Planning a Cremation Service
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How to Plan a Cremation Service

Before the Decision to Cremate is Made

  1. Learn about your cremation options. Review the cremation information found on our website. 
  2. Engage your family in a discussion. We urge you to bring your family into the conversation to get a better idea about how they feel about cremation and what they would prefer.
  3. Speak with a funeral professional. If there are any questions or concerns, please turn to us for the insights you may need at this point.
  4. Document your cremation intentions in writing. There are a number of forms we can provide to take this step. Call us to learn more.
  5. Arrange for the transportation of your loved one's physical remains. We can escort them to our facility or directly to the crematory.

After Deciding on Cremation

  1. Consider what kind of ceremony you would like to have. You can plan for a traditional funeral followed by the cremation or delay the ceremony until you have the time to plan a memorial service, celebration-of-life, or scattering ceremony.
  2. Ask for assistance from your family and friends. When making plans for a meaningful event, encourage everyone to get involved. Ask them to gather family photos, write down the stories they'd like to share, and talk to them about the best location for the event. If you would like a eulogy, this is the time to ask someone special to take on that task.
  3. Select the music, prayers, or other readings. You don't have to have any of these things but you should decide exactly what you and your guests will do at this event. There are endless possibilities.
  4. Contact guests well ahead of time. This is especially important if they will need to travel or request time off from work.
  5. Decide what will be done with the cremated remains. Commonly the urn is a visual focal point of a celebration-of-life. Will you then take it home? Will the scattering of ashes be a part of the event? You may want to purchase keepsake urns for family members.

CREMATION BUNDLES

 TRADITIONAL CREMATION SERVICE
Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff, Local Transfer, Embalming, QCFH, Dressing & Casketing, Visitation (1 hr) or Lie in Repose (4 hrs), Funeral/Memorial Service (with body present), Commercial (Plastic Shipping) Urn N/C, QCFH Contract Crematory Fee
 PRE-NEED $5,249     CREDIT  $5,018    CASH $4,801 

VISITATION CREMATION
Limited Services of Funeral Director & Staff, Local Transfer, Embalming, Other Prep of Loved One, Visitation, 1 hr prior to service, Funeral/Memorial Service, Commercial (Plastic Shipping) Urn, QCFH Contract Crematory Fee 
PRE-NEED $4,176     CREDIT $3,582     CASH $3,437

CREMATION WITH MEMORIAL SERVICE
Limited Services of Funeral Director & Staff, Local Transfer, Basic alt container, Commercial (Plastic Shipping) Urn, Memorial Service w/o body present, QCFH Contract Crematory Fee
PRE-NEED $2,943     CREDIT $2,539     CASH $2,446

DIRECT CREMATION
Narrowed Oversight by F.D./Staff, Local Transfer, Basic alt container, Commercial (Plastic) Urn, QCFH Contract Crematory Fee
DIRECT CREMATION DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SERVICES OR ADDITIONAL MERCHANDISE OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED
Please select from one of the other cremation bundles offered, should services be desired. 
 PRE-NEED $2,351     CREDIT $2,169     CASH $1,999

REQUIRED COSTS NOT INCLUDED IN BUNDLES:  Death Certificates, Open & Close Fees - CONDITIONAL COSTS TO CONSIDER:  Oversized Fees (if applicable), Additional mileage (if applicable), Cemetery Fees, etc. - ADDITIONAL OPTIONS & COSTS TO CONSIDER:   Cash Advance (obits, etc), Merchandise (caskets, flowers, vaults, stationary, etc), Expenses (Overland travel, storage or refrigeration fees, Holiday and/or weekend fees, Air travel fees, etc. - All services are quoted for average sized adult with girth of 23" or less & weighing 249 lbs or less. Oversized adults will incur oversized fees. -  Queen City Funeral Home accepts insurance from other funeral homes, as well as life insurance, as payment for services. Insurance incurs a 5% plus $100 processing and documentation fee added to credit pricing in At-Need circumstances. Prices are effective as of March 9, 2022 and subject to change without notice.
 
PAYMENT IN FULL IS DUE PRIOR TO SERVICES BEING RENDERED
We're standing by to assist you; simply call us. 

ONLINE DIRECT CREMATION (ODC)
Narrowed Oversight and restricted contact with F.D./Staff, Local Transfer, Basic alt container, Commercial (Plastic) Urn, QCFH Contract Crematory Fee
ODC DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SERVICES such as newspaper obituary placement assistance, viewings, merchandise, memorializing, FD services, etc.  ODC DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MERCHANDISE such as programs, flowers, death certificates, etc.
Please select from one of the other cremation bundles should services, merchandise, or Funeral Director assistance be desired. 
ODC must be ACCOMPLISHED COMPLETELY ONLINE using the "VITAL INFORMATION" and  "PayPal" buttons below. 

VITAL INFORMATION

To order Death Certificates use the "PayPal" buttons below.

You will need to determine the number of death certificates you require. 

A Certified Death Certificate is required for each financial interest, each utility, and each chattel & real property carrying a title. 

Please select the "PayPal" buttons below for death certificate purchases..

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