Vander Plaat Memorial Home
Paramus, NJ
A funeral home.
Posted April 15, 2023 Checked September 25, 2026
This list is dated April 15, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price listS 113 Fairview Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652
From this home's state license record.
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Direct cremation
$2,375
The middle price in New Jersey is $2,755.
The home posts $2,370. With the New Jersey burial, removal and transit permit, $2,375.
How this adds up
| "B Direct cremation with alternative container" | $2,370 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey burial, removal and transit permit, set by N.J. Stat. 26:6-17, verified August 19, 2026 | $5 |
| Sum | $2,375 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the New Jersey burial, removal and transit permit at $5 to this home's own price.
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B 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 mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "The charge for each additional mile over 15 miles is $4.00 per mile. X Miscellaneous Service"
The median across New Jersey is $2,755, from 45 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated April 15, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated April 15, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated April 15, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
4 other packages this home posts
1. Elite Memorial Package
$675
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "1. Elite Memorial Package" | $675 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $675 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
2. Standard Memorial Package
$525
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "2. Standard Memorial Package" | $525 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $525 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
3. Basic Memorial Package
$395
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "3. Basic Memorial Package" | $395 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $395 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
6. Women’s undergarments
$15
This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.
How this adds up
| "6. Women’s undergarments" | $15 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $15 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- such as cemetery or crematory services
- newspaper notices
- church fees
- death certificates.
- the prices for those items will be shown on your bill or the statement describing the funeral goods and services you have selected.
- XIII Forwarding of Remains to Another Funeral Home This package charge includes transfer to our funeral home
- basic services of funeral director and staff
- the basic sheltering of remains
- embalming
- obtaining necessary permits.
- prior to forwarding the remains.
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.
Certified copies of the death certificate
This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in Paramus charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Boulevard Funeral Home and Cremation ServiceNew Milford, NJ
- Becker Funeral HomeWestwood, NJ
- Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Riverside Memorial Chapels of NewHackensack, NJ
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