What is cremation, and how does it compare in cost to earth burial?

Cremation is an alternative mode of disposition to earth burial. It is simply the process of reducing the body to bone fragments through the application of intense heat for three to four hours in a cremation furnace. In our area approximately 15% of the families we serve choose cremation as disposition of choice.

When selected as a substitute for a traditional funeral followed by earth burial, the cost will be considerably less. Direct cremation costs range from $2,675 and up.  Please see our Funeral Costs General Price List on our home page for more details.

Today, however, most cremation families choose from a variety of opportunities that provide for meaningful services for the benefit of family and friends – both before and after cremation takes place.  Among those options are: A gathering of family and friends with the body present followed by a funeral before going to the crematory, a gathering of family and friends without the body present followed by a funeral, or a Memorial Service of remembrance at the funeral home or place of worship.