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Service Pricing

Service Pricing

To help you understand all of the costs associated with a funeral service and make an informed decision, we’ve broken them down in our general price list. We also have a variety of payment options to ease the financial burden of honoring your loved one so that you can give them the service they deserve. If you need any assistance or have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our staff is happy to help you explore all the options available to you.

PRICES EFFECTIVE October 1, 2023 ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire; however, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.


Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff - $2195.00

Staff and facilities to respond to initial request for service, 24-hour availability and telephone coverage; arrangement conference with family or responsible party, securing signed and certified copies of death certificate, recording vital statistics; preparation and filing of necessary authorizations and permits; staff assistance at all times, including consultation and coordination with those providing other portions of the funerals, e.g., cemetery, crematory, and others. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains


Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home - $525.00

Requiring 2 or more staff personnel for transfer of remains (Additional transportation fees apply after 20 miles- see reverse for details) - $125


Embalming - $695.00

Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements such as a funeral with viewing. 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 direct cremation or immediate burial. Our company policy requires embalming for visitations.

Other preparation of the Body

Use of Preparation Room $125.
Dressing, cosmetizing and casketing $100.
Sanitation, dressing and casketing of unembalmed remains $200.
Special care of autopsied remains, tissue and organ donations $200.
Refrigeration/Storage of Unembalmed Remains per day (After 48 hrs.) $200.
Removal/Disposal of pacemaker prior to cremation $100.
Use of Facilities & Staff for Visitation (For 2 hours) $595.
Saturday- Additional $150. Sunday- Additional $250.
Additional Hours of Visitation (per hour) $100.


Use of facilities and staff for visitation at funeral home

Use of facilities and staff for visitation at funeral home (day of service) $250.
Each additional day (or portion thereof) $595.
(Visitation at our facility or an outside facility, same fee) Private Identification Viewing $150.
Winter Storage Vault Fee (REQUIRES EMBALMING) $200.
Use of family room for reception $250.

 


Use of Facilities & Staff for Graveside

Use of Facilities & Staff for Graveside (Mon-Fri) $395.
(Spring Burials will only be held Monday through Friday with no additional funeral home fees)
Use of Facilities & Staff for Funeral or Memorial ervice or Graveside (Saturday) $750.
Use of Facilities & Staff for Funeral or Memorial Service or Graveside (Sunday) $950.
Hearse (Additional transportation fees apply after 20 miles- see next page for details) $525.
Limousine (Overtime charges of $100. per hour, after 4 hours, Addt’l fees may apply after 20 mile radius) $250

Immediate Burial

Immediate Burial- $4290. to $5585
Our charge for immediate burial, without any attendant rites or ceremonies, includes basic services of funeral director and staff, transfer or remains to funeral home, hearse to local cemetery and minimum vault. Embalming and other preparations are not included. It is our company policy that burial will take place Monday through Friday at the convenience of the funeral home.
1. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser $4290.
2. Immediate burial with casket provided by funeral home $5585.
(Lyra Brown or Lyra Natural Casket) (These charges do NOT include fees for cemetery, crematory, newspapers, certified death certificates or permits)

Forwarding of Remains to another Funeral Home - $4135. 
This charge includes transfer of remains to funeral home, basic services of funeral director and staff, embalming, minimum shipping container and transportation to local airport. This does NOT include additional preparation of the body, visitation or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the body. (Airline and other shipping charges are not included

Receiving of Remains from another Funeral Home - $3590. 
This charge includes basic services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to funeral home, hearse for transportation of remains to local cemetery and graveside service. (These charges do NOT include visitation, funeral rite, or ceremonies prior to interment; fees for vault selection, clergy, cemetery, crematory, newspapers, certified death certificates or permits. An additional $250.00 will be charged for transportation from out of state airports)

Receiving Cremated Remains from Family or Another Funeral Home - $795.   

This charge includes basic services for funeral director and staff, transportation of cremains to local cemetery and graveside service. These charges do NOT include visitation, funeral rite, or ceremonies prior to interment; cemetery, clergy or newspapers.  

There will be additional over time charges for Saturday and Sunday services. 

Cremation Only – Family provides Basic Cremation Container - $2070.   

TProfessional Services of our staff All necessary automotive equipment and permits
Cremation Fee
No Urn  

There will be additional over time charges for Saturday and Sunday services. 

 

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Meader & Son Funeral Home 
Phone: (207) 364-4545
Fax: (207) 364-7152
3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276


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