Funeral costs

 Funeral costs

Are you looking for Funeral Cost Estimate in Bergen County, NJ? At Bergen Funeral Service is a funeral home in Bergen County, NJ that provides Funeral Cost Estimate in Bergen County, NJ with professionalism, compassion and dignity. Our professional funeral directors are familiar with most religions’ funeral customs and special arrangements, and can work with you to ensure that your family’s religious views are honored.

At Bergen Funeral Service, our team at our funeral home in Bergen County, NJ understands how difficult a loss can be, and approaches funeral arrangements with compassion and dignity. Whether you're in immediate need, or pre-planning memorial services, our compassionate and professional funeral home staff will help you make informed funeral arrangements. At Bergen Funeral Service, we will patiently speak with you about your many available options, while always remaining respectful of the wishes of your loved one, your family, and your finances. Our professional funeral directors are familiar with most religions’ funeral customs and special arrangements, and can work with you to ensure that your family’s religious views are honored.

 Funeral costs

At Bergen Funeral Service, our directors understands how difficult a loss can be, and we approach each funeral arrangements and planning with compassion and dignity. Here is some information on how funeral homes in general charge for services that they provide that we hope might be helpful for planing a funeral service.

Determining the cost of a funeral is a difficult and stressful experience.  Understanding Funeral Home Costs might put a light into a dark subject and will help you prepare for the future. The cost of the funeral fall into three main categories: basic service fees, costs of additional services or materials, and cash advancements.

Basic service charge

The basic service fee, sometimes referred to as “funeral director and staff basic services”, is for the services required for the necessary permits, delivery, embalming (if applicable) and the funeral service. Burial and cremation services are priced on a flat-fee. There are some cases were the flat fee can be altered, when the funeral home will only receive or forward the remains, if the client is planning a direct burial or cremation. In these examples the rates will decrease the basic funeral fee.

Additional Services or Products

Like any other business, Funeral homes will offer addition service and products to specifically cater to those who would like to remember a loved one. These services and goods might seem basic, but they are an extra procedure or more elaborate product we use during the funeral service and are not included in the basic pricing. Such services as embalming, cosmetic preparation, use of the funeral pallor or chapel, caskets and urns as well as limousine service are an addition fee.

Cash advancement

Cash advancement are used to purchase extra funeral services that are not covered in basic and additional funeral services. These fees are to be paid to a 3^rd party vendor before the funeral service commences. Cash advancements are use to cover such extra funeral services as graveyard or cremation fees, compensation for clergy or other service officials, musicians, including organists, pianists and soloists, special car rentals, including limousine and police escorts, report fees and flower arrangements.

For more information about Funeral Cost Estimate in Bergen County, NJ, call Bergen Funeral Service at (800) 262-7901.