How Much Is a Funeral

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James J Palmeri Funeral Home

PA

A funeral home.

Posted August 1, 2025 Checked October 9, 2026

This list is dated August 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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Direct cremation

$5,040

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $2,890.

The home posts $4,970. With the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization and one certified copy, $5,040.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with Alternative Container"$4,970
Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization, set by 16 P.S. 1252-B, verified August 19, 2026$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$5,040

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to funeral home, standard care and refrigeration prior to cremation, transportation to crematory, and return of ashes to family in a plastic container. 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. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization at $50 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to funeral home, standard care and refrigeration prior to cremation, transportation to crematory, and return of ashes to family in a plastic container

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 "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container".

The median across Pennsylvania is $2,890, from 54 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$7,665

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $7,665.

The home posts $7,595. With the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization and one certified copy, $7,665.

How this adds up
"Traditional Service with Calling Hour, Service & Cremation"$7,595
Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization, set by 16 P.S. 1252-B, verified August 19, 2026$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$7,665

This covers basic services of funeral director, and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home, Embalming, Other preparation of the body, Use of Facilities or equipment elsewhere and staff for a viewing one hour prior to service, Use of Facilities, equipment elsewhere, and staff for Funeral Ceremony, Transfer to crematory, Returning of Cremated remains to family in a plastic container. 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. 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. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization at $50 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director, and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home, Embalming, Other preparation of the body, Use of Facilities or equipment elsewhere and staff for a viewing one hour prior to service, Use of Facilities, equipment elsewhere, and staff for Funeral Ceremony, Transfer to crematory, Returning of Cremated remains to family in a plastic container

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 "Traditional Service with Calling Hour, Service & Cremation".

The casket is not in this total. It varies with the family’s choice, so it is shown beside the figure.

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 Pennsylvania is $7,665, from 31 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$6,140

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.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket to be selected"$4,970
"A. CASKETS"$1,150
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$6,140

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 $20 to this home's own price.

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

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

$4,990

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $4,450.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser"$4,970
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,990

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. 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 $20 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

  • 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 "Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser".

The median across Pennsylvania is $4,450, from 36 posted price lists we have read.

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

6 other packages this home posts

Package Box Set

$13,475

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 $13,455. With one certified copy, $13,475.

How this adds up
"Package Box Set"$13,455
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$13,475

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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • SPRING PROMISE PERSONALIZED BURIAL PACKAGE Includes Service of Funeral Director, Staff & Overhead, Transfer of remains to funeral home (Local), Embalming, Dressing, Casketing, Grooming & Cosmetology
  • use of Facilities or Church Equipment for one hour calling/ visitation period followed by funeral services, use of hearse (Local), and service/utility/and flower vehicle

Venetian Burial Vault., Personalized Box Set

$13,475

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

How this adds up
"Venetian Burial Vault., Personalized Box Set"$13,455
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$13,475

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 $20 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

Direct Cremation Service

$4,865

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation Service"$4,845
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,865

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this charges for direct cremation without any services or ceremonies includes

Traditional Service with Calling Hour, Service & Cremation

$7,615

The home posts $7,595. With one certified copy, $7,615.

How this adds up
"Traditional Service with Calling Hour, Service & Cremation"$7,595
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$7,615

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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • includes basic services of funeral director
  • staff
  • transfer of remains to the funeral home
  • embalming
  • other preparation of the body
  • use of Facilities or equipment elsewhere prior to service
  • use of Facilities
  • staff for a viewing one hour equipment elsewhere
  • staff for Funeral Ceremony
  • transfer to crematory Returning of Cremated remains to Jamily in a plastic container

contour for countless generations to come. DIY Tribute Package

$120

This covers contour for countless generations to come.

How this adds up
"contour for countless generations to come. DIY Tribute Package"$99
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$119
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $120

DIY Tribute Package. 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 $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • contour for countless generations to come. DIY Tribute Package

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Professional 'l'ribute Package

$315

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

How this adds up
"Professional 'l'ribute Package"$295
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$315

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 $20 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.

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. Pennsylvania charges $20 for the first copy and $20 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 $20, and each one after that is $20.

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.

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