Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home

This covers basic services, local transfer into our care, up to 5 days sheltering and refrigeration, sanitary care, casketing of remains, and transfer to cemetery. This option excludes any measure of preparation work, viewing hours, or ceremonies. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes, holding the body beyond the days 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. 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 $20 to this home's own price.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial (20-gauge steel casket provided by 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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes, holding the body beyond the days 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. 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 $20 to this home's own price.

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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

The median across Pennsylvania is $4,450, from 36 posted price lists we have read.

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes, holding the body beyond the days 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. 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 $20 to this home's own price.

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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Pennsylvania is $6,110, from 26 posted price lists we have read.

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes, holding the body beyond the days 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. 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 $20 to this home's own price.

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: "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial. Embalming is required if you: 1. Select a service with viewing scheduled beyond the initial 24-hour post-mortem period 2. Arrange for shipment by common carrier or interstate transportation 3. Select arrangements that require sheltering of remains for more than 24 hours, provided your family declines refrigeration and encase in a non-hermetically-sealed container $475. Local Transfer of Remains (<15 Miles) Additional mileage: $4.00 per loaded mile."

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "$1,295. Refrigerated Sheltering of Remains (6 to 10 days; $95/day thereafter) *Pennsylvania state law Code Title 49 Chapter 13.212 requires that un-embalmed human remains be placed in refrigeration or a hermetically-sealed container within 24 hours after death. This fee may be applied when the funeral home must refrigerate un-embalmed remains beyond the first 24 hours of custody."

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Pennsylvania is $8,430, from 27 posted price lists we have read.