February 2020

Page A13 FEBRUARY 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A TAKE YOUR STATIONERY TO A WHOLE NEW Wow! AVAILABLE IN THESE SERIES • Monarch • Divine Flight • Endless Grace • Family Tree • Garden of Promise • Peaceful Retreat • On Freedom’s Wing Inside + In Memory Of Paul Johnson January 27,1940 - June19, 2014 Easily personalize with our FREE software visit www.messengerstationery.com Call 800-827-5151 for a FREE sample pack • 14” w x 8.5” h flat • Folds off-center to 7.5” w x 8.5” h with 1'' peek-a-boo edge • Edge features stunning embossed accents Monarch Series Shown Closed with peek-a-boo embossed edge Endless Grace Series Shown Promo Code: 9092 New Size | Trendy Accents | Modern Designs Other national median costs reported in the survey for 2019 include: • Rental casket: $995 • Wood burial casket: $3,000 • Alternative cremation container: $150 Costs for goods and services vary by re- FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Tell them you saw their Ad 2019 NFDA General Price List Study Shows Funeral Costs Not Rising as Fast as Rate of Inflation BROOKFIELD,WI— The National Fu- neral Directors Association (NFDA) re- leased the results of its latest Member Gen- eral Price List Study, which shows that the median cost of a funeral has increased 6.4% over the past five years to $7,640 and the median cost of a funeral with crema- tion has increased 7.3% over the past five years to $5,150. The report further notes the overall rate of inflation has increased 8.4% over the same time period. The Member General Price List Study is avail- able to NFDA members at no cost. Since the 1960s, NFDA has calculated the median cost of a funeral with burial by to- taling the costs of the following items: basic services fee, removal/transfer of remains to funeral home, embalming and other prep- aration of the body (casketing, cosmetolo- gy, dressing and grooming), a metal casket, use of facilities and staff for viewing and a funeral ceremony, use of a hearse, use of a service car/van, and a basic memorial print- ed package (e.g., memorial cards, register book, etc.). The cost does not take into ac- count cemetery, monument or marker costs or miscellaneous cash-advance charg- es, such as for flowers or an obituary. National Median Cost of an Adult Funeral with Viewing and Burial: 2019 vs. 2014 Item 2019 2014 % Change Nondeclinable basic services fee $2,195 $2,000 9.8% Removal/transfer of remains to funeral home $350 $310 12.9% Embalming $750 $695 7.9% Other preparation of the body $255 $250 2.0% Use of facilities/staff for viewing $425 $420 1.2% Use of facilities/staff for funeral ceremony $500 $495 1.0% Hearse $340 $318 6.9% Service car/van $150 $143 4.9% Printed materials (basic memorial package) $175 $155 12.9% Metal burial casket $2,500 $2,395 4.4% Median Cost of a Funeral With Viewing and Burial $7,640 $7,181 6.4% Vault $1,495 $1,327 12.7% Total with vault $9,135 $8,508 7.4% NFDA calculates the median cost of a cost of a funeral with cremation by total- ing the costs of the following items: basic services fee, removal/transfer of remains to funeral home, embalming and other prepa- ration of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing and a funeral ceremony, use of a service car/van, basic memorial printed package, and cremation fee. The median cost does not include a cremation casket or container, which is generally required to ensure safe and respectful handling of the decedent’s body. The cost also does not take into account the price of an urn, vault, cemetery monument/marker costs or other miscellaneous cash advance charges. National Median Cost of an Adult Funeral with Viewing and Cremation: 2019 vs. 2014 Item 2019 2014 % Change Nondeclinable basic services fee $2,195 $2,000 9.8% Removal/transfer of remains to funeral home $350 $310 12.9% Embalming $750 $695 7.9% Other preparation of the body $255 $250 2.0% Use of facilities/staff for viewing $425 $420 1.2% Use of facilities/staff for funeral ceremony $500 $495 1.0% Service car/van $150 $143 4.9% Printed materials (basic memorial package) $175 $155 12.9% Cremation fee (if firm uses a third-party)* $350 $330 6.1% Total Without Cremation Casket and Urn $5,150 $4,798 7.3% Cremation casket $1,200 $1,000 20.0% Urn $295 $280 5.4% Total With Cremation Casket and Urn $6,645 $6,078 9.3% *71.1 of respondents use a third-party crematory (i.e., the funeral home does not own a crematory) gion. Many factors contribute to the final determination of how an individual fu- neral home prices its goods and services, including the firm’s business philosophy and the market in which it operates. Continued on Page A14 Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS We welcome news of the industry. Send us information on your firm today!