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General Price List

KERN FUNERAL HOME

Established 1913

1122 So. 3rd Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-336-2153 Office
360-336-2154 Fax

 

 

 

These prices are effective February 11, 2023 and are subject to change without notice. A processing fee of 3.8% will be added to any card transactions.

 

The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. (However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead). If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.

 

This list does not include prices for certain items you may ask us to buy for you, such as cemetery or crematory services, flowers, and newspaper notices. The prices for those items will be shown on your bill of the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.

 

Please note: Service charge for children 2 years of age to 12 years of age will be adjusted by 50% and for infants from birth to 2 years of age will be a flat fee of $100.00 plus merchandise, cemetery items and a crematory fee of $ 50.00 if applicable

 

 

 

Itemized Selections

 

 

Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff

$1,740.00

Our basic service charge includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond initial request for service; arrangement conference with family or responsible party; preparation and filing of necessary certificates and permits; placement of obituary notices, planning of funeral arrangements; and coordination of services with cemetery, crematory, vault companies, transportation, and other as required. Also included in this charge are the overhead expenses relative to our facility such as insurance, maintenance, and utility expenses, secretarial and administrative costs, and equipment and inventory expenses. The fee for our basic service and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremation and immediate burial and forwarding and receiving remains).

 

Other Preparation of the Body

$650.00

Except in certain cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.

 

Other Preparation of the Body

Dressing

$120.00

Cosmetology

$85.00

Casketing or Containerizing

$80.00

Restoration and or Special Cosmetology (hourly)

$195.00

Hair Dressing

$65.00

Special Care of Autopsied Remains

$295.00

Preparation of unembalmed remains for private family viewing

$295.00

 

Facilities

Use of facilities and staff for viewing

$190.00

Use of facilities and staff for vigil or rosary service

$225.00

Use of facilities and staff for funeral ceremony at Kern Funeral Home

$540.00

Staff and equipment for funeral ceremony at another facility

$360.00

Use of facilities and staff for memorial ceremony at Kern Funeral Home

$360.00

Staff and equipment for memorial ceremony at another facility

$250.00

Staff and equipment for graveside funeral / committal ceremony

$295.00

Staff and equipment for graveside inurnment ceremony

$350.00

Additional staff, per person, for above ceremonies, if needed

$125.00

Video Tribute creation

$300.00

Videographer *Zoom livestream option with one recorded DVD for the family*

$325.00

Additional copies of a recorded service (per DVD copy)

$20.00

Funeral Home Overtime for weekend services

Saturday: 645.00; Sunday: $800.00

Social Room facilities, staff and beverages

$675.00

Refrigeration (flat fee)

$325.00

Crematory use and processing fee

$335.00

Scattering cremated remains by land or water at our convenience

$200.00

Scattering cremated remains with family present

by quote

 

 

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Transfer of remains to Funeral Home (within 25 mile radius of funeral home)

First Call vehicle and staff for removal of remains to funeral home

$395.00

Mileage fee after first 25 miles

per mile $4.00

 

Automotive Equipment (within 25 mile radius of funeral home)

Funeral Coach

$260.00

Utility vehicle / Service Car

$85.00
(add $4.00 per mile for additional mileage)

 

Mileage to Seattle-Tacoma Airport

$365.00

Mileage to Evergreen Cremation

$200.00

 

Caskets and Alternative Containers

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

 

$300.00 to $9,000+

 

Outer Burial Containers

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

$400.00 to $25,800.00+

 

Urns

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

$50.00 to $1,250.00+

 

Preparation and Shipping Cremated Remains/Urn (Continental USA)

$250.00 to $300.00+

 

Other Merchandise

Acknowledgement Cards (per box of 25)

$7.00

Register book

$40.00

Crucifix

$25.00 to $75.00

Rosary

$12.00

Memorial Folders:

 

Memorial Folders:

A) Tribute Small (100)

$200.00

B) Tribute Medium (100)

$300.00

C) Tribute Large (100)

$400.00

D) Custom Color Folders (100)

$200.00

Engraving existing Grave Marker in shop

$563.00

Engraving existing Grave Marker in the field

$563.00 to $750.00

Engraving an Urn

by quote

Zeigler Case (metal sealing box)

$1,395.00

Crepe Cap Panels

$185.00

Velvet Cap Panels

$225.00

Custom Cap Panels

$360.00

 

Immediate Burial

$2,885.00

The charge for immediate burial includes removal of remains, refrigeration, local transportation to the cemetery, the necessary authorizations and basic service of funeral director and staff. (This charge does not include casket, use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, nor dressing or any other care of the body.)

 

Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser

$2,885.00

Immediate burial with unfinished wood box provided by funeral home

$3,605.00

Immediate burial with casket selected from funeral home or another provider

$2,885.00

 

 

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Direct Cremation

The charge for direct cremation includes removal of remains, refrigeration, local transportation to crematory, necessary authorizations, basic service of staff, and cremation fee. (This charge does not include use of facilities and staff for visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to cremation, merchandise, or sales tax.) If you want to arrange for direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials with an outside covering. The basic container we provide has a wood tray bottom with a cardboard top.

$1,985.00 to $3,685.00**

 

1. Direct cremation with alternative container provided by purchaser

$1,985.00 to $3,685.00**

2. Direct cremation with alternative container provided by funeral home

$1,985.00 to $3,395.00**

3. Direct cremation with casket or other cremation container purchased from funeral home or some other provider

$1,985.00 to $3,685.00**

 

** Decedents who weigh over 300 lbs may incur additional fees for transportation, out of area crematory and Oversize Alternative container fees.

 

For a complete description of our cremation service packages or our three (3) direct cremation options, please see the cremation service packages and three (3) direct cremation options inserts.

 

Basic Services for Arranging an Inurnment

Arranging details and collecting information with family, contacting cemetery for scheduling, finalizing paperwork for ordering inurnment, grave location, opening and closing, equipment, ash vault and attending and supervising inurnment.

 

$250

Forwarding Remains to another Funeral Home

This charge includes the removal of remains, basic services of staff, embalming, and necessary authorizations. (This charge does not include dressing or any other care of the body, visitation, rites, or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the body, casket, shipping container, transportation to airport or railhead or shipping fees.)

 

$2,950.00

Combination shipping container

$495.00

Air shipping tray for casketed remains

$425.00

 

International Shipping (casketed remains)

This charge will be added to Forwarding Remains to another Funeral Home, Receiving Remains, or any other services fees to cover the costs associated with translation of documents; dealing with American and/or Foreign Consulates/Embassies/Customs; and all associated paperwork.

 

$950.00

Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home

This charge includes, transportation of remains to cemetery, and basic services of staff. (This charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies, transportation from airport or railhead, or casket, nor any care of the body if needed.)

 

$2,395.00

Cash Advance Items:

 

 

Certified Copies of Death Certificates

$25.00 per certified copy

Any Counties Death Certificates Review fees will be quoted by funeral director Obituary fees

quote from individual newspaper

Flowers

see floral book

Honorariums

Funeral Director will advise

Musicians

Funeral Director will advise

Reception Food

Funeral Director will advise

Cemetery grave marking fees

Funeral Director will advise

Kern Funeral Home, 1122 South Third Street, Mount Vernon, Washington, 98273 - (360) 336-2153
Mount Vernon Cemetery, 1200 East Fir Street, Mount Vernon, Washington, 98273 - (360) 336-6845


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