How Much Is a Funeral

Their own posted prices, dated and sourced. Every funeral home, as we reach them.

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Lincoln, NE

A funeral home.

Checked August 17, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on August 17, 2026.

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No phone number on file yet.

5200 R St, Lincoln, NE

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$2,615

The middle price in Nebraska is $3,050.

This covers transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care.

How this adds up
"Simple Cremation"$2,595
1 certified copy of the death certificate$16
Sum$2,611
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,615

It does not cover 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 $16 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Simple Cremation".

The median across Nebraska is $3,050, from 14 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$6,650

The middle price in Nebraska is $7,770.

This covers traditional funeral with cremation.

How this adds up
"Traditional Funeral Ceremony followed by Cremation"$6,630
1 certified copy of the death certificate$16
Sum$6,646
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,650

It does not cover transport and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. A cremation casket or a rental casket will need to be purchased or rented for this package. That usually adds more than $1,000 to the figure shown, so ask the funeral home directly for an accurate price. 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 $16 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • traditional funeral with cremation

What this home's price does not cover

  • transport
  • 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 "Traditional Funeral Ceremony followed by Cremation".

The median across Nebraska is $7,770, from 11 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

The price list we read from this home on August 17, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

The price list we read from this home on August 17, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

The price list we read from this home on August 17, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

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 CO, 19 counties charging no fee; in MO, 12 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. Nebraska charges $16 for one, so that is the figure 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 $16.

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

The same question, answered for every Nebraska home we have read:

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