 Costs
The cost of a funeral can vary greatly depending on the type of funeral you require.
A good funeral director will do just about everything for you. They are familiar with performing these functions on a daily basis, so it makes sense to get the best when dealing with someone you love funeral arrangement.
The following is a list of what you can expect to pay when arranging a funeral.
Professional Service Fee
- Transfer deceased from place of death into the care of a funeral director
- Mortuary care
- Provision of chapel for viewing and service
- Refreshments
- Liaising with clergy or funeral celebrants •Ordering flowers
- Placing funeral and death notices the newspaper
- Arranging for caterers and/or musicians
- Registration of death with Births, Deaths & Marriages department
- Multimedia and/or videography
- Staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Cemetery or Cremation Fees
Cemeteries will incur their own charges.
Coffin or Casket Charges
You may require a low cost custom wood coffin which can be supplied, through to highly finished solid timber and metal caskets.
Disbursements
A quality Funeral Director will also offer to take care of other expenses on your behalf, such as:
- Funeral and death notices
- Clergy or celebrant fees
- Floral arrangements
- Singers or musicians
- Memorial books
- Refreshments if required
- Multimedia and/or videography
- Order of services sheets or cards
- Medical certificates
- Death certificates
Funeral Directors will disseminate all costs associated with a funeral for you.
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