How Much Is a Funeral

Their own posted prices, dated and sourced. Every funeral home, as we reach them.

Stockbridge Funeral Home

Exeter, NH

A funeral home.

Posted October 17, 2023 Checked August 24, 2026

This list is dated October 17, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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Direct cremation

$1,510

The middle price in New Hampshire is $3,050.

The home posts $1,435. With one certified copy, $1,510.

How this adds up
"Direct cremation with alternative container provided by funeral home"$1,435
1 certified copy of the death certificate$75
Sum$1,510

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 and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, 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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $75 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 "Direct cremation with alternative container provided by funeral home".

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

The median across New Hampshire is $3,050, from 10 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 October 17, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,435

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $3,360. With one certified copy, $3,435.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with gray cloth-covered softwood casket selected from funeral home"$3,360
1 certified copy of the death certificate$75
Sum$3,435

This covers these charges for immediate burial, without any attendant rites or ceremonies, includes local transfer to the funeral home, the shelter of deceased, local transportation to cemetery, necessary services of staff, and authorizations. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, 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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $75 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • these charges for immediate burial, without any attendant rites or ceremonies, includes local transfer to the funeral home, the shelter of deceased, local transportation to cemetery, necessary services of staff, and authorizations.

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 "Immediate burial with gray cloth-covered softwood casket selected from funeral home".

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,820

The middle price in New Hampshire is $3,450.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket provided by the purchaser"$2,745
1 certified copy of the death certificate$75
Sum$2,820

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, 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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $75 to this home's own price.

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

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

The median across New Hampshire is $3,450, from 10 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$3,990

The middle price in New Hampshire is $5,125.

The home posts $3,915. With one certified copy, $3,990.

How this adds up
"Offering C: Graveside Funeral"$3,915
1 certified copy of the death certificate$75
Sum$3,990

This covers local transfer of deceased to the funeral home, services of funeral director and staff, use of facilities and equipment, local obituary notice (basic fee), other preparation of deceased, ceremony at the graveside, and local use of a funeral coach and service car. It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, 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.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $75 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • local transfer of deceased to the funeral home, services of funeral director and staff, use of facilities and equipment, local obituary notice (basic fee), other preparation of deceased, ceremony at the graveside, and local use of a funeral coach and service car.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • 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 "Offering C: Graveside Funeral".

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: "All automotive charges are based on a local service area of 20 miles, the first additional 100 miles are charged at $3.00 per mile one way, and $2.00 per mile thereafter."

The median across New Hampshire is $5,125, from 8 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated October 17, 2023, 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.

1 other package this home posts

B. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$1,025

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

How this adds up
"B. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES"$950
1 certified copy of the death certificate$75
Sum$1,025

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 $75 to this home's own price.

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.

In this list: in MA, 14 counties with no fee on file here. 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

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $75 each. 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 $75.

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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