How Much Is a Funeral

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Rausch Funeral Home P.A.

Lusby, MD

A funeral home.

Checked August 24, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on August 24, 2026.

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Direct cremation

$3,150

The middle price in Maryland is $3,465.

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

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with Alternative Container"$3,150
Sum$3,150

This covers basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff, local removal of remains to funeral home, securing state mandated identification and authorizations, minimum cremation container and crematory fee (excluding ceremony and visitation). It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
  • local removal of remains to funeral home
  • securing state mandated identification and authorizations
  • minimum cremation container
  • crematory fee (excluding ceremony and visitation)

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • 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 "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container".

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: "Add $3.00 per mile after 25-mile radius of branch being used, one way."

The median across Maryland is $3,465, from 25 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$5,550

The middle price in Maryland is $9,755.

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

How this adds up
"Selection C: Traditional Funeral Service with Cremation Disposition"$5,550
Sum$5,550

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 "Selection C: Traditional Funeral Service with Cremation Disposition".

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

The median across Maryland is $9,755, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$4,780

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time.

How this adds up
"B. Immediate Burial with purchase of Casket from Casket Price List (plus cost of casket)"$4,100
"Caskets (range of prices) $680.00 to $11,895.00"$680
Sum$4,780

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

What this home's price does not cover

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

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: "Add $3.00 per mile after 25-mile radius of branch being used, one way."

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: "Add $3.00 per mile after 25-mile radius of branch being used, one way."

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.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,100

The middle price in Maryland is $4,400.

How this adds up
"B. Immediate Burial with purchase of Casket from Casket Price List (plus cost of casket)"$4,100
Sum$4,100

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. 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

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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: "Add $3.00 per mile after 25-mile radius of branch being used, one way."

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: "Add $3.00 per mile after 25-mile radius of branch being used, one way."

The median across Maryland is $4,400, from 27 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

$5,900

The middle price in Maryland is $9,165.

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

How this adds up
"Selection B: Traditional Funeral Service with Same Day Visitation"$5,900
Sum$5,900

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 "Selection B: Traditional Funeral Service with Same Day Visitation".

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

The median across Maryland is $9,165, from 21 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.

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