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Making final preparations fulfills a responsibility to yourself and those you care about most.
Cremation
A funeral home or memorial society can arrange for the cremation of your remains, if this is your desire. Your remains can be returned to your family or delivered to a final resting place you choose in advance.
In many parts of the world, cremation is the preferred method of taking care of the body after death. When the crematory services are completed, the remains are placed in a box or urn and can then be returned to the survivors or others for scattering, burial or placement in a vault or a columbarium.
Some religions oppose cremation and others who have opposed it in the past now agree to cremation. If cost is a primary factor, it may be an inexpensive solution. The average cost of cremation services have risen 8.1% in the last 2 years. (Median cost from $5,810 to $6,280.)**
**Source: https://nfda.org
| National Average Cost of an Adult Funeral with Viewing and Cremation NFDA calculates the national median cost of a funeral with cremation by totaling the cost of the following items: basic services fee, removal/transfer of remains to funeral home, embalming and other preparations of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing and a funeral ceremony, use of a service car/van, basic memorial printed package, cremation fee, alternative cremation container, and urn. The median cost does not include the price of interment in a cemetery, monument or grave marker costs, or cash advance charges. |
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| Item | 2023 | 2021 | % Change from 2023 to 2021 |
| Non-declinable basic services fee | $2,495 | $2,300 | 8.5% |
| Removal/transfer of remains to funeral homes | $395 | $350 | 12.9% |
| Embalming | $845 | $775 | 9.0% |
| Other preparation of the body | $295 | $275 | 7.3% |
| Use of facilities/staff for viewing | $475 | $450 | 5.6% |
| Use of facilities/staff for funeral ceremony | $550 | $515 | 6.8% |
| Service car/van | $175 | $150 | 16.7% |
| Basic memorial printed package | $195 | $183 | 6.8% |
| Cremation fee | $400 | $368 | 8.8% |
| Alternate cremation container | $160 | $150 | 6.7% |
| Urn | $295 | $295 | 0.0% |
| Median Cost of a Funeral with Viewing and Cremation | $6,280 | $5,810 | 8.1% |
