Our Prices
Basic Services of Funeral Director, Staff & Overhead – $1,695
Our charge for the services of the funeral director and staff includes but is not limited to: staff to respond to initial requests for service, arrangement conference with family or responsible party, coordination with the crematory, cemetery or other parties involved with the final disposition of the deceased, preparation and filing of necessary notices, authorizations and permits. This fee for our basic service and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements that you select. (Note: This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials and forwarding or receiving of remains.)
In Person Arrangement Conference – $250
Embalming – $850
Autopsy Embalming – $950
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 a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose arrangements that do not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.
Other Preparation of Body
Normal Cosmetology, Dressing & Casketing – $350
Professional Restoration of Body (per hour charge) – $75
Cleaning & Disinfection of Body when No Embalming – $150
Use of staff & facilities
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Visitation at Funeral Home – $300
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Visitation at Another Location – $400
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Funeral Service at Funeral Home – $600
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Funeral Service at Another Location – $700
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Same Day Visitation/Service at Funeral Home – $700
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Same Day Visitation/Service at Another Location – $900
Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Memorial Service at Funeral Home or Another Location – $550
Staff and Equipment for Graveside Service – $500
Transfer of remains to funeral home – $500
(Note: All transportation charges are for local service area; beyond a 50 mile radius add $2.75 per loaded mile per vehicle)
Automotive equipment
(Note: All transportation charges are for local service area; beyond a 50 mile radius add $3.25 per loaded mile per vehicle)
Hearse (Funeral Coach) – $500
Limousine (Funeral Service or Wake) – $450
Limousine (Repast) – $100/hr
Sprinter Van – $625
Lead/Service Vehicle – $200
Flower/Utility Vehicle – $255
Escort (per Escort) – $350
Merchandise
Caskets – From $750 to $35,000
(A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home prior to your selection)
Outer Burial Containers – From $895 to $3595
(A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home prior to your selection)
Guest Register Book – From $35
Memorial Folders/Programs (per 200) – From $150
Special Custom Programs – Request Quote
Prayers Cards – From $125
Acknowledgement Cards (per box of 25) – From $10
Burial Garments – From $80 to $300
Casket Panels – From $125
Urns – From $125 to $1500
Shipping Container – $300
Shipping Container Oversize – $375
Cash advance items
Clergy – $100 and up
Organist – $100 and up
Soloist – $75 and up
Death Certificates
Missouri – $14 for the first; $11 for each additional
Kansas – $20 each
Kansas City Star (Obituary includes name, age, date of death, place of death, residence, dates and times for visitation/service and suggestions for memorial contributions – NO CHARGE
Add: List of Survivors and additional information (up to 10 lines) – $63
Add: Photo (Note if information exceeds 10 lines, funeral director will consult KC Star for additional charges) – $75
Kansas City Call Newspaper – $115
Kansas City Post Dispatch – $75
Court Filing Fee for Creditor’s Refusal Letter – $55
Forwarding of remains – $1,695
Our charge for this service includes local transfer of remains to our facility, basic services of the funeral director and staff, embalming, local transportation of remains to KCI Airport and necessary authorizations. This charge does not include merchandise, viewing, ceremonies, shipping charges or other preparation of remains. If necessary, a transportation charge for non-local transfer of remains to a receiving facility will be added to this charge.
Receiving of remains – $1,495
Our charge for this service includes local transfer of remains to our facility, basic services of funeral director and staff, other preparation of remains and necessary authorizations. This charge does not include merchandise, viewing, ceremonies or shipping charges.
Direct cremation – From $695 to $1,195
Our charge for this service includes the removal of remains (within 35 mile radius), care of remains, basic services of the funeral director and staff, transportation to the crematory and obtaining necessary authorizations and permits. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternate container. Alternate containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provided are: corrugated cremation boxes ($100) and any cremation casket (see separate list for pricing). This price doesn’t include merchanise.
Direct Cremation w/Container Provided by Purchaser – $695
Direct Cremation w/Container Corrugated Box – $845
Direct Cremation w/Casket Selected from Price List – $845
(Note: This charge of $ 845 will be added to the price of the selected Casket or cremation container.)
Direct Cremation w/Viewing Unembalmed Remains – $995
Direct Cremation w/Viewing & Witness of Cremation – $1,295
Immediate burial – $1,595
Our charge for this service includes local removal of remains (within 50 mile radius), basic services of the funeral director and staff, obtaining necessary authorizations and permits and local transportation to the cemetery. This charge does not include the Casket or Outer Burial Container.
Dove service price list
Symbols of love and bearers of peace, white doves carry comfort to those who need it and lift happy memories above a sad day as they begin their journey home. Sincere smiles arise from children and adults as downy white doves fly up toward the sky and spirits are uplifted.
Spirit – $300
(Single Dove Release)
The white dove represents the spirit of your loved one released to Heaven
Trinity – $450
(Four Dove Release)
The first dove represents the spirit of your loved one and the other three
Escort – $750
(Seven Dove Release)
The first dove represents the spirit of your loved one followed by an escort of six doves.
– Warranties –
The only warranty on the caskets sold with this service is the express written warranty, if any, guaranteed by the manufacturer. Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services, LLC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including an implied warranty of merchantability or an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the casket.
Other burial container price list
These prices are effective May 1, 2022 but are subject to change without notice.
State and/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. Either a grave liner or a outer burial liner will satisfy these requirements. Certain cemeteries may also require additional fee for the grave set-up, holiday or weekend fees and the opening and closing of the grave.
Outer burial containers
SST tribune (stainless steel lined vault) – $2,495
Tribune (ABS lined vault) – $2,195
Venetian (ABS lined vault) – $2,095
Continental (strentex lined vault) – $1,695
Monticello (strentex lined vault) – $1,495
Premier (unlined concrete) – $1,295
2 piece concrete box – $1,095
Additional charges
Tent Set-Up (including chairs and lowering device – $550 and up
*Note: included in price of vaults shown above, however this additional charge applies when no vault is purchased
Additional Cemetery Charge (weekends & holidays) – $100 and up
-Warranties-
The only warranty on the caskets sold with this service is the express written warranty, if any, guaranteed by the manufacturer. Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services, LLC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including an implied warranty of merchantability or an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the casket.