Funeral Cost
Cost of Funeral
The cost of a funeral isn’t related to how you feel about someone. Yet a funeral is a major life event like a wedding. Both are rites of passage where family and friends gather to celebrate the life and memory of the deceased. Both require good planning and good decisions.
Unfortunately, the funeral decisions are usually made when everyone is in shock and grief. Fortunately, the Lee-Ellena Funeral Home staff understands this. We work at your pace to explain the options available and suggest ideas to memorialize the deceased. We work with your budget to customize a good funeral. We guide you through the process. We are with you all the way.
Funeral Cremation and Burial pricing can be found on our General Price List (GPL) by clicking here.
Cremation Prices depend upon which type of service you choose: a direct cremation, a cremation funeral service or a cremation memorial service. Our current cremation prices have been bundled into packages which can be found by clicking here.
Cost of Funeral Related to Service
Why is there such a discrepancy between funeral pricing? Some funeral homes charge much more than some and less than others.
The answer lies in the value of the facility and degree of services being offered. For example, think about the one to possibly three days you will spend in that funeral home. Would you feel comfortable? Does the funeral home's general ambience appeal to you? Are you permitted to bring in food and drink? How about hot food? What consideration is given to the families needing to eat? Is it in a dedicated room or a converted closet? Is there a place where children can play? In short, ask yourself what kind of experience will you have in that funeral home.
Some funeral homes charge less for services but more for the merchandise. Some funeral homes limit the viewing. It is important to take all these expenses into account when comparing one funeral home’s estimate to another.
In her work with terminal patients, author Ann Bastianelli learned the dying expected their funerals to reflect the way they lived, to provide a sense of peace and motivate others to celebrate their own lives.
“Funerals resurrect Life in a way nothing else can. In so doing, they clarify one’s purpose for living and roles in Life,” she writes in her 2004 book What Matters Most: The Heart’s Desires in Life and Death. Writing to the funeral home owner, she states: “Anything that can be done should be done to make the funeral more like a family home.”
We hope we have succeeded in doing this.