[newyorkmaya]

Originally Posted by jayerose

Good idea or not?

I used Baldwin for my mother. My family already had a burial plot in New York City, but she was living with me in Fla. When she passed, Baldwin picked up her body and cremated it. The cremains were sent to me along with the urn we had previously chosen. I had the ashes and urn interred in the NYC plot.

I also have a pick up the body anywhere contract for myself.

I am now the matriarch of the family and live thousands of miles from my nearest relative. Neptune Society will pick up my body cremate it, and scatter my ashes in Colorado. They will also notify my sister of my passing.

[GATORBILL66]

Just did mine last month through susan at baldwin brothers. And now have purchased a plot at lone oaks cemetary off rt. 44.

Done and paid for with no burden on surviviors. Yea, i know where i am going, but not when!

[Skip]

Originally Posted by GATORBILL66

Just did mine last month through susan at baldwin brothers. And now have purchased a plot at lone oaks cemetary off rt. 44.

Done and paid for with no burden on surviviors. Yea, i know where i am going, but not when!

And what was the total (itemized) cost, if I may ask?

Skip

[frose]

great idea.. nobody needs that stress during that time..

[Holpat39]

Grandfather had a prepay for decades and wanted a cherrywood expensive coffin. At time of the funeral over the years the cost of the service also increased. Director suggested a cheaper coffin and they would refund the difference to us. We said no give him what he ordered. Long story short we took the extra still left over and provided a meal for the people who attended the funeral. We have prepaid arrangements so our children do not have the burden of making those decisions when the time comes,

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

My wife & I really don’t want to be cremated. We’re both more interested in being buried in our home state of Ohio but we live in Texas. I know it’s expensive to ship a body that far but does anybody have any idea if this makes sense or is there a cheap way to ship a body? What a creepy thought!

My father and mother were both "shipped" from S.FL up north (3yrs apart). The shipping part wasn't expensive, maybe $1200 (no meals). It was the cost of transporting them TO the airport and then FROM the airport TO the funeral home and all the unions involved that was the expensive part. Everyone who touched the casket got big bucks. I guess that also would depend on your "final destination." A union to put the casket on the plane, a union to take it off the plane a union to take it from the luggage area to the hearse a union to put it into the hearse a union to take it off the hearse then there were 3 unions involved in the burial. It was crazy but it was mostly prepaid (about 1/2). It would have been cheaper to buy them a coach seat with a wheelchair guy and then an Uber to the funeral home.

[cj1040]

We shopped around and did the same thing.

[Sabella]

Originally Posted by gettingby

Baldwin Brothers right down the road, $800

Checked out most -Baldwin brothers the best. Price, company stability, services are excellent. Also present when their services were used. Respectful, caring and prompt.

[vintageogauge]

We recently purchased our little vaults to place our ashes in at the cemetery up north where my wife wants to be as that is where here family is. The kids know we don't want a funeral just a immediate family small service up north if they wish and they have the contact numbers for Baldwin to handle the cremation as well as who, at this point, we would want to handle the selling of our properties. It should be pretty easy for them to get things done. It's a little eerie seeing our names and birth years on a burial vault but we know how they will look ahead of time.