How Much Is a Funeral

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Wiefels & Son

Banning, Riverside County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted March 1, 2016 Checked September 6, 2026

This list is dated March 1, 2016; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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50 East Nicolet Street, Banning, CA 92220

Direct cremation

$1,685

The middle price in Riverside County is $2,038.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation, Heavy cardboard casket with no interior"$1,685
Sum$1,685

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation, Heavy cardboard casket with no interior".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

The median across Riverside County is $2,038, from 18 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$4,860

The middle price in Riverside County is $6,185.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, cremation fee (300lbs and Under) and rental casket for the viewing.

How this adds up
"$995 | Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff"$995
"$595 | Transfer of Deceased to Funeral Home (25 mile radius)"$595
"$695 | Embalming"$695
"$295 | Dressing, Cosmetics, Personal Details and Casketing"$295
"$495 | Viewing/Visitation at the Funeral Home (up to 3 hours)"$495
"$595 | Funeral Ceremony"$595
"Varies | Cremation fee: (300lbs and Under) - $395 | (300-400) - $595 | (400-600) - $795"$395
"$795 | Rental Casket"$795
Sum$4,860

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • cremation fee (300lbs and Under)
  • rental casket for the viewing

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Riverside County is $6,185, from 8 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,470

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial with Minimum Casket from our facility"$3,470
Sum$3,470

This covers prices below for Immediate Burial (without services/ceremonies) include discounted services of funeral director and staff, processing death certificate, local transportation of remains to funeral home, refrigeration, casketing remains and delivery to local cemetery. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • prices below for Immediate Burial (without services/ceremonies) include discounted services of funeral director and staff, processing death certificate, local transportation of remains to funeral home, refrigeration, casketing remains and delivery to local cemetery.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with Minimum Casket from our facility".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,675

The middle price in Riverside County is $2,790.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial, Casket provided by purchaser"$2,675
Sum$2,675

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial, Casket provided by purchaser".

The median across Riverside County is $2,790, from 12 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$3,665

The middle price in Riverside County is $4,475.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, the home's posted plan for a graveside service, a hearse, service vehicle and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"$995 | Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff"$995
"$595 | Transfer of Deceased to Funeral Home (25 mile radius)"$595
"$595 | Refrigerated Holding of Remains"$595
"$295 | Dressing, Cosmetics, Personal Details and Casketing"$295
"$495 | Funeral Hearse"$495
"$195 | Service/Flower Vehicle (25 mile radius)"$195
"$495 | Graveside Service."$495
Sum$3,665

It does not cover a casket. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • storage and sheltering of the deceased
  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Riverside County is $4,475, from 10 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$4,855

The middle price in Riverside County is $5,765.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse, service vehicle and graveside Service, as the traditional burial's committal.

How this adds up
"$995 | Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff"$995
"$595 | Transfer of Deceased to Funeral Home (25 mile radius)"$595
"$695 | Embalming"$695
"$295 | Dressing, Cosmetics, Personal Details and Casketing"$295
"$495 | Viewing/Visitation at the Funeral Home (up to 3 hours)"$495
"$595 | Funeral Ceremony"$595
"$495 | Funeral Hearse"$495
"$195 | Service/Flower Vehicle (25 mile radius)"$195
"$495 | Graveside Service."$495
Sum$4,855

It does not cover a casket. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • graveside Service, as the traditional burial's committal

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Riverside County is $5,765, from 7 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.

Certified copies of the death certificate

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Where to look next

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