Obituary notices

Newspapers charge by the column inch for obituaries; a photo and multiple-day run are extra. Costs can easily run into the hundreds of dollars to more than a thousand.

Item

Funeral home
Casket
Urn
Obituary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total

Low cost

$1,500
$500
$650
$50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$2,700

High cost

$3,000
$25,000
$5,900
$1,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

$34,900