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Cremation Services |
For individuals and families who are interested in cremation, it is important to understand that just as with earth burial there is a broad range of choices and options involving cremation. Those choices include: full service funerals that end with cremation, various limited services that reflect the wishes of some families, cremation followed by a memorial gathering at our facilitiesn or elsewhere, direct cremation, which by definition, is cremation of the body withoutceremony or gathering of any kind. opportunities for appropriate final disposition of the cremation ashes, opportunities for appropriate memorialization.
Our staff is well qualified to explain all your options and answer all your questions.
Some of the cremation services regularly performed by The Leo F. Kearns Funeral Homes: |
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DIRECT CREMATION: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health/Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification of Social Security and Veterans Administrations when required; furnishing of rigid alternative container for transportation and cremation of body; service vehicle and Licensed Funeral Director for transfer to crematory. Total of these services is $1750. (Crematory fee varies and is an additional outside expense)
Options: Simple Service at Funeral Home SIMPLE SERVICE AT FUNERAL HOME, FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE CREMATION: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health/Registrar; refrigeration of remains (1day) in lieu of embalming; staff and facilities of funeral home for service and limited visitation period (without viewing); obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification of Social Security and Veterans Administrations when required; furnishing of rigid alternative container (draped with pall or flag in funeral home during service) for transportation and cremation of body; service vehicle and Licensed Funeral Director for transfer to crematory for private cremation. Total for these services is $3450. (Crematory fee varies and is an additional outside expense.)
Options at additional charge: CREMATION FOLLOWED BY MEMORIAL SERVICE AT FUNERAL HOME: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health/Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification of Social Security and Veterans Administrations when required; furnishing of rigid alternative container for transportation and cremation of body; service vehicle and Licensed Funeral Director for transfer to crematory for private cremation; staff and facilities for Memorial Service. Total of these services $2960. (Crematory fee varies and is an additional outside expense.)
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Cremation Service SIMPLE CREMATION SERVICE AT LOCAL CREMATORY, (without viewing or visitation).: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health/Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification of Social Security and Veterans Administrations when required; furnishing of rigid, cloth-covered wooden container for transportation and cremation of body; vehicle for transportation of body to crematory, Licensed Funeral Director for supervision of funeral at crematory. Total for these services $2830. (Crematory fee varies and is an additional outside expense.)
Options Modified Service with Cremation VISITATION WITH VIEWING AT FUNERAL HOME, COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WITH PRIVATE CREMATION. Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; embalming and care of deceased; cosmetology, dressing and casketing; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health / Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification to Social Security and Veterans Administrations; supervision of staff and facilities for service and 2 hour visitation period; furnishing of cloth-covered wooden casket; service vehicle and Licensed Funeral Director for supervision of transfer to crematory for private cremation. Total of these services is $5240. (Crematory expense varies and is an additional outside expense.)
Options: Church Service Preceding Cremation TRADITIONAL CHURCH SERVICE PRECEDING CREMATION/BURIAL: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; refrigeration (1day) in lieu of embalming; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health / Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification to Social Security and Veterans Administrations; coordination of arrangements with church and pallbearers; Licensed Funeral Director for supervision of funeral from funeral home to church and crematory; furnishing of embossed, cloth-covered wooden casket for bearing of body to church and cemetery or crematory. Total of these services is $4040. (Crematory and Church fees vary and are additional outside expenses.)
Options: TRADITIONAL SERVICES AT FUNERAL HOME, WITH DAY AND EVENING VISITATION FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE CREMATION: Includes: First-call information and assistance; transfer of deceased from local hospital; Licensed Funeral Director for arrangement conference with family; embalming and care of deceased; cosmetology, dressing and casketing; obtaining, completing and filing of death certificate with local Department of Health / Registrar; obtaining Medical Examiner's authorization and cremation permit; services of Notary Public; notification to Social Security and Veterans Administration when required; supervision of staff and facilities of funeral home for afternoon and evening calling hours and service; furnishing of embossed cloth-covered wooden casket for repose and cremation; service vehicle and Licensed Funeral Director for supervision of transfer to crematory for private cremation. Total of these services is $5440 (Crematory fee varies and is an additional outside expense. (Add $135 for Beautician if deceased is female.)
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