M U E L L E R - B I E S F U N E R A L H O M E
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GENERAL PRICE LIST
These prices are effective as of November 1, 2008 but are subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.
This list does not include prices for certain items that you may ask us to buy for you, such as cemetery or crematory services, flowers, newspaper notices, death certificates, clergy/church and/or musician services. The prices for those items will be shown on your bill or the statement describing the funeral goods and services you selected.
Professional Service Charges
BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND OVERHEAD (NON-DECLINABLE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1795.00
Our basic service charge includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond to initial request for service; arrangement conference with family or responsible party; preparation and filing of necessary certificates and permits; placement of obituary notices; planning of funeral arrangements; and coordination of service with cemetery, crematory, vault companies and others as required. Also included in this charge are overhead expenses relative to our facility such as insurance, maintenance and utility expenses, secretarial and administrative costs, and equipment and inventory expenses.
This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)
EMBALMING- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 490.00
Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.
OTHER PREPARATION OF THE BODY (Cosmetics, dressing and casketing)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 185.00
Washing or disinfecting unembalmed remains - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 100.00
USE OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & STAFF
VISITATION (Funeral Home, Church or Other) Day prior to service- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --$ 395.00
FUNERAL CEREMONY (Funeral Home, Church or Other) *Includes Visitation 1 hour prior to service* - - - - - - - - $ 595.00
*Each Additional hour of visitation prior to Funeral Ceremony - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 125.00
Graveside service only (or cemetery committal service if different day than Funeral/Memorial service) - - - - - - - - - - $ 195.00
MEMORIAL SERVICE (Funeral Home, Church or Other) *Includes Visitation 1 hour prior to service* - - - - - - - - - $ 595.00
*Each Additional hour of visitation prior to Memorial Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 125.00
TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME (30 Mile Radius) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 240.00
The charge for additional miles is $2.50 per mile (one way charge only)
HEARSE/FUNERAL COACH (30 Mile Radius) (Funeral Ceremony and transportation to cemetery/crematory) - - - $ 295.00
The charge for additional miles is $2.50 per mile (one way charge only)
Delivery Hearse (30 mile radius) (Church Set-Up, Delayed Committal) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 240.00
Clergy Sedan and/or Service/Utility Vehicle (30 mile radius)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 100.00
The charge for additional miles is $2.50 per mile (one way charge only)
CASKETS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 990.00 to $ 3990.00
(A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
OUTER BURIAL CONTAINERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1095.00 to $ 2990.00
(A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
URNS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - $ 20.00 to $ 3510.00
(A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
ALTERNATIVE CONTAINERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 75.00 to $ 395.00
(A complete list will be provided at the funeral home)
FORWARDING REMAINS TO ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME/MORTUARY - - - - - - - - - - $ 1595.00
This charge includes removal of remains, basic services of staff, embalming, necessary authorizations, and transportation to airport. This charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the body. The cost of other than local transportation in vehicles of funeral home/mortuary is $2.50 per mile.
RECEIVING REMAINS FROM ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME/MORTUARY - - - - - - - - - $ 1895.00
This charge includes local transportation of remains from airport to funeral home, temporary shelter of remains, basic services of staff and local transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory. This charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies.
DIRECT CREMATIONS (Price Range) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1820.00 to $ 1895.00
The charge for a direct cremation includes local removal of remains, local transportation to crematory, necessary authorizations, and basic services of staff. This charge does include the crematory fee but not the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to the cremation.
If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without outside covering). The containers we provide are wood base fiberboard/cardboard.
1. Direct Cremation with wood base fiberboard/cardboard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1895.00
2. Direct Cremation with container provided by purchaser- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1820.00
3. Direct Cremation with container selected from our funeral home (in addition to cost of container) - - - $ 1820.00
IMMEDIATE BURIALS (Price Range) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 1895.00 to $ 5885.00
The charge for immediate burial includes local removal of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, the necessary authorizations and basic services of staff. This charge does not include the use of facilities and staff for any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior to burial.
1. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1895.00
2. Immediate burial with casket selected from our funeral home (in addition to cost of casket) - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1895.00
Luncheon/Reception waiting time (staff & equipment when luncheon/reception is prior to committal service) - $ 195.00
Evening Funeral/Memorial Service Surcharge (5:00 PM or later) at Funeral Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 150.00
Evening Visitation/Service Surcharge at facility other than Funeral Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 200.00
(includes additional staff, additional equipment and service vehicle)
Private Family Viewing (prior to cremation) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 150.00
(includes facilities, staff, care of unembalmed remains, liner & pillow for minimum cremation container)
USE OF CHAPEL / STAFF CHARGES (When cremation is performed by provider other than Mueller-Bies)
Memorial Service with 1 Hour Visitation including staff (Funeral Home, Church, or other)- - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 995.00
Memorial Visitation (up to 4 Hours) including staff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 895.00
Memorial Service & Visitation Package (Visitation day before & memorial service next day) - - - - - - - - - - - -$1595.00
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ROSEVILLE CHAPEL 2130 N. Dale St., Roseville, MN 55113 - (651) 487-2550
LINO LAKES CHAPEL 7050 Lake Dr, Lino Lakes MN 55014 - (651) 784-3390
