How Much Is a Funeral

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Hennesseys Funeral Home Inc

Susquehanna, PA

A funeral home.

Posted June 30, 2025 Checked October 9, 2026

This list is dated June 30, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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747 JACKSON AVENUE, SUSQUEHANNA, PA 18847

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$3,515

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $2,890.

The home posts $3,445. With the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization and one certified copy, $3,515.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with minimum alternative container"$3,445
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$3,515

This covers removal of the remains, shelter of remains, transportation to local crematory, crematory charges and basic service of staff. 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

  • removal of the remains
  • shelter of remains
  • transportation to local crematory
  • crematory charges
  • basic service of staff

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 minimum alternative container".

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

Cremation with service

$4,665

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $7,665.

This covers the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles, embalming, other preparation of the Body, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation and 2 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"Basic Service of Funeral Director and Staff ... $2,300.00"$2,300
"Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles ... $395.00"$395
"Embalming ... $750.00"$750
"Other preparation of the Body ... $300.00"$300
"Use of Facilities and Staff for One Hour Prior to Service ... $100.00"$100
"Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony OR Memorial Service ... $400.00"$400
"Use of Hearse within 10 miles ... $350.00"$350
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$4,665

It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing, the crematory fee and 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

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation
  • transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles
  • embalming
  • other preparation of the Body
  • trip to the crematory: the hearse, the only vehicle row that carries remains
  • pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization

What this home's price does not cover

  • the rental casket for the viewing
  • the crematory fee
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

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

$4,310

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 provided by purchaser ... $3,095.00"$3,095
"Caskets ... $1,191.00 to $15,000.00"$1,191
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,306
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,310

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

$3,115

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $4,450.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with minimum container"$3,095
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,115

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 minimum container".

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

Burial with graveside service

$3,640

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $6,110.

This covers the home's posted plan for a graveside service, transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles, other preparation of the Body and use of Equipment, Staff and Hearse for only Graveside Service (the graveside charge with the hearse bundled in).

How this adds up
"Basic Service of Funeral Director and Staff ... $2,300.00"$2,300
"Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles ... $395.00"$395
"Other preparation of the Body ... $300.00"$300
"Use of Equipment, Staff and Hearse for only Graveside Service ... $400.00"$400
"Use of Flower Car within 10 miles ... $225.00"$225
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,640

It does not cover a hearse and a casket. 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 home's posted plan for a graveside service
  • transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles
  • other preparation of the Body
  • use of Equipment, Staff and Hearse for only Graveside Service (the graveside charge with the hearse bundled in)

What this home's price does not cover

  • a hearse
  • 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 Pennsylvania is $6,110, from 26 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$4,840

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $8,430.

This covers the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles, embalming, other preparation of the Body and use of Hearse within 10 miles.

How this adds up
"Basic Service of Funeral Director and Staff ... $2,300.00"$2,300
"Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles ... $395.00"$395
"Embalming ... $750.00"$750
"Other preparation of the Body ... $300.00"$300
"Use of Facilities and Staff for One Hour Prior to Service ... $100.00"$100
"Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony OR Memorial Service ... $400.00"$400
"Use of Hearse within 10 miles ... $350.00"$350
"Use of Flower Car within 10 miles ... $225.00"$225
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,840

It does not cover a casket and 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

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial
  • transfer of Remains to Funeral Home within 10 miles
  • embalming
  • other preparation of the Body
  • use of Hearse within 10 miles

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • 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.

The median across Pennsylvania is $8,430, from 27 posted price lists we have read.

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

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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