General Price List

These prices are effective February 1, 2019 and are subject to change without notice. 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. Please note that there may be additional charges for items such as cemetery fees, flowers, and newspaper notices.

We believe in complete transparency in all we say and do. That is why we are the only professional funeral service provider in La Porte County that provides online pricing. Go to - www.CutlerCares.com

The itemized price list below is a requirement of all funeral homes nationwide. Upon request in person, a funeral home is required to give the consumer this itemized general price list.

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General Price List

Services, Facilities and Equipment

BASIC SERVICE FEE OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, STAFF, AND OVERHEAD (Non-Declinable)

This 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/receiving remains)

Attendants on-duty 24 hours a day to respond to the initial request for service
Arrangement conference with the family and responsible parties
Coordinating service plans with cemetery, crematory, churches, florists, newspapers, etc.
Clerical assistance in the completion of various forms and permits associated with a funeral
This fee also includes a proportionate share of our basic overhead costs such as facility maintenance, administrative and secretarial costs, insurance, utility expenses, equipment, inventory, and governmental compliance costs, etc.
Maintaining, preserving online obituary tributes at CutlerCares.com for our families

$2,960

TRANSFER OF YOUR LOVED ONE INTO THE CARE OF CUTLER’S

If deceased weight is more than 300 lbs $700

*Travel outside local area of 25 miles: $3 per loaded mile.

$395

PROFESSIONAL EMBALMING

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

Embalming of Standard Adult

$795

Embalming of Organ/Tissue/Bone Donor

$995

Embalming of an Autopsied Deceased

$995

(It is the policy of Cutler’s to require embalming for any deceased having a public viewing)

OTHER CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONE

Dressing, Cosmetics, Placement for presentation in casket

$250

Alternative Care – if for religious or other reasons embalming is declined, a licensed embalmer will perform alternative sanitary care of the deceased, including washing, disinfecting and final preparation for cremation or burial

$225

Special Care for Autopsied Deceased

$250

Special Care of Deceased Due to Organ Procurement

$500

Reconstructive Restoration (per hour when necessary)

$100

Refrigeration, Secure Sheltering and Care of unembalmed deceased (per 48 hours)

$50

(It is the policy of Cutler’s to require refrigeration of an unembalmed deceased after 24 hours)

VIEWING/VISITATION/ROSARY/VIGIL (1-3 hours)

Standard Visitation Hours: 3-7 PM Monday thru Saturday, 1-4 PM Sunday.

Providing and staffing a time of visitation and gathering at our Funeral Home or facility of your choice. Includes setup and use of viewing areas, lounge areas, display of floral arrangements and all personalization items, service attendant to assist the family and guests.

ADDITIONAL HOURS $150/hr

$495

FUNERAL SERVICE

Standard Service time, includes 1 hour of visitation prior to service: 10 or 11 AM Monday thru Saturday, 12 PM Sunday.

Providing and staffing a traditional funeral service at our Funeral Home or facility of your choice. Includes placement of encased remains, display of floral arrangements and all personalization items, service attendant to assist the family and guests.

$495

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Providing and staffing a memorial service at the location of your choice or at our Funeral Home, display of floral arrangements and all personalization items, service attendant to assist the family and guests.

$495

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

Providing and staffing a traditional graveside service at the cemetery, display of floral arrangements and all personalization items, service attendant to supervise graveside service and assist the family and guests.

$395

FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRESENT AT CREMATED REMAINS BURIAL

$150

PRIVATE FAMILY VIEWING / FINAL GOODBYE

Use of our Private Gathering Room for a private goodbye. We offer minimal preparation of your loved one for up to 20 family members (up to 30 minutes without embalming). Does not include cremation container or casket for viewing purposes.

$300

LUNCHEON ROOM FOR UP TO 50 PEOPLE

Room may not be available due to scheduling. Catering is additional.

$250

WEEKEND SERVICES

Includes any visitation, funeral service, or memorial ceremony that occurs on Saturday or Sunday.

$300

AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA*

Funeral Coach (Hearse) or Funeral Vehicle

$295

Utility Car for Flowers/Equipment

$150

Limousine

(Additional hours = $125/hr plus 20% gratuity )

3 hours = $350

Airport Delivery/Transfer from Chicago

$300

Transportation to and from place of autopsy

$300

Out of town overnight trip (in addition to the mileage charge)

$300

*Local Area – 25-mile radius; additional mileage will be charged at $3.00 per loaded mile

FORWARDING DECEDENT TO ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME

Includes services of Funeral Directors and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of deceased to funeral home, embalming, transport to nearest airport (Ceremonies, casket or shipping container is not included).

SHIPPING CONTAINER required by Airlines (Air-Tray or Combo Container) $250

FORWARDING OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES additional administration charge $450

$3,080

RECEIVING DECEDENT FROM ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME

Includes services of Funeral Directors and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, and transportation to local cemetery or crematory. (Local ceremonies, casket or urn, transportation from the airport is not included).

$2,495

IMMEDIATE BURIAL

(Does not include ceremonies, casket, memorial products, or cash advance items)

Includes services of funeral directors and staff, proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of your loved one into our care then directly to local cemetery at funeral home’s convenience with immediate placement into the grave

IMMEDIATE BURIAL with casket purchased from funeral home or provided by family $3,085

IMMEDIATE BURIAL using flat top cloth covered casket $3,880

DISINTERMENT (Minimum Fee) $945

Preparation of papers, securing permits, and funeral director supervision for local disinterment. Does not include state fees, grave digging/cemetery charges, mileage, ceremonies, or additional services.

$3,085 to $3,880

Cremation Options

(Packages do not include Urns, Containers, Caskets, Stationery, or other Merchandise)

DIRECT (ECONOMY) CREMATION

Includes, but is not limited to, services of funeral directors and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of your loved one to Cutler’s, obtaining necessary authorizations, consents, 48 hours refrigeration, transportation to the crematory. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials. The containers we provide are cardboard and fiberboard.

Direct Cremation with container Provided by the Family $2,300

Direct Cremation with Cardboard Box Alternative Container $2,400

Direct Cremation with casket selected from our funeral home $2,300

Cremation Fee (see below) will be added to the above cost.

$2,300 to $2,400

OTHER CREMATION RELATED CHARGES

Cremation Fee up to 299 lbs $200

Oversized Cremation Fee (300-399 lbs) $400

Oversized Cremation Fee (400-499 lbs) $500

Oversized Cremation Fee (500-599 lbs) $800

Oversized Cremation Fee (600 +) by quote only

Pacemaker Removal $55

Mailing Cremated Remains: special packaging to meet USPS shipping requirements $150

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CREMATION CEREMONIAL RENTAL CASKET

Families are increasingly requesting to rent a casket. To facilitate this request, we offer a casket designed to allow for this service. The casket is a specially crafted unit that facilitates an inner simple container to hold the body. The casket itself acts as a "shell" around this container making it suitable for public visitation and viewing.

After the funeral service, the funeral director removes the inner container from the outer casket shell. The inner container holding the body is then cremated. The cremated remains are then placed in an urn of the families choosing.