How Much Is a Funeral

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Sundquist Funeral Home

LOWVILLE, Lewis County, NY

A funeral home.

Posted June 1, 2023 Checked August 24, 2026

This list is dated June 1, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

Read this home's price list

7676 N. State Street, Lowville, NY 13367

Direct cremation

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated June 1, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Cremation with service

$4,425

The middle price in New York is $7,200.

That county has been checked and charges no permit fee, so nothing is added for it.

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

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to"$2,050
"Local within 10 mile radius"$495
"Embalming (including use of Preparation Room)"$575
"b. Dressing/Casketing"$50
"c. Cosmetology"$25
"Use of Facilities and Supervision for Visitation / Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing"$470
"Use of Facilities and Supervision for Funeral Service/ Use of Facilities and Staff for Ceremony"$750
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$4,425

It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing, the crematory fee, mileage beyond the distance 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 $10 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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony

What this home's price does not cover

  • the rental casket for the viewing
  • the crematory fee
  • mileage beyond the distance 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 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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

The median across New York is $7,200, from 49 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with the funeral home's casket, the casket not priced

$2,880

The middle price in New York is $4,200.

That county has been checked and charges no permit fee, so nothing is added for it.

The home posts $2,870. With one certified copy, $2,880.

How this adds up
"Direct burial, alternative container supplied by the purchaser"$2,870
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$2,880

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance 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 $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the second package includes the services as described above but with the alternative container supplied by the purchaser.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance 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 burial, alternative container supplied by the purchaser".

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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

The median across New York is $4,200, from 51 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,880

That county has been checked and charges no permit fee, so nothing is added for it.

How this adds up
"$ 2,870.00"$2,870
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$2,880

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance 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 $10 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

  • mileage beyond the distance 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 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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

Burial with graveside service

$3,595

The middle price in New York is $6,293.

That county has been checked and charges no permit fee, so nothing is added for it.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, service vehicle and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to"$2,050
"Local within 10 mile radius"$495
"b. Dressing/Casketing"$50
"Hearse:"$320
"Lead Car/Flower"$320
"Supervision for Graveside Service"$350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$3,595

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance 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 $10 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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance 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 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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

The median across New York is $6,293, from 60 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$5,415

The middle price in New York is $9,430.

That county has been checked and charges no permit fee, so nothing is added for it.

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

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to"$2,050
"Local within 10 mile radius"$495
"Embalming (including use of Preparation Room)"$575
"b. Dressing/Casketing"$50
"c. Cosmetology"$25
"Use of Facilities and Supervision for Visitation / Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing"$470
"Use of Facilities and Supervision for Funeral Service/ Use of Facilities and Staff for Ceremony"$750
"Hearse:"$320
"Lead Car/Flower"$320
"Supervision for Graveside Service"$350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$5,415

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance 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 $10 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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance 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 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: "Hearse: Local within 30miles ($4.50 per mile thereafter) $ 320.00"

The median across New York is $9,430, from 50 posted price lists we have read.

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

1 other package this home posts

a. Topical Disinfection

$135

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

How this adds up
"a. Topical Disinfection"$125
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$135

It does not cover what this package covers. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

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
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

Lewis County is the county this funeral home is in, so that is where the figures start. The permit fee belongs to the county where the death happened. If that was a different county, pick it and every figure on this page moves with it.

This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Bronx County funeral home for a death that happened in Kings County pays the Kings County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.

In this list: in NY, 5 counties at $40 and 57 counties charging no fee; in CT, 17 counties at $5; in MA, 14 counties with no fee on file here; in NJ, 21 counties at $5; in PA, 67 counties with no fee on file here. 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. New York charges $10 for the first copy and $10 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 $10, and each one after that is $10.

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

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