How Much Is a Funeral

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Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Inc

Silver Spring, MD

A funeral home.

Posted June 15, 2026 Checked September 25, 2026

Read this home's price list

500 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Direct cremation

$4,500

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
"1. Direct cremation with alternative container (ACC)"$4,500
Sum$4,500

This covers transfer of remains to funeral home, basic services of the funeral director and staff and cremation fee. It does not cover 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

  • transfer of remains to funeral home
  • basic services of the funeral director and staff
  • cremation fee

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 "1. Direct cremation with alternative container (ACC)".

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

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated June 15, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$6,750

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
"1. Immediate burial with minimum casket selected from funeral home"$6,750
Sum$6,750

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to funeral home, a hearse, equipment and staff for graveside service. It does not cover 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
  • transfer of remains to funeral home
  • a hearse
  • equipment
  • staff for graveside service

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 "1. Immediate burial with minimum casket selected from funeral home".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,750

The middle price in Maryland is $4,400.

How this adds up
"2. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser"$4,750
Sum$4,750

It does not cover 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

  • 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 "2. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser".

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 this home's price list, dated June 15, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated June 15, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

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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