Lien Funeral Home
Bowdle, SD
A funeral home.
Posted January 31, 2018 Checked August 29, 2026
This list is dated January 31, 2018; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
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3082 S 2nd Ave, Bowdle, SD 57428
Direct cremation
$2,805
The home posts $2,804. Rounded up, $2,805.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation" | $2,804 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $2,804 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,805 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, removal of remains and transportation to crematory. It does not cover 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
- basic services of funeral director and staff
- a proportionate share of overhead costs
- removal of remains
- transportation to crematory
What this home's price does not cover
- 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".
Cremation with service
$4,535
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 and the cremation charge itself.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff" | $2,153 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home" | $256 |
| "Embalming" | $481 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $227 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff for visitation" | $420 |
| "Use of Facilities and staff for funeral service" | $420 |
| "Cremation Fee" | $575 |
| Sum | $4,532 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,535 |
It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing 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
- 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
- the cremation charge itself
What this home's price does not cover
- the rental casket for the viewing
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
Immediate burial
$3,100
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 $3,096. Rounded up, $3,100.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial" | $3,096 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $3,096 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,100 |
This covers immediate Burial $3,096.00, includes low end casket. It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death 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 $3,096.00, includes low end casket.
What this home's price does not cover
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- 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 "Immediate Burial".
Burial with graveside service
$3,480
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 and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff" | $2,153 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home" | $256 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $227 |
| "Funeral Vehicle" | $420 |
| "Graveside Service" | $420 |
| Sum | $3,476 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,480 |
It does not cover a casket 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
- 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
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
Traditional funeral service
$4,800
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 and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff" | $2,153 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home" | $256 |
| "Embalming" | $481 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $227 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff for visitation" | $420 |
| "Use of Facilities and staff for funeral service" | $420 |
| "Funeral Vehicle" | $420 |
| "Graveside Service" | $420 |
| Sum | $4,797 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,800 |
It does not cover a casket 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
- 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
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
1 other package this home posts
Direct Cremation
$2,805
The home posts $2,804. Rounded up, $2,805.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation" | $2,804 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $2,804 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,805 |
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
- staff
- a proportionate share of overhead costs
- removal of remains
- transportation to crematory
- if you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers
- lien Funeral Home 2 of 3 | January 31, 2018
- immediate Burial
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. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.
In this list: in MN, 10 counties charging no fee; in MT, 56 counties charging no fee; in ND, 7 counties charging no fee. 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.
Where to look next
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Boulger Funeral Home - Red River Valley CremationFargo, ND
- Hanson-Runsvold Funeral HomeFargo, ND
- Korsmo Funeral and Cremation ServiceMoorhead, MN
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- How much does cremation cost in South Dakota?
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in South Dakota?
- How much does an immediate burial cost in South Dakota?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in South Dakota?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in South Dakota?
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