Cremation Services
The biggest misconception about cremation is that there can't be a funeral service or visitation. This is absolutely not the case — we encourage you to consider holding a memorial service to celebrate the life of the deceased. You can choose if it’s through a final viewing before the cremation or through a formal service either before or after the cremation.
Cremation Packages
Below you’ll find common package selections for cremation coinciding with a memorial service or celebration of life. Merchandise such as an urn or memorial products and third party charges, like flowers, food and beverages, etc., are not included in this pricing. Please call us at (651) 464-4422 to get a comprehensive estimate for your needs.
Viewing and Gathering with Life Celebration: $7,285
Package includes:
Professional Services
- Basic services of funeral director and staff including overhead expenses
- Embalming and restorative arts
- Cosmetology, dressing, casketing and other preparation of the body
Facilities Staff and Equipment
- For viewing, visitation and gathering (up to 5 hours) in our funeral home or another facility, includes 1 hour immediately preceding service, if desired
- For celebration of life event hosted in our funeral home or at another venue
- For the cremation process
Transportation and Automotive
- Transfer of deceased to funeral home and to crematory
- Funeral coach (hearse)
- Flower or other delivery service vehicle
Gathering with Life Celebration: $5,995
Package includes:
Professional Services
- Basic services of funeral director and staff including overhead expenses
- Bathing, disinfecting, and other preparation of the unembalmed body
Facilities Staff and Equipment
- For visitation and gathering (up to 5 hours) in our funeral home or another facility, includes 1 hour immediately preceding service, if desired
- For celebration of life event hosted in our funeral home or at another venue
- For the cremation process
Transportation and Automotive
- Transfer of deceased to funeral home and to crematory
- Flower or other delivery service vehicle
Same Day Gathering with Life Celebration: $5,375
Package includes:
Professional Services
- Basic services of funeral director and staff including overhead expenses
- Bathing, disinfecting, and other preparation of the unembalmed body
Facilities Staff and Equipment
- For visitation and gathering (up to 4 hours) in our funeral home or another facility
- For the cremation process
Transportation and Automotive
- Transfer of deceased to funeral home and to crematory
- Flower or other delivery service vehicle
Direct Cremation without a Public Viewing or Memorial Service, $2,495
Direct cremation without a viewing or memorial service includes removal of the body from the place of death, transportation to the crematory, the cremation process, filing of the necessary legal papers, and a cardboard cremation container.
Aquamation, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation
As you consider your options, Roberts Family Funeral Home will not only guide you through each step, we’ll also talk to you about what cremation options are available, including aquamation. Aquamation, also called water cremation, is a gentle, eco-friendly alternative to flame cremation, with over 90% energy savings compared to flame-based cremation.
If choosing aquamation, an additional $500 is added to the cost of each package detailed above.
What happens after cremation?
After the cremation, there are a variety of choices for your loved one's final disposition. Your decision will depend on your religious beliefs and personal preferences. Here are some options to consider:
- Interment means that you'll bury or entomb your loved one's cremated remains. This can be in a family plot, a memorial site, a cremation niche or urn garden, or in a variety of other indoor and outdoor locations. Ask our staff for a detailed list of local interment possibilities.
- Graveside services are similar to those celebrated alongside a traditional ground burial, in which loved ones are present at the burial of the cremated remains and honor the deceased through memorial prayers or other meaningful tributes.
- Scattering allows you to spread your loved one's cremated remains in a memorial garden, a cemetery, over water, or across any other meaningful site. If you plan to scatter cremated remains in a public place, we encourage you to check if any local city or county regulations are in place at the location(s) where you plan on scattering ashes.
- Placing cremated remains in multiple urns allows family members who are separated by distance to each feel the comfort of having their loved one's final resting place in a nearby location.
- Solidifying ashes in hand blown glass, ceramic art pieces, stones to be placed inside your home or outdoor garden, or jewelry you can wear is another way to memorialize your loved one.