No matter what you choose…

… cremation is simply a form of final disposition. It’s the other things you do that determine whether a final tribute is meaningful, healing, personalized, and exactly what your family needs to grieve.

Cremation with Memorial Service

  • Preparation and transfer of the deceased
  • Services of a funeral director
  • Online obituary
  • Options for cremated remains
  • Gathering of friends and family
  • Reception after service

Mass Bay Simple Choice Cremation

$1,795.00

  • Professional licensed staff for arrangements and obtaining authorizations, permits, and death certificates
  • Transfer from place of death to our facility (within MA) and sheltering of the remains
  • Alternative container for the body for transfer to the crematory for cremation
  • Transfer to the crematory and the crematory fee (for Blue Hill Crematory)
  • Massachusetts medical examiner fee (required for all cremations)
  • A temporary container for the cremated remains
  • Free delivery of cremated remains within 10 miles of our location
  • Online Family Forms and payment

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760 Washington Street, Whitman, MA 02382

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Cremation with

Funeral Service

  • Preparation and transfer of the deceased
  • Services of a funeral director
  • Online obituary 
  • Options for cremated remains
  • Gathering of friends and family
  • Reception after service
  • Embalming and preparation of the body
  • Viewing & rental casket

Simple Choice Cremation

$1,495.00

  • Professional licensed staff for arrangements, and obtaining authorizations, permits, and death certificates
  • Transfer from place of death to our facility (within Mass.) and sheltering of the remains
  • Alternative container for the body for transfer to the crematory for cremation
  • Transfer to the crematory and the crematory fee (for Blue Hill Crematory)
  • Massachusetts Medical Examiner Fee (required for all cremations)
  • A temporary container for the cremated remains
  • Free delivery of cremated remains within 10 miles of our location
  • Online Family Forms and payment
Plan Online

Cremation with

Funeral Service

  • Preparation and transfer of the deceased
  • Services of a funeral director
  • Online obituary 
  • Options for cremated remains
  • Gathering of friends and family
  • Reception after service
  • Embalming and preparation of the body
  • Viewing & rental casket

Cremation with Memorial Service

  • Preparation and transfer of the deceased
  • Services of a funeral director
  • Online obituary
  • Options for cremated remains
  • Gathering of friends and family
  • Reception after service

The charge for the Mass Bay Simple Choice Cremation does not include a ceremony, viewing, certified copies of the death certificate, or newspaper notices. This charge must be paid in full at the time of services. All cremations in Massachusetts are done individually. In Massachusetts, there is a 48-hour waiting period before the cremation can be done. Please do not schedule a service unless you check with us. Depending on the circumstances and timing, it may take up to 2 weeks for the return of cremated remains.

How Much is Cremation? 

(No extra fees)

Simple Choice Cremation - $1295.00

Medical Examiner - $200.00

Blue Hill Crematory - $300.00


Total Costs -  $1,795.00

Additional Customization:

Gathering

Venue Options:

  • Our Chapel
  • Church
  • Outdoor Venue
  • Graveside
  • Your Choice

Gathering

Venue Options:

  • Our Chapel
  • Church
  • Outdoor Venue
  • Graveside
  • Your Choice

Procession

Vehicle Options:

  • Utility/Service Vehicle
  • Funeral Coach/Hearse
  • Limousine

Procession

Vehicle Options:

  • Utility/Service Vehicle
  • Funeral Coach/Hearse
  • Limousine

Personalize

Healing Elements:

  • Music
  • Readings
  • Artwork
  • Your Choice
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Personalize

Healing Elements:

  • Music
  • Readings
  • Artwork
  • Your Choice
View All

Why is it important to have a meaningful, healing, and personalized funeral service?

Meaningful - When something has meaning, it has deeper purpose, deeper poignancy. By intentionally creating a meaningful service, you allow mourners - family, friends, neighbors - to say goodbye in a way that will help them heal and bring peace and comfort for years to come. 


Healing - After the death of someone loved, you will experience feelings of grief. These emotions look different from person to person (sadness, anger, guilt, regret, shock, disbelief), but a meaningful service can help bring healing and comfort to a hurting heart.


Personalized - Above all, it’s essential to personalize a funeral service. Without personalization, you cannot create meaning or facilitate healing. Without personalization, you get a cookie-cutter experience instead of a one-of-a-kind final tribute.

Together, all three - meaningful, healing, and personalized - come together to create a truly unique funeral experience that will heal hurts, touch hearts, and help you say goodbye to a truly unique and irreplaceable person.