Joseph A. Ward Funeral Home
LINWOOD, PA
A funeral home.
Checked October 10, 2026
This list carries no date of its own; we read it on October 10, 2026.
Open the page this home posts it on1459 MARKET STREET, LINWOOD, PA 19061
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$2,920
The middle price in Pennsylvania is $2,920.
The home posts $2,850. With the Pennsylvania coroner cremation or disposition authorization and one certified copy, $2,920.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation Plan #1" | $2,850 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $2,920 |
This covers transfer of deceased from their place of death within the counties of Philadelphia and also includes in the State of Delaware, New Castle and Kent Counties. Remote Family Arrangements. Crematory Fee. Online Obituary. 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 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
- transfer of deceased from their place of death within the counties of Philadelphia
- also includes in the State of Delaware, New Castle and Kent Counties. Remote Family Arrangements. Crematory Fee. Online Obituary.
What this home's price does not cover
- 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 Plan #1".
The median across Pennsylvania is $2,920, from 71 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on October 10, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Immediate burial
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on October 10, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on October 10, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on October 10, 2026, so please ask them directly.
2 other packages this home posts
Direct Cremation Plan #1
$2,870
The home posts $2,850. With one certified copy, $2,870.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation Plan #1" | $2,850 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $20 |
| Sum | $2,870 |
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.
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
- transfer of deceased from their place of death within the counties of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, and Northampton. Also includes in the State of Delaware– New Castle and Kent Counties.
- remote Family Arrangements
- the cremation charge itself
- online Obituary
- additional charges apply for Certified copies of death certificates, county coroner fees (if applicable), delivery or shipping of cremated remains. Transfer of remains and cremation will be completed when death certificate is certified and family paperwork and payment have been made.
Cremation Plan #2 - Starting at
$4,570
It does not cover what this package covers.
How this adds up
| "Cremation Plan #2 - Starting at" | $4,550 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $20 |
| Sum | $4,570 |
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 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.
Where to look next
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Stretch Funeral Services, IncHavertown, PA
- Alleva Funeral Home, IncPaoli, PA
- Murphy Ruffenach, Brian W. Donnelly Funeral Home, Inc.Gloucester City, NJ
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