General Price List
These prices are effective as of January 1, 2010,
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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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, removal of remains anywhere in New Hampshire, 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 wood base and fiberboard container which is already included in our direct cremation charge. If the purchaser supplies their own container subtract $15 from the member and non-member prices below.
 Direct Cremation Package
Our simplest offering. This package includes all of the items required for a direct cremation as explained above. |
Members
$1,295 |
Non-Members
$1,595 |
 Veterans Cremation Package
A dignified yet affordable tribute to those that proudly served our nation. This special offering includes all of the services in our direct cremation package along with a special solid bronze veterans urn with branch of service insignia, coordination of interment at a veterans or other local cemetery, weatherproof flag case, and military honors including a flag folding detail, taps, and rifle salute conducted by U.S. military personnel.
| Members
$1,795 |
Non-Members
$2,095 |
 Cemetery Graveside Package
A graveside gathering after cremation is a simply way to honor a loved ones memory. This service included everything in our Direct Cremation Package as well as a solid bronze urn, flower selection, and coordinating and directing a graveside committal service at a cemetery within our service area.
| Members
$1,995 |
Non-Members
$2,295 |
 Church/Chapel Memorial Service Package
For those wanting a memorial service with cremation, this thoughtful service includes all of the items in our direct cremation package along with a solid bronze urn, use of facilities, equipment and staff for a memorial service in our chapel or a church within our service area, flower selection and memorial service package.
| Members
$2,395 |
Non-Members
$2,695 |
Out-of-State Fee
For those who pass away outside our service area without travel protection |
from $300 |
Cremation Service Options
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| Private Family Viewing (upgraded cremation container required) |
$595 |
Immediate family members may view the deceased during regular business hours in one of our private viewing rooms for up to sixty minutes. The deceased is prepared for viewing and placed in the selected cremation container.
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| Family-Witnessed Cremation (upgraded cremation container required) |
$150 |
For those that 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.
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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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| Coordination Fee |
$95 |
| Allow our professional staff to write up and submit local obituaries on your behalf, obtain certified copies of the death certificate, arrange for a memorial service at church, or schedule the interment of the cremated remains at a cemetery. This nominal fee allows us to handle any or all of the mentioned services. This fee is already included when our chapel is being used for the service or when the family has hired our staff to direct a memorial service at a church or cemetery. It is also included in the Veterans Cremation Package and Church and Chapel Cremation Package.
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| Weekend/Holiday Memorial Service Fee |
$100 |
| 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 |
| Worldwide Travel Protection |
$225 |
For our Members who enjoy travel, we offer a unique out-of-state extended service program. This program guarantees that your desired services will be performed anywhere in the world. If your death occurs outside of New Hampshire, we will arrange for the cremation services to be performed and the cremated remains to be shipped to us at no additional fee.
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| DNA Preservation |
$295 |
Preserving your genetic history now or at the time of cremation may help family members predict and prevent illness in the future. It's an inexpensive, simple, loving act that you can do to benefit surviving family members.
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| Upgraded Cremation Container |
$295 |
For Private Viewing or Family-witnessed Cremation, a more suitable container for viewing the body is often desired. This container is already included in our Private Viewing Package.
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| Cremation Urns |
From $50 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 in 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 Service Packages |
From $130 to $290 |
A meaningful package for use at the memorial service. Includes register book, 125 personalized memorial cards and 50 acknowledgment cards.
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Electronic Obituary Placement |
$40 |
As local newspapers continue to charge significant fees for obituaries, people are relying more and more on on-line obituaries. This fee is for placemat 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 onto Tributes.com, the country's largest obituary database.
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Veteran's Flag Case |
From $150 to $290 |
Disposition Options |
| Release of Cremated Remains |
We will hold the cremated remains at no charge for up to thirty days until arrangements are made for their release to the family at our facility 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 there of.
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| Shipment of Cremated Remains (Urn Required) |
$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.)
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| Coastal Scattering of Cremated Remains |
$195 or $795 |
Cremated remains will be scattered off the coast of New Hampshire, near the Isle of Shoals for $195. For $795, up to 6 people may attend a memorial service and scattering aboard ship conducted by a Coast Guard Certified Captain.
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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 wil process on the families behalf any death benefits from the Veteran’s Administration, City or State Welfare Department or Nursing Home Accumulated Funds Account as payment towards cremation expenses. If these funds do not cover the complete cost of the cremation, the family is responsible for the balance and our general credit policy would apply. 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. All unpaid balances after sixty days (60) from the date of service accrue a finance charge of 1% per month (12% per year).
The list does not include prices for certain items you may ask us to buy for you such as cemetery charges, newspaper notices, clergy fees, and music. The prices for those items will be shown on the statement describing the cremation goods and services you selected. |
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