These prices are effective as of December 1, 2019
and are subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those items we can offer to our customers. You may choose only the items 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 item you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods you selected.
Traditional ‘Green’ Funeral Service Package
$3,865.00
This charge includes services of funeral director and staff, transfer from place of death to our facility, preparation of deceased without the use of chemical agents, use of the facilities for visitation and/or funeral service (or coordination and direction of the funeral ceremony at the church or other location), hearse, lead car, ‘green’ register book, prayer cards, and acknowledgment cards. (This service is offered as a package, no adjustments will be made for items not used). This package is only available to those families whom purchase a casket from Olson & Parent Funeral Home. The charge does not include merchandise, cemetery or crematory fees, nor any additional items you may choose.
The service of the funeral director and staff includes, but is not limited to, responding to an initial request for services; professional consultation with family or their designee(s) responsible for death care; preparation of biographical and vital statistical information; filing of necessary authorizations and permits; coordination of staff prior to, during, and after the funeral, including working with those providing key services at the crematory, cemetery and/or other parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased; completing the funeral in accordance with the service preferences in a respectful and dignified manner. Also included in the basic services of the funeral home are overhead expenses relative to our business such insurance, utility expenses, secretarial and administrative costs, and equipment and inventory costs. The basic services will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This basic service is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving of remains.)
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 family or public 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 immediate burial or direct cremation. Preparation of embalmed remains includes restoration, cosmetology, and dressing.
Includes disinfection and washing, sheltering of remains and placement of deceased in casket.
Our services include set-up for visitation area, placement of encased remains, display of floral arrangements, and attendance during gathering. (per day)
A cash advance payment or honorarium may be paid to the church, cemetery, or other ceremony location.
Our service include accompaniment of remains to cemetery, supervision of graveside services, and staff to attend service.
Used the day of the funeral as the lead vehicle or flower transport
Unless otherwise noted, all transportation charges contained in this General Price List apply to Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts only. The charge for additional miles (outside Rhode Island or Eastern Massachusetts) is $2 per mile.
A complete list will be provided.
Solid Cherry
Solid Oak
Solid Poplar
A complete list will be provided.
A complete list will be provided.
(when cremation is selected)
This charge includes transfer from place of death, necessary services of staff, embalming, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to airport. This charge does not include use of facilities for visitation or funeral rites or ceremonies prior to the forwarding of the deceased.
A. With minimum shipping container
B. With casket selected from our funeral home (in addition to the cost of the casket)
C. Air Tray
This charge includes temporary shelter of deceased, transportation of remains to cemetery and necessary services of staff. This charge does not include visitation, rites, or ceremonies.
Our charge for an immediate burial without any attendant rites or ceremonies includes removal and shelter of the deceased, local transportation to the cemetery, and necessary services of staff and authorizations.
A. Immediate burial with casket provided by the purchaser
B. Immediate burial with minimum casket (cloth covered)
C. Immediate burial with casket selected from our funeral home
(in addition to the cost of the casket)
Our charge for a ‘green’ cremation without any attendant rites or ceremonies includes transfer of deceased from place of death, local transportation to crematory, refrigeration of remains, a select biodegradable urn and necessary services of staff and authorizations. When you arrange a green cremation, we place the remains in a biodegradable wood container, not an alternative container made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials. The containers we provide are 100% wood and hand crafted in Massachusetts. This fee includes the cremation certificate fee and the crematory fee at Swan Point Cemetery, 585 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI. The fee does not include cash advance items, such as certified copies of death certificates.
A. Direct Cremation (container provided by purchaser)
B. Direct Cremation with bio-degradable alternative container
C. Direct Cremation with casket selected from our funeral home
(in addition to cost of casket)
Our charge for a direct cremation without any attendant rites or ceremonies includes transfer of deceased from place of death, local transportation to crematory, refrigeration of remains, necessary services of staff and authorizations. 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 an outside covering). The containers we provide are cardboard and fiberboard. This fee includes the cremation certificate fee and crematory fee at Woodlawn North Purchase Cemetery, Attleboro, MA. The fee does not include cash advance items, such as certified copies of death certificates.
A. Direct Cremation (container provided by purchaser)
B. Direct Cremation with alternative container
C. Direct Cremation with casket selected from our funeral home
(in addition to cost of casket)