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Dolan Funeral Home
106 Middlesex Street
Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: (978) 251-4041
Have questions: email
us.
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Our Services |
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Basic Services of Funeral Director
and Staff
Embalming.
Other Preparation of Body.
Additional Services and Facilities.
- Facility
Tour
Hearse and Motor Equipment.
Caskets and Alternative Containers.
- Aurora
Caskets
- Doric
Burial Vaults
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Batesville Caskets
Outer Burial Containers.
Forwarding Remains to another Funeral
Home.
Receiving Remains from another
Funeral Home.
Direct Cremations.
Immediate Burial.
Anatomical Gift to University of Mass.
at Lowell.
Other Merchandise.
Credit Card Accepted. |
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I. Basic Services of
Funeral Director and Staff |
Our basic service charge
includes, but is not limited to, staff response to
initial request for service, consultation with family
or responsible party, preparation and filing of necessary
certificates and permits, placement of obituary notices,
planning of funeral arrangements, and coordination
of services with cemetery, crematory, vault companies
and others as required. A Licensed Funeral Director
and Embalmer is available 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year. It also includes certain overhead items associated
with the operation of the funeral home, such as insurance,
maintenance and utility expenses, secretarial and
administrative costs, and equipment and inventory
expenses. This fee for our basic services and overhead
will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements
you select. (This fee is already included in our charges
for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding
or receiving remains.) |
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II. Embalming |
Except in certain special
cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming
may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral
arrangements, such as funeral with 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 direct cremation or immediate
burial. |
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III. Other Preparation
of Body |
- Sanitary care, washing
and disinfection when no embalming.
- Special cosmetics when no embalming.
- Restorative work when necessary(per hour rate).
- Extra charge for preparation of autopsied body.
- Hair Dressing. |
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IV. Additional Services
and Facilities |
A. Use of
Facilities and Staff for Visitation
Our services will include visitation setup, use of
visitation room or at off-site facilities; placement
of casketed deceased, display of floral arrangements,
parking lot assistance, and supervision and attendance
during visitation.
B. Use of Facilities and Staff for Ceremony
Our services include coordinating the funeral arrangements,
supervision of funeral, staff to attend to the funeral
ceremony at the funeral home or off-site funeral services,
supervision of committal or other disposition service,
setup and use of facilities for funeral ceremony.
C. Memorial Service
Our services include coordinating the memorial service,
supervision of the memorial service, staff to attend
memorial service, and setup and use of facilities
for memorial service.
D. Graveside Service
Our services include coordinating the funeral arrangements
at graveside, supervision of the graveside service,
and equipment and staff necessary to conduct the graveside
service. |
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V. Hearse and Motor
Equipment |
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A. Transfer of deceased
to Funeral Home
B. Hearse - Day of Funeral
C. Limousine
D. Flower car
E. Service Vehicle (use of car for permits) |
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VI. Caskets and Alternative
Containers |
A casket list will be
provided at the funeral home. Alternative containers
are a container that "encases the body".
We use cardboard containers.
NOTE: Family made containers are permissible provided
they are delivered to the funeral home and a waiver
of liability is signed. |
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VII. Outer Burial Containers |
A complete list will
be provided at the funeral home. |
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VIII. Forwarding Remains
to Another Funeral Home |
This charge includes
the transfer of the deceased, basic services of staff,
embalming, necessary authorization and local transportation
to airport. This charge does not include shipping
container, visitation, rites, or ceremonies prior
to forwarding of the deceased. |
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IX. Receiving Remains
From Another Funeral Home |
This charge includes
temporary shelter of deceased, basic service of staff
and transportation of deceased to cemetery or crematory.
This charge does not include visitation, rites or
ceremonies. |
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X. Direct Cremations |
This charge includes
transfer of deceased, local transportation to crematory,sanitary
care as required by the State of Massachusetts, crematory
charges,Medical Examiner fee required by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and basic services of staff. This
charge does not include cremation container required
by crematory or the use of facilities and staff for
any visitation or ceremony, public or private, prior
to cremation.
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 composite materials (with or without
an outside covering). The containers we provide are
cardboard containers.
A. Direct cremation with container provided by purchaser
B. Direct cremation with cardboard container
C. Direct cremation with casket selected |
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XI. Immediate Burial |
| The charge for immediate
burial includes transfer of deceased, local transportation
to the cemetery, the necessary authorizations, sanitary
care, and basic services of staff. The charge does not
include the use of facilities and staff for any visitation
or ceremony, public or private,prior to burial.
A. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser
B. Immediate burial with gray cloth covered cardboard
C. Immediate burial with casket selected. |
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XII. Anatomical Gift
to University of Mass. At Lowell |
The charge for anatomical
gift to University of Massachusetts, LOWELL Campus,
includes transfer of deceased to funeral home, transfer
of deceased to the college, transfer of deceased to
place of final disposition (local), embalming according
to the Medical Schools' specifications, necessary
authorizations, basic services of staff. The charge
does not include the use of facilities and staff for
Crematory or Cemetery opening fee.
**NOTE** At this time the University will pay $1,100.00
towards the expenses of final disposition of the anatomical
gifts. |
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XIII. Other Merchandise |
- Register Book
- Acknowledgment Cards (Per box of 25)
- Prayer Cards (Per 100)
- Cross/Crucifix
- Suits/Dresses
- Underwear Sets
- Cremation Urns
- Air Tray |
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Credit Cards Accepted |
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