ASTORIA FUNERAL H0ME LLC. 27-07 30 Avenue Long Island City, New York 11102-2445 718 728 0140 www.astoria funeral home.com Paul LoBrutto, funeral director, manager Astoria funeral home is an Independent privately owned family business established in 1950 by peter and ann lobrutto General Price list The prices are effective as of revision date : February 22, 2010 And are subject to change without notice. The federal trade commission FTC, the New York State Department of Health and the New York City department of Consumer Affairs require funeral providers to make certain disclosues on the general price list. These disclosures are similar but are not exactly the same. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) disclosure ------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. New york and new york city disclosures: the goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the item you desire. However any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our services. 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 services and merchandise you selected. This list may not include prices for certain items you select,such as cemetery charges or crematory services, flowers and newspapers notices. The estimated of final prices for those items will be shown on the itemized statement describing the funeral services and merchandise you selected, we charge you for our services in buying certain items. Your authorization is required for a funeral home to obtain custody of a body and a body must be released promptly upon request. The provider of funeral services is required to give price information in Person and over the telephone.
A provider of funeral services is prohibited from representing that the deterioration of human remains can be prevented for more than a limited time by embalming,caskets, vaults or outer interment receptacles. Alternative services The following charges for direct burial and direct cremation do not include additional items or services, merchandise, facility use and livery that the customer may wish to select. DIRECT CREMATION : Price range from $ 1875 Which includes the transfer of remains to the funeral home. The funeral director and staff services, securing of necessary authorization. Local transportation to the crematory, an alternative container for cremation and the return of the cremains to the funeral home. TO $1675 which includes the services as described above but with the cremation container supplied by the customer. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you may use an unfinished wooden box or an alternative container. Alternative containers can be made of heavy cardboard, pressed wood or composition materials ( with or without an outside covering) or maybe pouches of canvas or other materials. DIRE CT BURIALS : Price range from $2500 which includes the local transfer of remains to the funeral home. The funeral director and staff services securing of necessary authorizations, local transportation to the cemetery and a n unfinished wooden box. To price of $ 2100 which includes the services described above but with the container supplied by the customer. The direct burial prices do not include cemetery charges. Transfer of remains to the funeral establishment including personeel, equiptment and vehicle, licensed funeral director. Local within 10 miles $ 475. Charge per miles beyond local range $3. Extra man removal $75 Embalming including preparation room $795. Embalming of autopsied remains $850. In new york state embalming is not required by law. If you do not want embalming you have the right to choose an arrangement which does not require you to pay for embalming such as direct cremation or direct burial. If you select certain funeral arrangement such as viewing or an open casket funeral embalming may be required by the funeral firm. Other preparation (excluding embalming) preparation of the remains unless selected is not required for direct cremation or for direct burial. A. topical disinfection $400. B. custodial care charged after 24 hours $100 Charge per day CUSTODIAL CARE will not be charged on the days when embalming or other preparation of remains occurs. Visitation is held or a funeral service is conducted. C.dressing / casketing $180. D.cosmetology male $95. Hairdresser female $140. E, restoration $150. F. pouches or coveralls $15--50.
Arrangements : the charge for our services will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. However this charge will not be added to the cost for direct cremation, direct burial, forwarding of remains of receiving of remains bec ause the prices for those services include this charge. Basic arrangements including funeral director other staff equiptment and facilities to respond to initial request for services, the arrangements, conference, securing of necessary authorizations and coordination of service plans with parties involved in the final dispositions of the deceased. Arrangement price is $ 620. ---------------------------------------------------------- Supervision for visitation $200. For memorial service $250. For graveside ceremony, $250. For disinterment $1500. Facilities visitation -total for 1 day or part thereof $495. Total for 2 days or part thereof $650. Total for 3 days or part thereof $895 Funeral service $495 Memorial service $400. Combined costs for supervision and facility Supervision and facility for visitation Total for 1 day or part thereof $695. Total for 2 day or part thereof $ 850. Total for 3 day or part there of $1095 Supervision and facility for funeral service $745. Supervision and facility for memorial service $650. Livery: Hearse local within 10 miles $425. $3 per miles thereafter Calverton National cemetery $500. Alternative vehicle ( Van) local within 10 miles $290. $3 per mile thereafter Flower car local within 10 miles $340. Limousine local within 10 miles $375. $3 per miles thereafter Calverton national cemetery $450. Passenger car local within 10 miles $290. $3 per miles thereafter. Merchandise: caskets and alternative containers. Price list will be provided at the funeral home. CASKETS RANGE FROM $200 TO $ 36,124. The federal trade commission FTC prohibits the provider of funeral services from imposing any additional fee of surcharge to consumers who obtain a casket else where. Outer interment receptacles - a complete price list will be provided at the funeral home. RANGE FROM $850 TO $4495. Urns Price range for $280 to $4490. Engraved Additional services and merchandise : We will purchase additional services and merchandise for you. The prices in this
section include a charge for our services in buying those items. FROM TO Memorial prayer cards Name,date of birth, date of death In plastic 100 cards $85 250. Acknowledgement- thank you -50 cards $20 120. Casket plate $55 85 Crucifix, cross $25 75 Rosary $15 $35. Register book $20 35 Death notices $3 60 Burial clothing 130 312 Mens set $27 5 Womens gowns $135 185 ----------------------------------------------------------- Limited services: forwarding remains to another funeral home. This charge includes the local transfer of the remains to the funeral home, staff services securing necessary authorizations and local transportation to point of shipment, the charge does not include shipping charges or additional items of services, merchandise, facility use and livery that the customer may wish to select. Price is $1900. Transportation beyond local point of shipment will be billed either as livery or common carrier charges depending upon the forwarding location. Local point of shipment is up to or within 10 miles. Receiving remains from another funeral home: this charge includes basic local transportation of the remains to the funeral home and or place of local disposition, staff services and securing necessary authorizations, the charge does not include additional items of services, merchandise, facility use and livery that the customer may wish to select Price is $1900 Transportation beyond local place of disposition will be billed as livery charges. Local place of disposition is up to or within 10 miles. Cash advances: services and merchandise provided as cash advance items will be billed at the same amount paid by the funeral firm. Cemetery average grave is $4000 to $8000. Average grave opening is $1500 to 1700. Church average $150 to $ 550 Death certificates /average @ $15 New York City, $20 UPS, NYC permits fee $40, other $40 Pallbearers 6 @ $50 = $300 Gratuities Bridge and road tolls Telephone charges Public transportation Livery- No paper, or price list, or service price listing is a contract nor an agreement.this is indicated price listing and choice offerings, the ITEMIZATION FORM must be filled out and signed by both parties. The ITEMIZATION FORM is the main form considered by the New York state bureau of funeral directing to be a contract agreement.