Dods & McNair Funeral Home, Chapel & Reception Centre

21 First Street

Orangeville, ON L9W 2C8

Phone: 519-941-1392

Fax: 519-941-9171

If you have immediate need of our services, we're available for you 24 hours a day.

A gift to your family, sparing them hard decisions at an emotional time.

It is not always possible to pay respects in person, so we hope that this small token will help.

Offer a gift of comfort and beauty to a family suffering from loss.

FAQs: Funeral Costs

1.	How much does a funeral cost?

2.	Why are funerals so expensive?

Question #1	How much does a funeral cost?
Answer:	The cost of a funeral depends entirely on your wishes for the funeral. Funeral costs are made up of professional services, charges for transporting the body and presentation of the body, casket costs, vehicle charges, and fees for the doctor, minister, or cremation. Personalizing a funeral is also a factor in the cost. While we have many options to help you memorialize your loved one in a meaningful way, those options all have costs attached.

Question #2	Why are funerals so expensive?
Answer:	Funerals are expensive because they require a lot of work from a lot of people. Funeral directors spend as much as 40 hours working on a single funeral. The funeral home needs to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that we’re available when a death occurs. Funeral costs also include merchandise such as the casket or the urn and services such as processing of paperwork, florists and placing the obituary in the newspaper.