How Much Is a Funeral

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Donovan Funeral Home - Tallmadge

Tallmadge, OH

A funeral home.

Posted April 23, 2026 Checked September 6, 2026

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17 Southwest Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278

Direct cremation

$1,705

The middle price in Ohio is $2,395.

The home posts $1,695. With the Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation), $1,705.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation"$1,695
Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation), set by Ohio Revised Code 3705.17, verified August 19, 2026$10
Sum$1,705

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. 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 Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation) at $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the basic services of funeral director and staff
  • the local transfer of remains to the funeral home
  • the overnight sheltering of remains
  • the obtaining of necessary permits and authorizations
  • local transportation to the crematory
  • sanitary care
  • preparation of remains for identification
  • the cost of the cremation process
  • the cremation container
  • online obituary

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 "Direct Cremation".

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: "Additional mileage at $3.50/mile one-way"

The median across Ohio is $2,395, from 108 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$6,510

The middle price in Ohio is $6,110.

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $6,500. With the Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation), $6,510.

How this adds up
"Burial With Visitation and Funeral Service"$6,500
Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation), set by Ohio Revised Code 3705.17, verified August 19, 2026$10
Sum$6,510

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, the local transfer of remains to the funeral home, the embalming process, dressing and/or casketing and/or cosmetizing, the overnight sheltering of the remains, the obtaining of necessary permits and authorizations, basic memorial package, up to three hours of visitation, funeral service, hearse transportation to the cemetery and graveside service. It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death, 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 Ohio burial permit (authorizes cremation) at $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • the local transfer of remains to the funeral home
  • the embalming process
  • dressing and/or casketing and/or cosmetizing
  • the overnight sheltering of the remains
  • the obtaining of necessary permits and authorizations
  • basic memorial package
  • up to three hours of visitation
  • funeral service
  • hearse transportation to the cemetery
  • graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • transfer of the deceased from the place of death
  • 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 "Burial With Visitation and Funeral Service".

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: "Additional mileage at $3.50/mile one-way"

The median across Ohio is $6,110, from 73 posted price lists we have read.

1 other package this home posts

Memorial Package*

$200

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

How this adds up
"Memorial Package*"$200
Sum$200

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

  • obituary laminates
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.

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