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Patrick T Lanigan Funeral Home and Crematory Inc

EAST PITTSBURGH, PA

A funeral home.

Posted July 1, 2026 Checked August 31, 2026

Read this home's price list

700 LINDEN AVENUE, EAST PITTSBURGH, PA 15112

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$2,890

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $2,890.

The home posts $2,820. With the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization and one certified copy, $2,890.

How this adds up
"B. Direct cremation with a fiberboard container"$2,820
Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization, set by 16 P.S. 1252-B, verified August 19, 2026$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$2,890

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff proportionate share of overhead costs, removal of remains and transportation to crematory. It does not cover 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 the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization at $50 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $20 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff proportionate share of overhead costs
  • removal of remains
  • transportation to crematory

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "B. Direct cremation with a fiberboard container".

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: "Refrigeration for 48 hours (additional $100 per day over 48 hours)"

The median across Pennsylvania is $2,890, from 54 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 July 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,890

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 $3,868. With one certified copy, $3,890.

How this adds up
"C. Immediate burial with cloth covered wood casket"$3,868
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,888
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,890

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff proportionate share of overhead costs and removal of remains. It does not cover 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.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff proportionate share of overhead costs
  • removal of remains

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "C. Immediate burial with cloth covered wood casket".

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: "Refrigeration for 48 hours (additional $100 per day over 48 hours)"

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: "Refrigeration for 48 hours (additional $100 per day over 48 hours)"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,905

The middle price in Pennsylvania is $4,450.

How this adds up
"A. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser"$2,885
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$2,905

It does not cover 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.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "A. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser".

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: "Refrigeration for 48 hours (additional $100 per day over 48 hours)"

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: "Refrigeration for 48 hours (additional $100 per day over 48 hours)"

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

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated July 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated July 1, 2026, 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.

3 other packages this home posts

B. BASIC PREPARATION PROCEDURES.

$365

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

How this adds up
"B. BASIC PREPARATION PROCEDURES."$345
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$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 $20 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

C. Direct cremation with an unfinished wood box

$3,825

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

How this adds up
"C. Direct cremation with an unfinished wood box"$3,804
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,824
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,825

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 $20 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

B. Immediate burial with alternative container (if offered)

$3,300

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

How this adds up
"B. Immediate burial with alternative container (if offered)"$3,280
1 certified copy of the death certificate$20
Sum$3,300

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 $20 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.

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. Pennsylvania charges $20 for the first copy and $20 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 $20, and each one after that is $20.

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.

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