Our fee for the basic services of funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to:

• Responding to the initial request for service.
• Arrangement conference.
• Preparation of biographical and statistical data.
• Examination of financial settlement options.
• Preparation and filing of papers, permits and authorizations.
• Coordination with those providing other services. (Church, Cemetery, etc.)
• Preparation and placement of obituary notices.
• Retention and care of remains prior to commencement of visitations and/or funeral service.
• Coordination and supervision of funeral.
• Also covers overhead, including facility maintenance, equipment, insurance and governmental compliance.

This fee for our basic services is added to the total 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.)

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. (NO HUMAN REMAINS MAY REMAIN UNBURIED OR UNCREMATED IN NEW JERSEY FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS UNLESS EMBALMED OR REFRIGERATED. N.J.A.C.8:9-1.1)

If you choose to have embalming performed, the decedent may be embalmed at a location other than this registered mortuary.

This package charge includes the basic transportation of the remains to the funeral establishment (within a 10 mile radius) and/or place of local disposition, staff services, and securing necessary authorizations. The charges do not include additional items of services, merchandise, facility use, and livery that the customer may wish to select.

Our package charges for immediate burial include basic services of funeral director and staff, the local transfer (within a 10-mile radius) of remains to the funeral establishment, securing necessary authorizations and local transportation to the cemetery. This charge does not include the use of the facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to burial, nor does it include the actual cost of the grave at the cemetery, or the cemetery’s charges for opening and closing of the grave, any required outer burial container or cash disbursements, or anything not expressly stated as being provided.

This package charge includes removal of remains to this funeral firm (within a 10 mile radius), basic services of funeral director and staff, embalming, and securing necessary authorizations. It does not include a casket, alternative, or shipping container, the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, before forwarding the remains or any sheltering for days on which no post death activities occurs. Nor does it include transferring the remains to the airport or other destination, or the charges of a common carrier, or anything not expressly stated as being provided.

For other options, please refer to the selections available on this General Price List

Our package charges for direct cremation include some of the basic services of funeral director and staff, the local transfer (within a 10-mile radius) of remains to the funeral establishment, the obtaining of necessary permits and authorizations, and transportation to the crematory. This charge does not include the crematory charge, nor the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, before cremation. Nor does it include cash disbursements or anything not expressly stated as being provided.

If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative Containers encase the body and can be made of materials like corrugated cardboard, particle board, fiberboard or composite material. *The containers we provide are alternative containers and other cremation containers, including containers made of wood, containers made of fiberboard and containers made of other composite materials. **The use of alternative containers is limited by size and weight limitations. We also offer a selection of cremation oriented caskets. (Please see Cremation Catalog at funeral home)

*** The Direct Cremation Prices does not include the crematory charge. ***