| Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff |
$ 1495.00 |
Our fee for the
basic services of funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited
to, the following:
Staff to
respond to initial request for service.
Arrangement
conference with family or responsible party.
Consultation
with family and clergy.
Arrangement
of services.
Preparation
and filing of necessary notices.
Authorizations and consents.
Coordination
with those providing other portions of the funeral.
Also included
in this charge are overhead expenses relative to our facility such as insurance,
maintenance and
utility expenses, secretarial and administrative costs, and equipment and
inventory expenses.
This fee for basic services and overhead is a
non-declinable cost of providing service to you and is already included in
our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or
receiving remains.
| Transfer of Remains to
Funeral Home (within a radius of 30 miles) The charge for additional miles is $2.00 per mile |
$ 350.00 |
| Embalming |
$ 400.00 |
Except in certain special cases (See requirements of Michigan law set out below), embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing or visitation. Most common carriers also require embalming. 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 a direct cremation or immediate burial.
Michigan law requires embalming when death was caused by certain infectious diseases or, with very limited exceptions, when the remains are not taken to the final destination (such as a cemetery or crematory) within 48 hours of death.
| Standard Embalming | $400.00 |
| Specialized Embalming (after autopsy or tissue harvest/bone donation) ADD | $400.00 |
| Other Preparation of the Remains | $150.00 |
Services provided may include (when necessary), but not limited to, the following: Restoration of natural form and color; cosmetology; washing and disinfection; manicuring.