Itemization of Services
Basic Service of Funeral Director and Staff
$ 1,994.00
Our fee for the basic services of the funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond to initial request for service; arrangement conference with family and responsible parties, arrangement of funeral; preparation of necessary authorizations, and permits, vital statistics, preparation and placement of death notice, sheltering of remains and coordination with those providing other portions of the funeral; example: cemetery, crematory, vault companies, and other as required. Also included in this charge are the overhead expenses relative to our facilities such as professional licensing, legal and accounting fees, insurance, building and utility expenses, parking lot and grounds, maintenance, taxes, equipment, inventory cost, record keeping, secretarial and administrative expenses. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangement you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremation, immediate burials, and forwarding of remains.)
Services and Facilities
Services and facilities for viewing at the Funeral Home (per day)
$562.00
Services and facilities for Funeral Ceremony at the Funeral Home
$681.00
Funeral Service at other facility
$681.00
Graveside Service
$504.00
Memorial Service (An additional $200 will be added if Ambrose Funeral Home did not handle cremation)
$554.00
Service at Crematory (this does not include any fees from the crematory)
$338.00
Embalming
$ 892.00
Except in certain cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming; you have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as cremation or immediate burial.
Additional Preparation
Disinfecting, dressing, cosmetics and casketing of remains
$384.00
Bathing, disinfecting, and handling of remains with no embalming for purpose of identification
$245.00
Additional charge for embalming of autopsied remains
$140.00
Restoration when necessary (this is per hour charge)
$140.00
Shelter of remains (per day)
$230.00
(This charge is made commencing on the 4th day our facilities are used to shelter remains.) All preparation charges include use of special equipment needed to comply with M.O.S.H and O.S.H.A. Regulations.
Cremation Fee
$4,00.00
Transportation of remains to Funeral Home (within 25 mile radius)
Automotive Equipment (Add $3.25 per mile outside local service area of 25 mile radius)
$497.00
Funeral Coach (hearse)
$297.00
Limousine
$198.00
(Each addition limousine for the same funeral service)
Starting at $300.00
Flower Car
$158.00
Courier Car (procurement of documents, recording of vital statistics)
$208.00
Transfer to or from Airport
$240.00
Transfer to Crematory
$208.00
Transfer of the deceased from funeral home to the place of autopsy and return to funeral home
$285.00
Merchandise
Caskets (A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
$1,750.00 - $12,070.00
Alternative Cremation Containers & Caskets
$200.00 - $21,115.00
Outer Burial Container (A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
$938.00 - $8,420.00
Burial Clothing
$16.00 - $525.00
Cremation Urns
$126.00 - $3,700.00
Thank You / Acknowledgement Cards
$45.00
Register Books
$60.00 - $80.00
Prayer Cards (per 100, also offered in smaller quantities)
$100.00
Custom Prayer Card (per 100, also offered in smaller quantities)
$110.00
Bookmarks (Minimum 4)
$8.00
Candles (each)
$20.00
DVD (3)
Initial $60.00
Additional DVD (each)
$20.00
(If tangible photos are used, the initial price includes up to 100 photos. $15 extra will be charged per 50 photos afterwards)
Custom Programs (per 100)
$200.00
Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home
$1,595.00
Forwarding Remains out of Country
$1,995.00
This charge includes removal of remains, basic service of staff, embalming, necessary authorizations, minimum shipping container, and local transportation to airport. This charge does not include any rites or ceremonies.
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home
$1,475.00
This Charge includes basic services of staff, pick up of remains and transportation to the cemetery.
Immediate Burials
Ranging from $1,866.00 to $13,845.00
This Charge for immediate burial includes removal of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, necessary authorizations, basic services of staff, bathing, disinfecting, and handling of remains with no embalming for purposes of identification. This charge does not include the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to burial.
Immediate Burial with casket provided by family
$1,886.00
Immediate Burial with Hilton - 20 Gauge Sealing Casket
$4,136.00
Immediate Burial of Infant
$215 + Cost of Casket
Direct Cremation
Ranging from $2,076.00 to $4,241.00
This charge for direct cremation includes removal of remains, local transportation to Crematory, necessary authorizations, basic services of staff, bathing, disinfecting, handling of remains with no embalming for purposes of identification. This charge does not include use of the facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to the cremation. Identification period is limited to 30 minutes.
Anything beyond is subject to a $98.75 Charge per half hour.
If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the decedent and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition material (with or without an outside covering).
Direct cremation with container provided by family
$2,076.00
Direct cremation with container
$2,276.00
Direct cremation of infants and children under age 3
$215.00 + Crematory Fee
Cash Advance Items
The Funeral Home has no control over the cost of these items, therefore only the actual “Cash Advanced” amount will be charged. Advances exceeding $500.00 will be subject to a 5% surcharge. Cash Advanced items may include, but not be limited to the following:
- First copy of the Death Certificate by the State of Maryland @ $10.00
- Tents, Greens, Chairs, Etc.
- Cemetery Fee for Veteran Cemeteries
- Each additional certified copy of the Death Certificate @ $12.00 per copy by the State of Maryland
- Clergy Honorarium / Church Fees
- Death notice / newspaper
- Crematory Fee
- Organist / Soloist
- Hairdresser
Funeral Service Packages
The following are Traditional Funeral Packages offered by Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. and Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne.
These plans do not include Merchandise or Cash Advance items
Package Plan A-Traditional Funeral Service with One Day Visitation
(Casket Not Included)
- Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics and Casketing
- Use of Facilities / Staff / Equipment for Visitation and Funeral Ceremony
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Funeral coach (hearse)
- Family Limousine
- Courier Vehicle
- Flower Vehicle
Package Plan A Itemized = $5,871.00
Package Plan A = $5,661.00
Savings of $210.00
Package Plan B – Traditional Funeral with 2 Hour Visitation Immediately Prior to Service
- Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics and Casketing
- Use of Facilities / Staff / Equipment for 2 Visitation and Funeral Ceremony
- Bradford Casket (This casket sold separately at $1775.00
- Transfer of remains from place to death
- Funeral Coach (Hearse)
- Courier Vehicle
Package Plan B Itemized = $7,009.00
Package Plan B = $6,562.00
Savings of $447.00
Package Plan C – Direct Burial with Graveside Service
- Direct Burial Services of the Funeral Director / Staff
- Preparation of remains for purposes of identification only. No embalming
- Funeral Ceremony at Cemetery
- Minimum 20 Gauge Sealing Casket (Hilton). (This casket sold separately at $2,227.00)
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Funeral Coach (Hearse)
- Courier Vehicle
Package Plan C = $4,540.00
Package Plan D – Cremation with One Day Visitation and Funeral Service
- Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics and Casketing
- Use of Facilities / Staff / Equipment for Visitation and Funeral Ceremony
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Courier Vehicle
- Transfer to Crematory
- Crematory Fee
- Complimentary Urn
Package Plan D Itemized = $5,826.00
Package Plan D = $5,589.00
Savings of $237.00
Package Plan E – Cremation with Two Hour Visitation and Funeral Service
- Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics and Casketing
- Use of Facilities / Staff / Equipment for 2 Visitation and Funeral Ceremony
- Wooden Rental Casket (This casket sold separately at $1195.00)
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Courier Vehicle
- Transfer to Crematory
- Crematory Fee
- Complimentary Urn
Package Plan E Itemized = $6,740.00
Package Plan E = $6,293.00
Savings of $447.00
Package Plan F – Direct Cremation with Memorial service at a Later Date
- Direct Cremation Services of the Funeral Director / Staff
- Bathing, disinfecting, handling of remains with no embalming for purposes of identification
- Use of Facilities / Staff / Equipment for Memorial Service
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Courier Vehicle
- Transfer to Crematory
- Crematory Fee
- Complimentary Urn
Package Plan F = $ 2,830
Memorial Packages $230.00
Your choice of Register Book
100 Prayer Cards
50 Acknowledgement Cards
and 4 Personalized Slide Show DVDs
Savings $20 - $40
PAYMENT PLAN PACKAGE – 2 Hour Visitation Immediately Prior to Service followed by Burial
- Basic services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics, and Casketing
- Facilities / Staff for Visitation (2 hours)
- Use of facilities / staff / equipment for funeral ceremony
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Funeral Coach (Hearse)
- Courier Vehicle
- Bradford Casket (This casket sold separately at $1,775.00)
- 100 Prayer Cards
- Basic Register Book
- Clergy Honorarium
- 3 Death Certificates
Package Plan C Itemized = $7,353.00
Package Plan C = $6,906.00
Savings of $447.00
$2,800.00 Due Before Viewing
$4,156.00 Payments at $150 Per Month
Additional Upfront Charges:
a)Additional Death Certificate: $12 per
b)3 DVD Slide Show: $60
c)Hairdress: $75 - $120
d)Outer Burial Container (Vault)
PAYMENT PLAN PACKAGE – 2 Hour Visitation Immediately Prior to Service followed by Cremation
- Basic services of Funeral Director and Staff
- Embalming
- Disinfecting, Dressing, Cosmetics, and Casketing
- Facilities / Staff for Visitation (2 hours)
- Use of facilities / staff / equipment for funeral ceremony
- Transfer of remains from place of death
- Transportation to Crematory
- Courier Vehicle
- Norwood Rental Casket (This casket sold separately at $1,195.00)
- 100 Prayer Cards
- Basic Register Book
- Clergy Honorarium
- 3 Death Certificates
- Crematory Fee
- Complimentary Urn
Package Plan C Itemized = $7,134.00
Package Plan C = $6,687.00
Savings of $447.00
$2,500.00 Due Before Viewing
$4,187.00 Payments at $150 per month
Additional Upfront Charges:
a)Additional Death Certificates: $12 per
b)3 DVD Slide Show: $60
c)Hairdress: $75-$120
Casket Price List
Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. (Arbutus)
Bradford
20 gauge
Silver with crepe interior
$ 1,775
Ashford
Poplar Veneer
Semi-gloss Sturbridge finish with rosetan interior
$ 2,450
Prayer
20 gauge
Bronze/venetian bronze finish with rosetan interior
$ 3,145
Sterling
18 gauge
White shaded pink with pink crepe interior
$ 3,860
Hancock
18 gauge
Bronze topaz storm blue finish with blue crepe interior
$ 4,685
Arlington
18 gauge
Platinum finish with light blue crepe interior
$ 4,975
Ashland
Solid Ash
Satin fawn finish with rose tan crepe interior
$ 5,345
Pieta
Poplar
Polished walnut finish with rose tan crepe interior
$ 5,920
Kensington
Stainless Steel
Bronze topaz finish with champagne velvet interior
$ 6,820
Andover
Maple
Polished light caramel finish with pink velvet interior
$ 6,920
Warfield
Solid Cherry
Polished finish with arbutus velvet interior
$ 8,415
Lincoln
32oz Copper
Brown natural shaded bronze with velvet interior
$ 10,670
Royale
Solid Mahogany
Polished century finish with arbutus velvet interior
$ 14,450
Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne
Bradford
20 gauge
Copper with rose tan crepe interior
$ 1,775
LaSalle
20 gauge
Silver shaded gunmental with white crepe interior
$ 2,375
Coleman
20 gauge
Mandarin with rose tan crepe interior
$ 2,385
Going Home
18 gauge
Spruce blue with blue crepe interior
$ 3,555
Abner
Poplar Veneer
Mahogany finish with rosetan crepe interior
$ 3,720
Stanford
18 gauge
Light bronze shaded ebony with rosetan crepe interior
$ 3,820
Lexington
Poplar
Polished Sturbridge finish rosetan crepe
$ 5,190
Appalachian
Solid Oak
Satin light fawn finish with rosetan crepe interior
$ 5,470
Ivory Pearl
18 gauge
Antique white finish with white velvet interior
$ 5,595
American Heritage
Solid Maple
Polished maple with autumn breeze suede
$ 6,005
Autumn Harvest
Stainless Steel
Brushed pale gold/heritage bronze with arbutus velvet interior
$ 7,210
Lincoln
32oz Copper
Brushed natural shaded bronze with velvet interior
$ 10,670
Alternative Containers
Cremation Box
Heavy cardboard, no interior
$200
Norwood Rental
Rental cremation casket solid oak with rosetan crepe interior
$ 1,195
Norfolk
Cremation casket with fiberboard pine veneer with ivory crepe
$ 1,620
Longley
Cremation casket with fiberboard cherry veneer with blue crepe interior
$ 1,850
Longley Oversized
Cremation casket with fiberboard cherry veneer with blue crepe interior
$ 2,455
Claridge
Cremation solid poplar casket with pink crepe interior
$ 3,140
Disclaimer of Warranties
Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc., and Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne make no representations of warranties regarding the caskets listed above. The only warranties, expressed or implied, granted in connection with caskets sold are the expressed written warranties, if any, by the manufacturers thereof. No other warranties, expressed or implies, relating to the caskets, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, and the fitness for a particular purpose, are extended by the Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. and Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne.
Outer Burial Container Price List
These prices are effective as of April 15th, 2022, but are subject to change without notice
Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. and Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne make no representations or warranties regarding the outer burial containers listed here. The only warranties expressed or implied, granted in connection with the outer burial containers are the written warranties, if any extended by the manufacturers thereof. No other warranties, expressed or implies, relating to the outer burial containers, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchandising and fitness for a particular purpose are extended by the Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. and the Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne.
Grave Liner
$975.00
Concrete construction: uncoated: weight 1,650 pounds
Monarch
$1,131.00
Concrete construction, painted with black sealant on outside, silver painted inside, weight 1,650 pounds
Monticello Vault
$1,377.00
Concrete construction, seamless strenex inner liner; sealed with all-weather superseal, weight 2,138 pounds, 2” thick walls (24”, 28” or 30”)
Salute Vault
$1,377.00
Concrete construction, seamless strenex inner liner; sealed with all-weather superseal, weight 2,138 pounds, 2” thick walls, veterans emblem on lid
Continental Vault
$1,542.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in cover, seamless strenex liner; weight 2,510 pounds, 2” thick walls
Venetian Vault
$1,973.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in cover, seamless ABS marbelon cover carapaces, weight 2,709 pounds, 2” thick walls
Cameo Rose Vault
$3,113.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in base and cover, ABS liner, interior finishing liner of 26 gauge stainless steel , stainless steel cover carapace, weight 2,714 pounds, and 2 1/2” thick walls
Stainless Steel Triune Vault
$3,113.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in base and cover, seamless ABS liner, interior finishing liner of 26 gauge stainless steel, stainless steel cover carapace, weight 2,714 pounds, and 2 ½ “ thick walls.
Copper Triune Vault
$3,636.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in base and cover, seamless ABS liner interior finish liner of solid copper, solid copper cover carapace, weight 2,880 pounds, 2 ½” thick walls.
Bronze Triune Vault
$4,005.00
Extra heavy concrete construction in base and cover, seamless ABS liner, interior finishing liner solid bronze, solid bronze cover carapace, weight 2,910 pounds, 2 ½” thick walls.
Bronze Marbelon
$8,420.00
In most areas of the country, state or local law does not require that you buy a container to surround the casket in the grave. However, many cemeteries require that you have such a container so that the grave will not sink in. Either a grave liner or a burial vault will satisfy these requirements.
Oversized Outer Burial Container Price List
These prices are effective as of December 8th, 2021, but are subject to change without notice.
Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. and Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne make no representations or warranties regarding the outer burial containers listed here. The only warranties, expressed or implied, granted in connection with the outer burial containers are the written warranties, if any extended by the manufacturers thereof. No other warranties, expressed or implies, relating to the outer burial containers, included but not limited to the implied warranties of merchandising and fitness for a particular purpose are extended by the
Ambrose Funeral Home, Inc. And Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne.
Grave Liner 34”
$1,219.00
Concrete construction: uncoated; weight 2,200 pounds
Monarch 34"
$1,414.00
Concrete construction, painted with black sealant on outside, silver painted inside, weight 2,650 pounds
Grave Liner 34”
$1,425.00
Concrete construction: uncoated, weight 2,650 pounds
Monarch 42"
$1,515.00
Concrete construction, painted with black sealant on outside, silver painted inside, weight 2,650 pounds
Monticello 34"
$1,792.00
Concrete construction, seamless strenex inner liner; sealed with all-weather superseal, weight 3,000 pounds, 2” thick walls
***Wilbert only makes up to a 34” in Monticello Vaults***
