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Cremation Services
The following Packages are designed to help simplify the types of Cremation Services you may select. These packages reflect the services, merchandise and fees associated with these specific services, they may not include additional services and merchandise or cash advances requested or required by cemeteries beyond the Package choices.
Ratell Simple Cremation Plan - $2,495. Complete
An opportunity to spend time and an informal identification process which takes place in our private Chapel setting. Limited viewing time
Package includes:
- Basic services of the Funeral Director and Licensed staff
- Transfer of deceased to the funeral home (15-mile radius) & Crematory
- Cremation preparation for private viewing (additional fees may apply if autopsy)
- 30 minute visitation limited to a maximum of 6 people
- Crematory fee
- Medical Examiner's fee (required by Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Online Obituary Website Hosting & Social media hosting for obituary. (Facebook)
(Additional Merchandise such as Minimum alternative cremation container, Urn, memorials and Cash advance fees such as cemetery charges, urn vault, obituary, death certificates and local municipal permit fees not included)
Ratell Cremation Plan with Graveside Service - $3,795 Complete
An opportunity for family and friends to gather, commemorate and offer remembrances/prayers and memories at final committal services directly at the gravesite.
Package includes:
- Basic services of Funeral Director & Licensed staff
- Transfer of deceased to the funeral home (15-mile radius) & Crematory
- Use of Licensed Funeral Director & staff for graveside service
- Service vehicle to gravesite
- Crematory fee
- Medical Examiner's fee (required by Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Minimum Alternative cremation container (Crematory requirement)
- Choice of locally made MacKenzie Marble Urn (up to $295 value)
- Online obituary Website Hosting & Social media hosting for obituary (Facebook)
(Additional Merchandise such as alternate urn selection from package, additional memorials and Cash advance fees such as cemetery charges, urn vault, obituary, clergy, death certificates and local municipal permit fees not included)
Ratell Cremation Plan with Memorial Service - $4,025 Complete
An opportunity for Family and Friends to gather, share memories and offer remembrances/prayers and memories by the family or clergy at our facility.
Package includes:
- Basic services of Licensed Funeral Director & staff
- Transfer of deceased to the funeral home (15-mile radius) & Crematory
- Use of facilities & Licensed staff for Memorial Service (2 hrs.)
- Ratell Tribute Memorial package (register book, prayer cards, TY cards)
- Online Funeral Home Website Hosting & our social media hosting for obituary (Facebook)
- Crematory fee
- Medical Examiner's authorization/viewing fee (required by Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Minimum alternative cremation container (Crematory requirement)
- Choice of locally made MacKenzie urn in color and engraving (up to $395 value)
(Additional Merchandise such as alternate urn selection from package, additional memorials and Cash advance fees such as cemetery charges, urn vault, obituary, clergy, death certificates, additional motor equipment and local permit fees and certified death certificates not included)
Choosing cremation.
Our staff provides professional and affordable cremation services in Indian Orchard, MA with reputable and licensed funeral directors.
We Provide
- Transportation for your loved one from a residence, medical facility or hospice
- Proper documents including filing of death certificates
- Licensed and experienced funeral directors
- Online tribute/obituary listings
Call Us Anytime - 24/7
For unexpected deaths please call 911.
Why Choose Us?
Families have been trusting us with their loved ones because of our superior service and professionalism. Our local, licensed funeral directors carefully plan each and every service.
Immediate Answers
Licensed funeral directors and experienced staff to provide guidance along every step of the way.
Safe Transportation
Our professional staff will pick up your loved one at your residence, hospital, or hospice and transport them with care.
Peace of Mind
A long history of positive testimonials and reviews from excellent services and satisfied families.
Cremation Offers Many Options
Cremation services, like burial services, look different from one family to the next, but always provide a meaningful way to honor a deceased loved one. We work with families to ensure cremation services that are in line with their beliefs, values, and wishes. We also provide family members with different options for preserving and honoring the cremated remains of their loved one—including urns, Columbariums, cremation grave markers, and more. Options are also available to place cremated remains alongside cherished mementos—such as photographs—or even within cremation benches or rocks.
Whatever kind of service you choose, we want to ensure that it fulfills all the wishes of your family and your deceased loved one. Please contact us to discuss these options further.
What is Cremation?
During the cremation process, intense heat reduces human remains to their original elements. Our trained staff will bring your loved one to the crematory in a cremation container. Following cremation, we will receive the cremated remains and place them into an urn that has been selected by the family. There are several options a family has in the final disposition of the remains at this point, including:
- Ceremonial Scattering – Gulf or other place of importance
- Home Memorialization
- Inurnment – Burial or Niche
Final Memorialization
A permanent place to reflect on your loved one becomes a way of connecting to a family's past.
Memorial Products
Today’s cremation urns have been designed to meet the needs of unique and personal ceremonies and memorialization. The choices consist of:
- Biodegradable Urns for scattering.
- Cast Acrylic Statuary Art Urns designed to be an artistic form that is uplifting and a comforting tribute.
- Memento Chests provide the perfect place to store photos heirlooms and other cherished items.
- Hardwood Urns have the natural warmth and beauty of fine woods.
- Marble Urns hand-crafted from natural marble with distinctive graining patterns.
- Sheet Bronze Urns can be personalized with engravings and appliques, reflecting the unique personality of the individual.
- Small Keepsake Urns and Jewelry, to hold a personal remembrance.
- Art Glass hand blown artistic personal keepsakes
- Thumbies Personalized jewelry and pendants with unique fingerprint technology.
Contact Us
You are welcome to call us any time of the day, any day of the week, for immediate assistance. Or, visit our funeral home in person at your convenience.
200 Main Street
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
413-543-3836
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