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Pricing Guide

At Hamilton's, our main priority is listening to and honoring peoples' final wishes. Every situation is different, so we offer a variety of options depending on your wants and budget.

Click here to view our General Price List.

Step: 1 Select a Disposition

Burial Cremation Donation

You have selected: Burial

Next, select one item from steps two, three and four below in order to get a cost estimate for the type of service you may ask Hamilton's funeral home to provide.

Step 2 – Select Burial Service Type

Select Description Price
Full Service Embalming, visitation, services and burial $6,285
Same-day Visitation and Service Embalming, visitation and services on the same day $5,770
Graveside Service Embalming, then a graveside service and burial $4,845
Immediate Burial Immediate burial with no visitation or service $2,750
Memorial Service Only Service at or away from our funeral home Starting at $1,520

Step 3 – Caskets & Alternative Containers

Select Description Price
Top of line – start at $4,450 $6,450
Median level – prices range from $2,950 - $4,250 $3,450
Base level – prices range from $1,095 - $2,850 $1,695
Alternative container – cardboard container, no interior $75
Shipping container – wood base, cardboard top, no interior $150

Step 4 – Outer Burial Containers

Select Description Price
Sealing Vault (concrete with added metal and plastic liners) $4,150
Sealing Vault (concrete with added plastic liner) $1,700
Grave Liner (non-sealing, no liner, concrete box) $950

Total* $0.00

You have selected: Cremation

Next, select one item from steps two, three and four below in order to get a cost estimate for the type of service you may ask Hamilton's funeral home to provide.

Step 2 – Select Cremation Service Type

Select Description Price
Full Service with Cremation Embalming, visitation, services, with cremation following $6,300
Same-day Visitation, Service and Cremation Embalming, visitation, with cremation following $6,025
Cremation Followed by Service Immediate cremation followed by service $4,845
Private Viewing Followed by Cremation $2,845
Direct Cremation No Services – prices range from $2,170 - $3,265 (minimum) $2,170
Memorial Service Only Service at or away from our funeral home Starting at $1,520

Step 3 – Cremation Urns

Select Description Price
Top of line – prices start at $395 $535
Median level – prices range from $275 - $395 $325
Base level – prices range from $80 - $250 $115

Total* $0.00

You have selected: Donation

Select one item below in order to get an estimate for the cost of the type of service you may ask Hamilton's Funeral Home to provide.

Step 2 – Select Donation Option

Select Description Price
Immediate Donation – Des Moines University $890
Immediate Donation – University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA $1,150
Memorial Service Only Starting at $1,520

Total* $0.00

* This total represents an estimate based off of median averages. Additional costs may incur. Some of those costs would include but are not limited too:

  • Flowers ($25 - $900) | View Examples
  • Cemetery Costs
  • Escort Service for procession to cemetery
  • Honorariums – ministers, singer, musicians ($75-$300)
  • Certified Death Certificates ($15 each)
  • Medical examiner cremation permit ($75)
  • Sales Tax

Hamilton's is here to facilitate in these decisions. For more information contact us.

Total* $0.00