WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• Professional Service of Funeral Director and Staff. 
• Staff and equipment required for the transfer of the Deceased from local place of death into our care.**  
• Use of all Automotive Equipment such as the transfer vehicle from local place of death and to the crematorium. Also includes the use of a service vehicle to transport and retrieve legal documents (Death Certificates, Cremation Permit) from the Doctor or the State.
• The use of our climate controlled (Refrigeration) holding room, as required by law.   
• Retrieving and then Filing with State or County all legal documents such as the (Death Certificate) from your Doctor and (Cremation Permit) from the County Medical Examiner and (Certified Death Certificates) from the Register's Office in the county where the death occurred.  
• Cremation Permit Fee in the County where the Death Occurred.  (Up to $ 50.)
  
• Private individual cremation at our Crematorium. All cremations are performed by a Licensed Funeral Director. 
• The filing of Veterans documents with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (If applicable)
• Notification of Social Security.  You may contact Social Security directly regarding questions. 
• Notification of Medicare.  You may contact Medicare directly regarding questions.
• Posting of obituary on our website. There is no charge to you to have a full obituary posted on our website. You may also add one or two pictures of the Deceased to accompany the obituary. Obituary and picture(s) must be emailed to us at gyfh@comcast.net. If you need help writing an obituary, please view "tips for writing an obituary", under the "Questions" tab, or use our "Obituary Writer", (Artificial Intelligence Obituary writing) found under the "Obituaries" tab.  Both tabs are at the top of the Home Page.
  
• Urn. Placement of the Cremated Remains into a white rectangle urn made from polystyrene and suitable for burial or scattering (included in our price), unless another is selected. You can view over 250 additional urns available for purchase on this website under the tab, Urns and Jewelry, or by clicking HERE.
  
• A Burial Permit is included for all Deceased for families that choose to have their loved one buried at a cemetery.  The cemetery will require this Burial Permit the day of the interment. 
• Notification of the family member in charge when the Cremated Remains will be available to be received at our office.  All times are by pre-scheduled appointment only.     

EXTRA'S (Not included in our price of $ 1,495.)  Please ask us if you are not sure what may apply. 

• Certified Death Certificates in Pennsylvania cost $ 20. per copy.  (We obtain these for you.) 
• **An additional charge will apply for the transfer of a Deceased from a "personal residence" and a "nursing home", because these facilities require two staff members and an immediate, 24/7 response.  This charge does not apply for hospitals or coroner's facilities, etc. This extra charge will be added to the cost in all pre-arrangements. 
• Any Deceased Male weighing over 225 lbs. or Deceased Female weighing over 150 lbs. will incur an additional charge for cremation of $ 410.
• The transfer of the Deceased over 20 miles away from us will incur an additional charge (one way charge.) $ 95. plus mileage, $ 2.50 per mile. 
• An additional charge could apply for Cremation of individuals who have Silicone Breast Implants.
• Private viewing prior to the Deceased being cremated is $ 495. (30 minutes and 15 people maximum.)
• Sometimes a Coroner may use special/additional equipment for the transfer of a Deceased from a residence into their care. If this equipment is utilized by the coroner, they pass this charge onto us, which is passed onto you.
• If you purchase an urn from an outside vendor and wish for us to fill that urn, we charge $ 95. for that service so we cover like replacement costs if we damage your urn.  No charge to fill urns purchased through us. 
• Newspaper Obituary Charge. Price is determined by the newspaper.  
• Urns, Cremation Jewelry, Memorial Folders or Cards, Funeral Programs, Register Books, Flowers, Head Stones, etc. are priced in our Urns Jewelry & Merchandise Tab.