How Much Is a Funeral

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Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Hendryx Chapel

New Palestine, IN

A funeral home.

Posted September 1, 2026 Checked September 18, 2026

Read this home's price list

19 E Main St., New Palestine, IN 46163

Direct cremation

$4,275

The middle price in Indiana is $2,760.

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

How this adds up
"B. Direct cremation with alternative container"$4,275
Sum$4,275

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are 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.

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B. Direct cremation with alternative container".

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

The median across Indiana is $2,760, from 79 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$8,275

The middle price in Indiana is $7,725.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony and rental casket for the viewing.

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF ... $3,095.00"$3,095
"A. Transfer Of Remains To Funeral Home"$550
"EMBALMING ... … ... $1,025.00"$1,025
"Cosmetology, Grooming, Dressing and Casketing"$460
"A. Use Of Facilities and Staff for Visitation (Up to 4 hours in a single day) ."$575
"B. Use Of Facilities and Staff For Funeral Ceremony"$575
"NORWOOD CEREMONIAL – Rosetan Crepe insert included ."$1,995
Sum$8,275

It does not cover the crematory fee and certified copies of the death certificate, which are 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.

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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • rental casket for the viewing

What this home's price does not cover

  • the crematory fee
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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 Indiana is $7,725, from 55 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$4,950

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
"B. Immediate burial with 20 gauge steel non-protective casket"$4,950
Sum$4,950

This covers IMMEDIATE BURIAL $3,695.00 to $4,950.00. Our charge for an immediate burial (without visitation, ceremony and cemetery charges) includes removal of remains, shelter of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, partial services of staff and authorizations. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are 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.

What this home's price covers

  • IMMEDIATE BURIAL $3,695.00 to $4,950.00. Our charge for an immediate burial (without visitation, ceremony and cemetery charges) includes removal of remains, shelter of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, partial services of staff and authorizations.

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B. Immediate burial with 20 gauge steel non-protective casket".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$3,695

The middle price in Indiana is $3,750.

How this adds up
"A. Immediate burial with container provided by purchaser"$3,695
Sum$3,695

It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are 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.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "A. Immediate burial with container provided by purchaser".

The median across Indiana is $3,750, from 59 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$6,675

The middle price in Indiana is $5,478.

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, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and service vehicle.

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF ... $3,095.00"$3,095
"A. Transfer Of Remains To Funeral Home"$550
"Refrigeration of remains per day"$1,575
"Cosmetology, Grooming, Dressing and Casketing"$460
"B. Use Of Hearse For Transportation To Place Of Disposition"$395
"E. Use Of Equipment and Staff For Graveside Service or Committal"$425
"D. Use Of Flower / Service Vehicle"$175
Sum$6,675

It does not cover a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, which are 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.

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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
  • service vehicle

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

The median across Indiana is $5,478, from 50 posted price lists we have read.

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

3 other packages this home posts

C. Use Of Equipment and Staff For Off-Premise Service

$575

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

How this adds up
"C. Use Of Equipment and Staff For Off-Premise Service"$575
Sum$575

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

What this home's price covers

  • the price the home posts for this service

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

D. Use Of Facilities and Staff For Memorial Service

$575

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

How this adds up
"D. Use Of Facilities and Staff For Memorial Service"$575
Sum$575

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

What this home's price covers

  • the price the home posts for this service

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

G. Reception Room Setup and Staffing

$350

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

How this adds up
"G. Reception Room Setup and Staffing"$350
Sum$350

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

What this home's price covers

  • the price the home posts for this service

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.

For the cremation figures: In this list: in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in MI, Grand Traverse County at $75, Ingham County at $32, Kent County at $70, Macomb County at $93, Muskegon County at $55, Oakland County at $60, St. Joseph County at $5, Barry County and Eaton County at $35, Branch County and Cass County at $25, 25 counties at $50 and 10 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in MI, 46 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. 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

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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