How Much Is a Funeral

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Cease Funeral Home

Bagley, Clearwater County, MN

A funeral home.

Posted July 1, 2025 Checked August 24, 2026

This list is dated July 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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407 Getchell Avenue NE, Bagley, MN 56621

Direct cremation

$4,110

The middle price in Minnesota is $3,195.

The home posts $4,095. With one certified copy, $4,110.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with alternative container"$4,095
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$4,108
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,110

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with alternative container".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

The median across Minnesota is $3,195, from 27 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$6,690

The middle price in Minnesota is $8,335.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for a viewing and funeral ceremony.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff - $4,215.00"$4,215
"Casket coach (Hearse) - $275.00 Memorial Service Vehicle - $275.00 Transfer of remains to the funeral home (within a 25 mile radius) - $410.00"$410
"Embalming - $650.00"$650
"Other preparation of the body - $275.00"$275
"Viewing/visitation for one evening/1 hour prior - $250.00"$250
"Funeral ceremony - $875.00"$875
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$6,688
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,690

It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing, holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • other preparation of the body
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • funeral ceremony

What this home's price does not cover

  • the rental casket for the viewing
  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

The median across Minnesota is $8,335, from 27 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$4,960

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

It does not cover holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial with minimum casket"$4,945
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$4,958
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,960

The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with minimum casket".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$3,910

The middle price in Minnesota is $4,375.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial with container provided by client"$3,895
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$3,908
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,910

It does not cover holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with container provided by client".

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

The median across Minnesota is $4,375, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$5,770

The middle price in Minnesota is $6,165.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, other preparation of the body, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff - $4,215.00"$4,215
"Casket coach (Hearse) - $275.00 Memorial Service Vehicle - $275.00 Transfer of remains to the funeral home (within a 25 mile radius) - $410.00"$410
"Other preparation of the body - $275.00"$275
"Casket coach (Hearse) - $275.00 Memorial Service Vehicle - $275.00 Transfer of remains to the funeral home (within a 25 mile radius) - $410.00"$275
"Graveside service - $580.00"$580
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$5,768
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $5,770

It does not cover a casket, holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • other preparation of the body
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

The median across Minnesota is $6,165, from 13 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$7,545

The middle price in Minnesota is $7,545.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, funeral ceremony, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff - $4,215.00"$4,215
"Casket coach (Hearse) - $275.00 Memorial Service Vehicle - $275.00 Transfer of remains to the funeral home (within a 25 mile radius) - $410.00"$410
"Embalming - $650.00"$650
"Other preparation of the body - $275.00"$275
"Viewing/visitation for one evening/1 hour prior - $250.00"$250
"Funeral ceremony - $875.00"$875
"Casket coach (Hearse) - $275.00 Memorial Service Vehicle - $275.00 Transfer of remains to the funeral home (within a 25 mile radius) - $410.00"$275
"Graveside service - $580.00"$580
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$7,543
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $7,545

It does not cover a casket, holding the body beyond the days this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • other preparation of the body
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • funeral ceremony
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Sheltering of Remains (after 72 hours)- $50.00 per day"

The median across Minnesota is $7,545, from 21 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.

What the county fee is

This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.

In this list: in MN, 10 counties charging no fee; in ND, 7 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.

Certified copies of the death certificate

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. Minnesota charges $13 for the first copy and $6 for each one after it, so those are the figures below. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.

How many certified copies do you need?

Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.

One certified copy is $13, and each one after that is $6.

Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Where to look next

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