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Funeral Costs and Your Options

People sometimes feel they have to go for the more expensive options when their loved ones may have preferred something much simpler. One of the first concerns you might have during the funeral arrangement process is the costs involved. Expenses can quickly mount up, so it is important to have a detailed funeral price estimate that is all-inclusive of the services and fees required for the memorial or funeral.

While your mind will be caught up on other things, you need to have the peace of mind that the financial aspect of the funeral can be handled quickly and efficiently. It is best to ask your funeral director for a breakdown of the services involved and for some details on the funeral planning or funeral arrangement process. This way, everything has been taken into account, and no hidden expenses are present. A professional funeral home will provide you with a set list of services and rates you can peruse.

Dignity Funeral Care will always prepare a written estimate once all your choices are made and arrangements are confirmed.

A Funeral Account is broken up into two main parts:

Funeral Directors Charges

These charges include the costs of the following:

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  • The coffin or casket
  • Professional services and attendance throughout the funeral
  • Provision of appropriate funeral vehicles
  • Removal of the deceased from place of death
  • All conveyance as per funeral arrangements
  • Care of the deceased up until time of the funeral
  • Washing, dressing and personal care of the deceased
  • Embalming of the deceased
  • Checking on the deceased when at home
  • Liaise with all third parties involved
  • Completion of paperwork required for cremation/resomation
  • Framed photo of the deceased
  • Preparation and guidance on the format of the obituary
  • Grave Marker & Dressing of the Grave
  • Supervise grave preparation
  • Provision of a hand-stitched coffin pad for burial
  • Provision of PA system for graveside committal
  • Use of the funeral home for public repose or private family repose
  • Traditional condolence books
  • Bound copy of the condolence messages from RIP.ie

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Disbursements

All costs payable to third parties involved in the funeral. These may include expenses paid on the family’s behalf, such as:

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  • Cemetery/Crematorium/Resomation charges
  • Coroner’s fee, if required for cremation/resomation
  • Live Streaming if not available at the Church
  • Obituary on RIP.ie

  • Obituaries announced on local radio stations

  • Obituaries in National newspapers

  • Church offerings
  • Singers/Musicians/Choirs
  • Flowers
  • Grave purchase
  • Grave preparation
  • Civil Celebrant fee
  • Hire of venues outside of the funeral home

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