How Much Is a Funeral

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Mueller-Bies Funeral Home, Inc.

MN

A funeral home.

Posted December 1, 2025 Checked August 17, 2026

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Direct cremation

$3,415

The middle price in Minnesota is $3,315.

The home posts $3,400. With one certified copy, $3,415.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with wood base fiberboard/cardboard"$3,400
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$3,413
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,415

This covers local removal of remains, local transportation to crematory, basic services of staff and this charge does include the crematory fee, but not the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to the cremation, or cremation approval fees assessed by coroners/medical examiners. It does not cover 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 coroner has to authorize every cremation here, and that authorization is not in this price. No county publishes what it costs, so 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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • local removal of remains
  • local transportation to crematory
  • basic services of staff
  • this charge does include the crematory fee, but not the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to the cremation, or cremation approval fees assessed by coroners/medical examiners.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Direct Cremation with wood base fiberboard/cardboard".

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: "The charge for additional miles is $3.00 per mile (one way charge only)."

The median across Minnesota is $3,315, from 41 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$6,705

The middle price in Minnesota is $7,928.

This covers Funeral Service with Body Present, Cremation Afterward: $5300, Crematory charge: The crematory charge is currently $275.

How this adds up
"Funeral Service with Body Present, Cremation Afterward: $5300"$5,300
"Crematory charge: The crematory charge is currently $275."$275
"Rental Caskets (Cremation Only) - 18 Gauge Steel - $1115"$1,115
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$6,703
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,705

and Rental Caskets (Cremation Only) - 18 Gauge Steel - $1115. 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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • Funeral Service with Body Present, Cremation Afterward: $5300
  • Crematory charge: The crematory charge is currently $275.
  • Rental Caskets (Cremation Only) - 18 Gauge Steel - $1115

The median across Minnesota is $7,928, from 38 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

$4,935

The middle price in Minnesota is $4,610.

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

How this adds up
"2. Immediate burial with casket purchased from funeral home (excluding price of casket) - $ 3750.00"$3,750
"Cloth Covered Particle Board - $1170"$1,170
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$4,933
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,935

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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • 2. Immediate burial with casket purchased from funeral home (excluding price of casket) - $ 3750.00

The median across Minnesota is $4,610, from 29 posted price lists we have read.

$3,765

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $3,750. With one certified copy, $3,765.

How this adds up
"1. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser - $3750.00"$3,750
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$3,763
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,765

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. 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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • 1. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser - $3750.00

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "1. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser…".

Burial with graveside service

$3,765

The middle price in Minnesota is $5,770.

The home posts $3,750. With one certified copy, $3,765.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with graveside service - 3750.00"$3,750
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$3,763
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,765

This covers immediate burial with graveside service - 3750.00. 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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with graveside service - 3750.00

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate burial with graveside service…".

The median across Minnesota is $5,770, from 23 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$5,715

The middle price in Minnesota is $7,080.

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $5,700. With one certified copy, $5,715.

How this adds up
"Funeral Service (Open Casket)"$5,700
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$5,713
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $5,715

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover 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. 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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Funeral Service (Open Casket)".

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

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: "The charge for additional miles is $3.00 per mile (one way charge only)."

The median across Minnesota is $7,080, from 33 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

Memorial Service & Visitation Package

$1,815

This covers Memorial Service & Visitation Package.

How this adds up
"Memorial Service & Visitation Package"$1,800
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$1,813
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,815

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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • Memorial Service & Visitation Package

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Memorial Service & Visitation Package

$1,365

This covers Memorial Service & Visitation Package.

How this adds up
"Memorial Service & Visitation Package"$1,350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$13
Sum$1,363
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,365

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 $13 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • Memorial Service & Visitation Package

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.

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. Minnesota charges $13 for the first copy and $6 for each one after it, so those are the figures 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 $13, and each one after that is $6.

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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