How Much Is a Funeral

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W J Lyons Jr Funeral Home Inc

RENSSELAER, NY

A funeral home.

Posted August 1, 2026 Checked August 30, 2026

Read this home's price list

1700 WASHINGTON AVE, RENSSELAER NY 12144, RENSSELAER, NY

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$2,595

The middle price in New York is $3,065.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"A2. Direct Cremation with an Alternative Container (Cardboard Container)"$2,595
Sum$2,595

This covers local transfer of remains to the funeral home, services of the funeral director and staff and transportation of the body to the local crematory. 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. 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.

What this home's price covers

  • local transfer of remains to the funeral home
  • services of the funeral director and staff
  • transportation of the body to the local crematory

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 "A2…".

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: "(FTC) “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 corrugated container.” Our charge for a direct cremation includes local transfer of remains to the funeral home, required authorizations, services of the funeral director and staff, transportation of the body to the local crematory and the return of the cremated remains to the funeral home. Transfer or other transportation by the funeral home beyond a radius of 20 miles is subject to an additional charge of $2.50 per mile. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an alternative container. Alternative containers can be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials (with or without outside covering), or may be pouches of canvas or other materials. The direct cremation prices do not include the crematory charge."

The median across New York is $3,065, from 82 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated August 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$4,990

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.

How this adds up
"1. With a Container provided by Purchaser $2,995."$2,995
"1. Caskets (a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home)"$1,995
Sum$4,990

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.

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 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: "(FTC) “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 corrugated container.” Our charge for a direct cremation includes local transfer of remains to the funeral home, required authorizations, services of the funeral director and staff, transportation of the body to the local crematory and the return of the cremated remains to the funeral home. Transfer or other transportation by the funeral home beyond a radius of 20 miles is subject to an additional charge of $2.50 per mile. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an alternative container. Alternative containers can be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials (with or without outside covering), or may be pouches of canvas or other materials. The direct cremation prices do not include the crematory charge."

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,995

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

How this adds up
"1. With a Container provided by Purchaser $2,995."$2,995
Sum$2,995

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. 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.

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
  • certified copies of the death certificate, 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: "(FTC) “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 corrugated container.” Our charge for a direct cremation includes local transfer of remains to the funeral home, required authorizations, services of the funeral director and staff, transportation of the body to the local crematory and the return of the cremated remains to the funeral home. Transfer or other transportation by the funeral home beyond a radius of 20 miles is subject to an additional charge of $2.50 per mile. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an alternative container. Alternative containers can be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials (with or without outside covering), or may be pouches of canvas or other materials. The direct cremation prices do not include the crematory charge."

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

Burial with graveside service

$4,310

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

This covers arrangements: Basic arrangements including funeral director, other staff, equipment and facilities, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, the home's posted plan for a graveside service and service vehicle.

How this adds up
"Arrangements"$1,975
"Transfer of Remains: (to the funeral establishment including personnel, equipment and"$550
"2. Custodial Care (after 12 hours)"$560
"1. Topical Disinfection"$150
"1. Hearse"$425
"4. Graveside Service (up to 1 hour)"$400
"3. Flower Vehicle/Lead Vehicle"$250
Sum$4,310

It does not cover a casket. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • arrangements: Basic arrangements including funeral director, other staff, equipment and facilities
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service
  • service vehicle

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated August 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

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

2 other packages this home posts

A. Direct Cremation

$2,445

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

How this adds up
"A. Direct Cremation"$2,445
Sum$2,445

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

B. Direct Burial

$2,995

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

How this adds up
"B. Direct Burial"$2,995
Sum$2,995

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
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. 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

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.

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