• Embalming
• Providing a shroud/container or caveproof box.
• Using the funeral home for visitation or service.
PLAN 3: Cremation after visitation and
funeral service
$2,000
- $6,000
Included:
• BGSF plus embalming
• Using the funeral home for visitation (4 hours) and a service.
• Using a casket instead of an alternate container.
Not
included:
Clothing, hairdressing.
PLAN
3R: Cremation after funeral service with rented
casket
$2,000
- $6,000
Included:
Same as Plan 3 except that a rental casket is provided for visitation
and for the service. An alternate container is used for cremation.
(Not offered by all funeral homes.)
PLAN
4: Burial after visitation and funeral service
$2,600
- $6,600
Included:
• BGSF plus embalming
• Using the funeral home for visitation (4 hours) and for
the service
• Providing a casket and a caveproof outer interment receptacle.
Not
included:
Clothing, hairdressing, limousine, motorcycle escort.
PLAN 5: Donation to the U of R Medical Center
$500
- $900
Included:
• BGSF (Applicable only if removal is made from a private
home or outside of Monroe County. If death occurs in a hospital
or nursing home within Monroe County, a funeral director on the
Medical Center staff will, at no cost to the family, transport
the body to the U of R and complete the necessary the paperwork.)
FUNERAL Prices
Click here (PDF) to view non-member prices charged by Rochester area funeral homes in 2010.
ADDITIONAL
COSTS
When
planning funeral arrangements, keep in mind that, in addition
to the figures shown above, there will be cemetery/crematory costs
and miscellaneous charges that may significantly alter the total
expense.
CEMETERY Costs
Click here (PDF) to view prices charged by some Rochester area cemeteries and crematories.
A
wide range of prices is given for cemetery lots: the higher
prices are generally for city or suburban cemeteries; the lower
prices are for rural cemeteries. Approximate costs for some
of these additional items are:
1) Cemetery plot (single) - $525 to $2,000
2) Cemetery plot (double) - $1,050 to $5,600
3) Plot at Green Cemetery (single) $750 to $2,150
4) Interment of casket - $450 to $1,185*
5) Bronze or granite marker - $480 to $1,300
6) Granite headstone - $485 & up
7) Crypt in mausoleum (single) - $2,640 & up
8) Crematory - $220 to $265**
9) Columbarium niche (single) $660 to $3,900
10) Cemetery plot for cremated remains - $330 & up
11) Urn - $200 & up
12) Certified copies of death certificate - $30 each
13) Honorarium for clergy - $100 and up
14) Newspaper death notice (depends on the newspaper)
*
Required for earth burial
** Required for cremation |
