General Price List
These prices are effective as of May 1, 2011,
but are subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any cremation arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy an item you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the goods and services you selected.
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In an effort to keep our cremation prices as low as possible, families are asked to make cremation arrangements over the telephone. For those needing to make arrangements in person, we will include a $95 fee to the service you select to offset additional staff charges. |
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Cremation Society of New Hampshire Membership Registration |
$30 |
This is a one-time, non-refundable fee to become a member of the Society. |
Cremation Packages
All of our cremation package plans include: basic services of licensed professional and staff, transfer of remains anywhere in our service area, medical examiner fee, use of refrigeration, necessary authorizations, cremation container and crematory fee. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The container we provide is a sturdy double walled corrugated cardboard container which is already included in our direct cremation charge. If the consumer brings in their own container subtract $15 from the member and non-member prices below.
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Direct Cremation Package
This is our simplest offering and is designed for those who "just want to be cremated" without any service or ceremony. This basic package includes everything legally required for a direct cremation as mentioned on the previous page. This package does not include an urn.
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Make Arrangements After a Death Has Occurred |
Members
$1,295 |
Non-Members
$1,595 |
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Veterans Cremation Package
This cremation package was specifically developed for veterans in order to take full advantage of all the veterans benefits available at the time of death. It provides a dignified tribute to those that proudly served our country and is offered at a discounted rate as our way of saying thank you on behalf of a grateful nation.
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In addition to all of the services provided in our direct cremation package, the veteran package includes:
- Solid bronze veterans urn with branch of service insignia
- Coordinating and directing a committal service in a veterans or other local cemetery
- Scheduling military honors, including flag folding detail and taps, conducted by military personnel (if desired)
- United States flag and weatherproof flag case
- Submission of local obituary notices (if desired)
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Make Arrangements After a Death Has Occurred
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Members
$1,795 |
Non-Members
$2,095 |
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Cemetery Graveside Package
A graveside gathering and service, with or without clergy present, is a simple yet meaningful way to honor the memory of a life well lived. Let our caring and professional staff make all the necessary cemetery arrangements so you or your family won't have to.
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This package includes all of the items included in our direct cremation package along with the following:
- Personalized solid bronze burial urn
- Coordinating and directing a graveside committal service at a cemetery within our service area
- Floral arrangement for the cemetery service
- Submission of local obituary notices (if desired)
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Make Arrangements After a Death Has Occurred
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Members
$1,995 |
Non-Members
$2,295 |
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Memorial Service Package
A memorial service or gathering following the cremation is one of the most popular ways to commemorate the life of those who have passed. This thoughtful offering takes into consideration all of the things needed to help families do just that.
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This value added package includes everything in our direct cremation package along with:
- Personalized solid bronze urn
- Memorial gathering for up to one hour prior to service
- Staff for coordinating and directing the memorial gathering and service
- Use of one of our chapels, church or other location within our service area for the gathering and service
- Memorial record package including register book, memorial cards and thank your cards
- Floral arrangement for the service
- Submission of local obituary notices (if desired)
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Make Arrangements After a Death Has Occurred |
Members
$2,395 |
Non-Members
$2,695 |
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Out-of-State Fee
For those who pass away outside our service area without travel protection |
from $350 |
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Additional Cremation Fee
For those weighing in excess of 350 pounds |
$595 |
Cremation Service Options
| Private Family Viewing |
$595 |
Immediate family members (no more than ten) may view the deceased for up to one hour in one of our viewing rooms. We are regrettably unable to offer private viewing when an autopsy has been performed.
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| Family-Witnessed Cremation |
$250 |
For those who want the peace of mind of being present for the cremation process, we will schedule the cremation at a mutually agreed upon time during normal business hours. It is our policy that an upgraded cremation container is required.
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| Use of Equipment and Staff For Memorial Service or Gathering at Your Church |
$595 |
We will arrange for and be in attendance at a memorial service at your church within our service area.
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| Use of Facilities and Staff For Memorial Service In Our Chapel |
$695 |
By using one of our three Chapels, a time and place is designated for family and friends to gather in remembrance. We can also arrange for clergy or celebrant to officiate the service. Includes a one hour gathering period prior to the service.
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| Use of Equipment and Staff For Cemetery Committal Service |
$295 |
We will arrange for and be in attendance at a committal service at the grave site within our service area.
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| Use of Cafe |
$150 |
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Weekend/Holiday Memorial Service Fee |
$200 |
| For use of our facilities and staff for a memorial service, private viewing, or family witnessed cremation on Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday. |
Cremation Merchandise Options
| Nationwide Coverage and Protection Plan |
$225 |
For our members who travel, or temporarily or permanently move out of our service area, this unique extended service plan guarantees our continuity of care regardless of where our services are needed in the United States. If death occurs anywhere in the county, your family simply calls us and we will make all the necessary arrangements for the cremation to be performed at our member rate and at no additional charge to your family. Our Nationwide Coverage and Protection Plan can only be selected at the time of membership and your family must call and notify us as the time of death so that we can contact the cremation provider of choice in our network.
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| Upgraded Cremation Container |
$295 |
For Private Viewing or Family-witnessed Cremation, an upgraded cremation container is required. Our upgraded container is composed of grey fiberboard with a one piece cover and lined interior.
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| Cremation Urns |
From $75 to $2,150 |
Unless the family wishes to purchase a permanent urn, we will return the cremated remains in a temporary cardboard container. We display over 100 urns in our urn selection room. Color pictures of these can be found on the website.
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| Keepsake Urns and Pendants |
From $50 to $595 |
These thoughtful keepsake urns and pendants memorialize a small amount of the cremated remains to be cherished by one or more family members.
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| Monticello Urn Vault |
$395 |
Many cemeteries require the urn to be placed in an Urn Vault to maintain the integrity of the grave.
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| Memorial Records Packages |
From $130 to $290 |
A meaningful package for use at the memorial service. Includes register book, 120 personalized memorial cards and 50 acknowledgment cards and a personalized memorial candle.
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| Electronic Obituary Placement |
$95 |
As local newspapers continue to charge significant fees for obituaries, people are relying more and more on on-line obituaries. This fee is for placement of the obituary on our csnh.com website for twelve months, providing family members and friends access to a full, unedited obituary, on-line guestbook, photo gallery and email notification seen by over 3,500 on-line visitors each month. The obituary is also placed on Tributes.com, the country's largest obituary database.
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Disposition Options
| Release of Cremated Remains |
We will release the cremated remains to the family at one of our facilities during regular business hours. After 30 days, there will be a fee of $85 for sheltering and storage of cremated remains. This fee will be assessed per year or portion thereof.
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| Shipment of Cremated Remains |
$75 |
We will carefully package and ship the cremated remains via USPS Registered Mail to any domestic destination. (Please note that shipment may take up to 5 business days from date of cremation.) For safety and security, it is our policy that an urn is required for shipment of cremated remains.
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| Coastal Scattering of Cremated Remains |
$295 |
| We will coordinate an unattended scattering off the coast of NH near
the Isles of Shoals conducted by New England Burials at Sea. Fee includes
photo documentation and certificate of the scattering mailed to the family
as well as EPA filing. Other locations with and without family in attendance
are available.
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Membership Requirements
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To be a member and eligible for member discounts and benefits, the completed membership form and registration fee must be received by our office at least 48 hours prior to a member's passing.
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Credit & Payment Policy
For those who have not prepaid for their services, we have established a uniform credit policy to serve all families fairly and to alleviate misunderstandings. A sound credit policy enables us to contain our costs to all the families we serve. Our general credit policy is that the entire amount of the cremation is due and payable at the time services are rendered. We accept cash, personal and bank checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) as forms of payment. We regret that we are unable to accept settlement of estates through attorneys or probate court as a means of financial arrangements, nor are we able to process life insurance policies. All unpaid balances after sixty days (60) from the date of service accrue a finance charge of 1% per month (12% per year)
The General Price List does not include prices for certain items you may ask us to buy for you such as cemetery charges, newspaper notices, clergy/church fees and fees of other funeral homes. The prices for those items will be shown on the statement describing the cremation goods and services you selected. |
In Person Consultation
| In order to keep our cremation prices as low as possible, we ask that families make cremation arrangements over the telephone. For those needing to make arrangements in person, we include a $95 fee to the service you select to offset additional staff charges. |
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