FUNERAL COSTS
Funeral Costs
We are frequently asked the question... "How much does a funeral cost?"
In order to provide the answer to this question, Brueckner Funeral Home has developed this planning guide to provide you with information that may be useful in planning funeral services or comparing our charges with other funeral establishments.
Funeral costs consist of three types of charges
01.
Services
Services, facilities, equipment and transportation by the funeral home.
02.
Merchandise
Casket, outer burial container, urn, clothing, etc.
03.
Cash Advances
Items that are purchased outside the funeral home, which may be incidental to a service, such as obituary notices, flowers, clergy & music honoraria, cemetery/interment charges, etc.
What type of funeral do I want?
Funeral homes provide many options today. Services range from immediate disposition services such as immediate cremation or immediate burial with no rites or ceremonies, to complete traditional funerals with visitation and funeral rites. The cost of a funeral service is determined by the level of service which you request the funeral home to provide.
Funeral Service Options
The following list provides the cost for various types of funeral services:
- Complete, traditional funeral with visitation, followed by burial or cremation
- Traditional funeral with one hour visitation prior to service
- Funeral and visitation with no embalming and no viewing
- Immediate cremation with memorial service and visitation
- Immediate cremation with no attendant rites or ceremonies
- Immediate burial with graveside service
- Immediate burial with no attendant rites or ceremonies
Please see the General Price List for itemization of the above services.
Do I need a casket?
Services with the body present for reviewal or services that involve burial, usually require that a casket be purchased. A casket is not necessary if immediate cremation is desired.
Our casket prices range from $1,200.00 to $2,500.00.
Do I need a vault?
Many cemeteries require an outer burial container (commonly referred to as a burial vault) for burial. Outer burial containers surround the casket and help support the weight of the earth. We have 8 different outer burial containers to select from, all clearly marked with the price for your comparison.
Our outer burial containers range from $1,750.00 to $16,500.00
To give you an answer to the question at the start of this guide, how much does a funeral cost?
We have put together an average cost, based upon the most commonly selected services, casket, vault and cash advanced items for a traditional funeral service.
Average Traditional Funeral Services
$ 8,100.00
Average Casket Selected
$ 1,950.00
Average Outer Burial Container Selected
$ 1,990.00
Average Cash Advances Paid
$ 2,571.00
Average Total Traditional Funeral Cost
$ 14,611.00
Understanding Your Funeral Service Costs
To reiterate, these figures are merely averages, based upon the most commonly selected items listed above. The cost of a particular funeral would depend upon the services, merchandise and cash advance items requested. If you wish to have a consultation with a funeral director on our staff, we would be glad to illustrate for you the costs associated with your particular requests and selections.
General Price List
These prices are effective September 1, 2026 and 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 we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.