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Barber Funeral Home

HORSEHEADS, NY

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2024 Checked September 2, 2026

This list is dated January 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

Read this home's price list

413 S MAIN ST, HORSEHEADS NY 14845, HORSEHEADS, NY

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$3,480

The middle price in New York is $2,975.

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

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with an alternative container for cremation"$3,480
Sum$3,480

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. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, 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 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 an alternative container for cremation".

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: "$2.65/mile thereafter"

The median across New York is $2,975, from 112 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$5,285

The middle price in New York is $7,465.

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

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased ... $ 2,375.00"$2,375
"Local: Within 20 mile radius ... $ 475.00"$475
"Embalming (including use of preparation room) ... $ 775.00"$775
"c. Dressing/Casketing ... $ 145.00"$145
"d. Cosmetology ... $ 145.00"$145
"Use of facilities & staff for 1 hour visitation/day ... $ 620.00"$620
"Supervision for Funeral Service ... $ 455.00"$455
"Funeral Service immediately following visitation ... $ 295.00"$295
Sum$5,285

It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing, the crematory fee and mileage beyond the distance this list includes. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, 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

  • Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased ... $ 2,375.00
  • Embalming (including use of preparation room) ... $ 775.00
  • c. Dressing/Casketing ... $ 145.00
  • d. Cosmetology ... $ 145.00
  • Use of facilities & staff for 1 hour visitation/day ... $ 620.00
  • Supervision for Funeral Service ... $ 455.00
  • Funeral Service immediately following visitation ... $ 295.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • the rental casket for the viewing
  • the crematory fee
  • 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: "$2.65/mile thereafter"

The median across New York is $7,465, from 98 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

$3,420

The middle price in New York is $4,135.

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

How this adds up
"to: ... $ 3,420.00 which includes the services as described above but with the alternative container supplied by the customer."$3,420
Sum$3,420

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 "to: ..…".

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

The median across New York is $4,135, from 92 posted price lists we have read.

$3,420

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

How this adds up
"to: ... $ 3,420.00 which includes the services as described above but with the alternative container supplied by the customer."$3,420
Sum$3,420

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 "to: ..…".

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

Burial with graveside service

$4,435

The middle price in New York is $6,175.

This covers basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased, local: Within 20 mile radius and 5 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased"$2,375
"Local: Within 20 mile radius"$475
"f. Refridgeration"$125
"c. Dressing/Casketing"$145
"Hearse: Local within 20 miles"$425
"Flower Car: Local within 20 miles"$95
"Use of equipment & staff for graveside service"$795
Sum$4,435

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

What this home's price covers

  • basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased
  • c. Dressing/Casketing
  • hearse: Local within 20 miles
  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service
  • use of equipment & staff for graveside service

The median across New York is $6,175, from 97 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$6,020

The middle price in New York is $8,185.

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

How this adds up
"Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased ... $ 2,375.00"$2,375
"Local: Within 20 mile radius ... $ 475.00"$475
"Embalming (including use of preparation room) ... $ 775.00"$775
"c. Dressing/Casketing ... $ 145.00"$145
"d. Cosmetology ... $ 145.00"$145
"Use of facilities & staff for 1 hour visitation/day ... $ 620.00"$620
"Supervision for Funeral Service ... $ 455.00"$455
"Funeral Service immediately following visitation ... $ 295.00"$295
"Hearse: Local within 20 miles ... $ 425.00"$425
"Flower Car: Local within 20 miles ... $ 95.00"$95
"Supervision for Graveside Service ... $ 215.00"$215
Sum$6,020

It does not cover a casket and mileage beyond the distance this list includes. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, 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

  • Basic arrangements: including funeral director, other staff, equipment, and facilities to respond to initial request for service, the arrangement conference, securing of necessary authorizations, and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased ... $ 2,375.00
  • Embalming (including use of preparation room) ... $ 775.00
  • c. Dressing/Casketing ... $ 145.00
  • d. Cosmetology ... $ 145.00
  • Use of facilities & staff for 1 hour visitation/day ... $ 620.00
  • Supervision for Funeral Service ... $ 455.00
  • Funeral Service immediately following visitation ... $ 295.00
  • Hearse: Local within 20 miles ... $ 425.00
  • Supervision for Graveside Service ... $ 215.00

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: "$2.65/mile thereafter"

The median across New York is $8,185, from 97 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

3 other packages this home posts

a. Topical Disinfection (including use of preparation room)

$255

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

How this adds up
"a. Topical Disinfection (including use of preparation room)"$255
Sum$255

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • a. Topical Disinfection (including use of preparation room)

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

e. Restoration

$155

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"e. Restoration"$155
Sum$155

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

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Memorial Packages

$185

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

How this adds up
"Memorial Packages"$185
Sum$185

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • includes: Register Book, 100 Prayer Cards, 25 Acknowledgement Cards
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 Bronx County funeral home for a death that happened in Kings County pays the Kings County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.

In this list: in NY, 5 counties at $40 and 57 counties charging no fee; in CT, 17 counties at $5; in MA, 14 counties with no fee on file here; in NJ, 21 counties at $5; in PA, 67 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

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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