Prices for funeral services are not regulated and can vary widely. All funeral providers are required by law to display a current price list of the services and products they offer. They are also required to have a book or brochure illustrating all products for sale. Ask the funeral provider to explain the different services and products. Services range from a simple disposition of the body by cremation, that may or may not include a memorial service, to a full traditional funeral service with casket and pallbearers.
Costs also vary depending on the type of container or casket selected.
Funeral providers that have containers and caskets on display are required by law to display their lowest priced container and casket. They are also required to have a book or brochure illustrating the entire product line of caskets for sale. The price for funeral services does not include the sale of a cemetery lot, a grave, crypt or niche or the sale of a memorial marker a headstone, tombstone, monument or plaque. Lots are sold by a cemetery operator and markers are sold by a memorial dealer. Funeral providers are qualified to provide professional services.