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Service Pricing

Service Pricing

To help you understand all of the costs associated with a funeral service and make an informed decision, we’ve broken them down in our general price list. We also have a variety of payment options to ease the financial burden of honoring your loved one so that you can give them the service they deserve. If you need any assistance or have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our staff is happy to help you explore all the options available to you.

 

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GENERAL PRICE LIST

Prices Effective as of October 13, 2022 and Subject to Change Without Notice.

                 * There will be a 3% surcharge on all credit / debit card purchases.

 

Pre-Planned & Pre-Payment Options Available

Business office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We offer extended hours in the evenings for visitations and we are available by appointment on weekends and holidays. Our Directors are accessible 24 hours a day. Our staff is ready to assist you in taking care of the many details that must be handled after a death occurs. We understand that this is a very difficult time and we are here to help make this transition as smooth and easy as possible while celebrating and honoring the life of the one you love. We realize each family has its own traditions and we are here to help you plan a service that will reflect your individual preferences.

 

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 we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.

 

Professional Services

A. BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF - $1,695

Our fee for the basic services of funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to:

  • 24-hour availability of staff to respond to initial request for service
  • Arrangement conference with family or responsible party
  • Preparation and filing of necessary authorizations and permits
  • Recording vital statistics
  • Preparation and placement of obituary notices
  • Coordinating arrangements with cemetery, crematory and other parties involved with final disposition
  • Overhead expenses relative to our facility such as professional licensing, legal and accounting fees, insurance, building and utility expenses, parking lot and grounds, maintenance, taxes, equipment, furnishings, inventory costs, bookkeeping, secretarial and administrative expenses

The fee for our basic services 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 cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.

 

B. EMBALMING - $625

Use of preparation room and professional licensed embalmer fee

Except in special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain arrangements, such as a funeral with 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.

 

C. OTHER PREPARATION OF THE BODY

  • External sanitary procedures and or dressing when body is not embalmed - $312
  • Refrigeration equipment per day or part of for unembalmed remains - $50
  • Extended Sheltering of Remains Per Day (This fee starts the 4th day our facility is used for the sheltering of remains) - $50
  • Dressing, casketing, cosmetology - $215
  • Dressing of unembalmed remains - $310
  • Dressing of unembalmed autopsied remains - $310

 

D. AUTOPSY REPAIR, ORGAN DONATION SPECIAL CARE - $375

 

E. HAIR STYLIST - $40

 

 

Additional Services & Facility Fees

A. USE OF FACILITIES AND STAFF FOR VIEWING/VISITATION - $450
     UNEMBALMED, ONE TIME FAMILY VIEWING FOR 2 HOURS - $225

  • Set-up of viewing/visitation area
  • Placement of encased remains
  • Display of floral arrangements
  • Staff for supervision and assistance during the viewing/visitation time.

 

B. USE OF FACILITIES AND STAFF FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY - $685

  • Coordinating the funeral arrangements
  • Staff to supervise and assist with the funeral ceremony
  • Set-up and use of facilities for funeral ceremony

 

C. USE OF FACILITIES AND STAFF FOR MEMORIAL SERVICE - $685

  • Coordinating the memorial service
  • Staff to supervise and assist with the memorial service
  • Equipment set-up and use of facilities for memorial service

 

D. USE OF EQUPMENT AND STAFF FOR GRAVESIDE SERVICE - $685

  • Accompaniment of remains to cemetery
  • Coordinating the service at the graveside
  • Staff for supervision and assistance of graveside service

 

E. USE OF EQUIPMENT AND STAFF FOR CHURCH SERVICE - $785

  • Coordinating funeral arrangements
  • Staff to supervise and assist with the funeral ceremony
  • Equipment and set-up for funeral service

 

F. TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME - $550

Beyond 50 miles, add $3.50 per mile

 

G. CREMATORIUM FEE - $425

 

H. RECEPTION AND COFFEE SERVICE - $175

  • Coffee and lemonade provided by funeral home
  • Coordinate table and food set up
  • Funeral home can assist with ordering deli trays or catering services

 

At your request, Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt will submit obituary material to the UNION BULLETIN Classified Department. The charge is based per column inch and we extend our contract rate to you. Photo(s) may be included. We will assist with obituaries for out of town newspapers upon request.

 

I. CHAPEL CD MUSIC SYSTEM - $75

 

J. GRAVESIDE CD MUSIC SYSTEM - $40

 

K. MAIL URN VIA REGISTERED MAIL - $125

 

 

Automotive Equipment

A. HEARSE (Funeral Coach) - $350

Beyond 30 miles, add $3.50 per mile

 

B. HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE - $350*

*plus Horse Rental, *plus possible trailer rental

 

C. SEDAN- $135

Beyond 30 miles, add $3.50 per mile

 

D. SERVICE/UTILITY VEHICLE - $155

Beyond 30 miles, add $3.50 per mile

 

 

Merchandise

A. CASKETS - $830 to $13,719
     RENTAL CASKET - $750

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

 

B. OUTER BURIAL CONTAINER - $690 to $13,433 plus delivery

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

 

C. CREMATION CONTAINERS - $95 to $13,719

 

D. CREMATION URNS - $25 to $1,495

A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home

 

E. REGISTER BOOKS - $45+

 

F. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARDS - $14+

 

G. STANDARD SERVICE FOLDERS PER 100 each additional, price varies - $135

 

H. PRAYER CARDS PER 100 - Price on Request

 

I. AIR TRAY - $300

 

J. COMBINATION SHIPPING TRAY - $468

 

K. GRAVE MARKER - Price on Request

 

L. TEMPORARY GRAVE MARKERS - $15

 

 

Package Selections

A. IMMEDIATE BURIALS - $3,055 to $13,685

An “Immediate Burial” is disposition by burial, without viewing/visitation, rites or ceremony, praying, singing, speaking, etc. Delivery to Cemetery at the funeral home’s convenience, no family present. The expense for an immediate burial includes:

  • Basic services of Funeral Director & Staff
  • Transfer of remains to funeral home
  • Refrigeration (3 days) and casketing of unembalmed remains
  • Local transportation to cemetery (at non-specified time)

  Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser - $3,055
  Immediate burial with minimum casket - $3,885
  Immediate burial with casket selected from our funeral home + cost of casket - $3,055

 

B. FORWARDING OF REMAINS TO ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME - $2,870

  • Basic services of Funeral Director & Staff
  • Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home
  • Embalming or other preparation of body
  • Necessary authorizations
    • With minimum combination shipping container - $3,338
    • With casket selected from our funeral home + cost of casket - $2,870
    • Air tray - $300
    • One Day Visitation - $450

The charge for forwarding remains does not include additional items that may be necessary such as a casket, shipping or transfer container, airline charges, viewing/visitation, rites or ceremonies.

 

C. RECEIVING OF REMAINS FROM ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME - $2,595

  • Local transfer of remains to funeral home
  • Temporary shelter of remains
  • Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff
  • Transfer of remains to cemetery

The charge for receiving of remains does not include viewing/visitation, rites, ceremonies or transportation from Portland or Spokane Airports.

 

 

Cremation Services

BASIC DIRECT CREMATION - $2,720 to $10,055

  • A “Direct Cremation” is the disposition of human remains by cremation without viewing/visitation, rites or ceremony. The expenses for direct cremation include:
    • Proportionate charge for basic services of the Funeral Director & Staff
    • Transfer of remains to funeral home
    • Refrigeration (three days)
    • Crematory Fee
  • Direct cremation with container provided by purchaser - $2,720
  • Direct cremation with alternative wood and fiberboard container ($95.00) - $2,815
  • Cremation containers available from - $95 to $13,719

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These services DO NOT INCLUDE special care of autopsy/organ donation, an alternative container or cremation casket for the remains to be placed in before cremation. For those services which include visitation, a cremation unit meeting the appropriate standards must be selected. Packages do not include an urn for the cremated remains to be placed in after cremation or cash advances on your behalf to persons beyond our staff such as a hairstylist, clergy, or musicians. Sales tax of 8.9% will be added.

 

PAYMENT POLICY

Payment is due in full upon completion of arrangements or before the day of the service, unless prepaid arrangements were made. We accept cash, personal checks, and all major credit cards**. Insurance policies may be used as a source of payment. If the funeral account is to be paid from the benefits of an insurance policy, an Assignment of Proceeds of Insurance form may be completed.

** A 3% surcharge will be added for all debit/credit card transactions.

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Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt Cremations & Funeral Services
Phone: (509) 525-3397
mvcd@mountainview-colonialdewitt.com
1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362

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