How Much Is a Funeral

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Harris Funeral Home

Shelby, MI

A funeral home.

Checked September 11, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on September 11, 2026.

Read this home's price list

267 N Michigan Avenue, Shelby, MI 49455

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$1,975

The middle price in Michigan is $2,853.

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

How this adds up
"Direct or Immediate Cremation"$1,975
Sum$1,975

This covers if no viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service is desired, our charge is $1,975.00. We would file all necessary papers and permits and help with obituaries, social security, veteran's benefits and life insurance if desired. 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

  • if no viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service is desired, our charge is $1,975.00. We would file all necessary papers and permits and help with obituaries, social security, veteran's benefits and life insurance if desired.

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 "Direct or Immediate Cremation".

The median across Michigan is $2,853, from 52 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$5,150

The middle price in Michigan is $8,820.

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

How this adds up
"Viewing, Visitation and Funeral Service Followed by Cremation"$5,150
Sum$5,150

This covers if you choose to have cremation take place after the funeral rather than burial, costs would apply as follows: Our services, facilities, transportation and equipment as described in SERVICES would be $5,150 and includes a cloth covered casket. 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

  • if you choose to have cremation take place after the funeral rather than burial, costs would apply as follows: Our services, facilities, transportation and equipment as described in SERVICES would be $5,150 and includes a cloth covered casket.

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 "Viewing, Visitation and Funeral Service Followed by Cremation".

The median across Michigan is $8,820, from 37 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on September 11, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on September 11, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on September 11, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

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. A family using a Oakland County funeral home for a death that happened in Kent County pays the Kent County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.

In this list: 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 IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; 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.

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