General Price List

Basic Service of Funeral Director and Staff    —    $ 2,134.00

Our fee for the basic services of the funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond to initial request for service; arrangement conference with family and responsible parties, arrangement of funeral; preparation of necessary authorizations, and permits, vital statistics, preparation and placement of death notice, sheltering of remains and coordination with those providing other portions of the funeral; example: cemetery, crematory, vault companies, and other as required. Also included in this charge are the overhead expenses relative to our facilities such as professional licensing, legal and accounting fees, insurance, building and utility expenses, parking lot and grounds, maintenance, taxes, equipment, inventory cost, record keeping, secretarial and administrative expenses. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangement you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremation, immediate burials, ands forwarding of remains.)

Services and Facilities

Services and facilities for viewing at the Funeral Home (per day)  —    $580.00

Services and facilities for Funeral Ceremony at the Funeral Home   —    $681.00

Funeral Service at other facility    —    $681.00

Graveside Service    —    $504.00

Memorial Service (An additional $200 will be added if Ambrose Funeral Home did not handle cremation)    —    $564.00

Service at Crematory (this does not include any fees from the crematory)    —    $338.00

Embalming    —    $917.00

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

Additional Preparartion

Disinfecting, dressing, cosmetics, and casketing of remains    —    $484.00

Bathing, disinfecting, and handling of remains with no embalming for purpose of identification    —    $245.00

Additional charge for embalming of autopsied remains    —    $140.00

Restoration when necessary (this is per hour charge)    —    $140.00

Shelter of remains (per day)    —    $230.00

(This charge is made commencing on the fourth (4th) day our facilities are used to shelter remains.) All preparation charges include use of special equipment needed to comply with M.O.S.H and O.S.H.A Regulations. 

Merchandise

Caskets (A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)    —    $1,750.00 - $12,070.00

Alternative Cremation Containers & Caskets     —    $200.00 - $21,115.00

Outer Burial Container (A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)    —    $938.00 - $8,420.00

Burial Clothing    —    $16.00 - $525.00

Cremation Urns    —    $126.00 - $3,700.00

Thank You / Acknowledgement Cards    —    $45.00

Register Books    —    $60.00 - $100.00

Prayer Cards (per 100, also offered in smaller quantities)    —    $100.00

Custom Prayer Card (per 100, also offered in smaller quantities)    —    $110.00

Bookmarks (Minimum 4)     —    $8.00

Candles (Each)    —    $20.00

DVD (3)    —    Initial $75.00

Additional DVD (Each)    —    $20.00

Custom Programs (Per 100)    —    $200.00

Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home  —  $1,745.00

Immeidate Burials    —    Ranging from $2,276.00 to $13,845.00

This charge for immediate burial includes removal of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, necessary authorizations, basic services of staff, bathing, disinfecting, and handling of remains with no embalming for purposes of identification. This charge does not include the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to burial.

Immediate Burial with casket provided by family    —    $2,276.00

Immediate Burial with Hilton - 20 Gauge Sealing Casket    —    $4,586.00

Immediate Burial of Infant    —    $215 + Cost of Casket

Direct Cremation    —    Ranging from $2,076.00 to $2,276.00

This charge for direct cremation includes removal of remains, local transportation to Crematory, necessary authorizations, basic services of staff, bathing, disinfecting, and handling of remains with no embalming for purposes of identification. This charge does not include use of the facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to the cremation. Identification period is limited to 10 people for 30 minutes. Anything beyond is subject to a $98.75 Charge per half hour. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the decedent and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition material (with or without an outside covering).

Direct cremation with container provided by family    —    $2,076.00

Direct cremation with container    —    $2,276.00

Direct cremation of infants and children under age three (3)    —    $215.00 + Crematory Fee

Cash Advance Items

The Funeral Home has no control over the cost of these items, therefore only the actual “Cash Advanced” amount will be charged. Advances exceeding $500.00 will be subject to a 5% surcharge. Cash Advanced items may include, but not be limited to the following:

• First copy of the Death Certificate by the State of Maryland @ $10.00, each additional certified copy @ $12.00
• Tents, Greens, Chairs, Etc.
• Cemetery Fee for Veteran Cemeteries
• Clergy Honorarium / Church Fees
• Death notice / newspaper
• Organist / Soloist
• Hairdresser