Meriden CT Funerals Checklist
Prior to engaging with a funeral home in Meriden CT, check with several funeral homes. Compare their costs along this Meriden CT funeral checklist.
‘Simple’ Disposition of the Remains in Meriden CT:
- Immediate burial
- Immediate cremation
- If the cremation process is extra, how much is it?
- Donation of the body to a medical school or hospital
Meriden CT ‘Traditional,’ Full-Service Burial or Cremation:
- Basic services fee for the funeral director and staff
- Pickup of body
- Embalming
- Other preparation of body
- Least expensive casket
- Description, including model #
- Outer Burial Container (vault)
- Description
- Visitation/viewing – staff and facilities
- Funeral or memorial service – staff and facilities
- Graveside service, including staff and equipment
- Hearse
- Other vehicles
- Total
Other Funeral Services in Meriden CT
- Forwarding body to another funeral home
- Receiving body from another funeral home
- Cost of lot or crypt (if you don’t already own one)
- Perpetual care
- Opening and closing the grave or crypt
- Grave liner, if required
- Marker/monument (including setup)
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