How Much Is a Funeral

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Overtone Funeral Home Traer

Traer, IA

A funeral home.

Posted April 24, 2026 Checked August 24, 2026

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Direct cremation

$3,615

The middle price in Iowa is $3,045.

The home posts $3,595. With one certified copy, $3,615.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation $3,595 Limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of remains, filing of necessary documents and authorizations."$3,595
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,615

This covers direct Cremation $3,595 Limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of remains, filing of necessary documents and authorizations. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • direct Cremation $3,595 Limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of remains, filing of necessary documents and authorizations.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation $3,595 Limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of remains, filing of necessary documents and authorizations.".

The median across Iowa is $3,045, from 26 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$6,475

The middle price in Iowa is $7,670.

The home posts $6,455. With one certified copy, $6,475.

How this adds up
"Full Service Cremation"$6,455
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$6,475

This covers basic services of staff, removal from place of death, embalming, preparation of remains, three-hour visitation night before service, and funeral service. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. A cremation casket or a rental casket will need to be purchased or rented for this package. That usually adds more than $1,000 to the figure shown, so ask the funeral home directly for an accurate price. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of staff, removal from place of death, embalming, preparation of remains, three-hour visitation night before service, and funeral service.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Full Service Cremation".

The median across Iowa is $7,670, from 21 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

$5,415

The middle price in Iowa is $4,650.

This covers Immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery."$4,150
"Caskets $1,245 to $21,195 A complete list will be provided by funeral home."$1,245
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$5,415

and Caskets $1,245 to $21,195 A complete list will be provided by funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • Immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery.
  • Caskets $1,245 to $21,195 A complete list will be provided by funeral home.

The median across Iowa is $4,650, from 19 posted price lists we have read.

$4,170

The home posts $4,150. With one certified copy, $4,170.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery."$4,150
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,170

This covers immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial $4,150 Includes basic services, local removal of remains, casketing, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to the cemetery.".

Burial with graveside service

$4,415

The middle price in Iowa is $5,995.

The home posts $4,395. With one certified copy, $4,415.

How this adds up
"Graveside Service"$4,395
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$4,415

This covers basic services of staff, removal from place of death, preparation of remains, graveside service, funeral coach, and utility van. It does not cover a casket and mileage beyond the distance this list includes. additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes are extra, priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of staff, removal from place of death, preparation of remains, graveside service, funeral coach, and utility van.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Graveside Service".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "death certificates. Additional mileage charge of $2.75 per mile"

The median across Iowa is $5,995, from 23 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$7,140

The middle price in Iowa is $7,615.

The home posts $6,635. With one more line from its list and one certified copy, $7,140.

How this adds up
"Traditional Burial Package"$6,635
"Graveside Service"$485
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$7,140

This covers basic services of staff, removal from place of death, embalming, preparation of remains, three-hour visitation night before service, funeral service, funeral coach, and utility van. It does not cover a casket and mileage beyond the distance this list includes. additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes are extra, priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of staff, removal from place of death, embalming, preparation of remains, three-hour visitation night before service, funeral service, funeral coach, and utility van.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Traditional Burial Package".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "death certificates. Additional mileage charge of $2.75 per mile"

the posted package's own contents name no committal, so the list's own row for it rides the figure, both lines cited

The median across Iowa is $7,615, from 25 posted price lists we have read.

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

2 other packages this home posts

Traditional Burial Package

$6,655

This covers Traditional Burial Package.

How this adds up
"Traditional Burial Package"$6,635
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$6,655

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • Traditional Burial Package

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

graveside service, funeral coach, and utility Printing Packages

$315

This covers graveside service, funeral coach, and utility Printing Packages.

How this adds up
"graveside service, funeral coach, and utility Printing Packages"$295
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$315

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • graveside service, funeral coach, and utility Printing Packages

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
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.

What the county fee is

This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.

In this list: in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in MN, 10 counties charging no fee; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.

Certified copies of the death certificate

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. Iowa charges $20 for one, so that is the figure below. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.

How many certified copies do you need?

Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.

One certified copy is $20.

Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.

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

Where to look next

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