Check
your local telephone directory for Mc Elroy-Flynn Funeral home,
Inc.ELMSFORD or Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home Inc..MOUNT KISCO Call that
number or you could call 1-800-244-6634 in
North America. One central telephone number that will connect you with our
Elmsford or Mount Kisco service centers.
Q. How will the
deceased be transported to New York?
A. The most common
method of transportation today is by air, Transportation by air is the
fastest and the most economical manner of transportation. In most
instances, a funeral in New York can be held within 24 to 36 hours
after the death has occurred.
Q. What are the
costs when the death occurs away from the New York area and the family
intends to have funeral services and burial in the New York metropolitan
area?
A. There are no fixed
costs. Charges will vary from State to State. The present costs to us by
an Out-of-State Funeral Director for services, when engaged by us, range
from approximately $395.00 to $650.00. (The amount we are charged by the
Out-of-State Funeral Director is exactly the amount you are required to
reimburse us). The following services are performed by the Out-of-State
Funeral Director:
- Removal of the deceased from the place of death
- Preparation of the deceased for transporting to a
New York metropolitan area airport
- Providing a minimum light weight transportation
container (to keep the cost of air transportation to a minimum)
- Arranging for all required documents and permits
in the City where the death has occurred.
- Obtaining airline space for the deceased
- Notifying our offices in New York, via long
distance telephone calls of time and airport of arrival of the
deceased.
- Transportation of the deceased to an airport in
the City where the death has occurred
Q. Are there any
other costs in addition to the above?
A. Yes. In addition to
the above costs, you will also have the cost of the Air Transportation.
Transportation costs will vary, depending upon the distance from New York
to the City that the deceased is being transported from and the weight of
the deceased and the transportation container.
For Example: transportation costs by air at the
present time from Florida to New York City using a minimum light weight
transportation container range from approximately $250.00 to $375.00.
Q. Does this now
take care of all the costs?
A. No! These costs are
only the charges for having provided the required necessary services in
the City where the death has occurred and transporting the deceased from
that City to a New York metropolitan area airport.
Q. After the
deceased has arrived in New York, what other services will have to be
provided?
A. When the deceased
has arrived in New York, arrangements will have to be completed at our
Funeral Home for the following services:
- Removal of the deceased from the airport by
Cadillac Hearse to the Chapel
- Preparation and care of the deceased for
interment in the New York area
- Use of the preparation room.
- Arranging and supervision of the funeral and the
interment, and providing all the required New York State Licensed
Funeral Directors and other personnel.
- Use of the Chapel facilities.
- Aiding the family in the selection of a casket.
- Cadillac Hearse to the
cemetery
- Cadillac Limousine to the
cemetery (If required by the family)
- Supplying of burial garments (if requested by the
family).
- Securing of any required permits and documents.
- Arranging for the furnishing of any religious
services requested by the family.
- Placing of death notices in local or out of town
newspapers.
- Arranging with the cemetery to open the grave for
the interment.
- Ordering copies of transcripts* requested by the
family. (*certified copies of the death certificate)
Preparing and filing the necessary forms or
documents for organization or government benefits. For example, Veterans
Administration Burial Allowance, Social Security Death.
Q. Can I be sure
that the costs will not increase in the future?
A. No! The
illustrations given are based upon today's approximate costs, It is
impossible to know today what costs might be in the future. Service costs,
air transportation costs, and all other costs can be expected to change in
the future. We can only promise you That Our Family
Funeral Homes will make every effort to keep our costs down and
provide the finest funeral service to the family.
Obviously this information cannot answer all of your
questions or provide details to cover your particular situation. If
you have any further questions regarding this information, please visit
our funeral home, or call 1-800-244-6634. One of our Funeral Directors
will answer your questions...without obligation, of course.
Families who are entitled to benefits by reason
of membership in any Organization, lodge, or Society can avail
themselves through OUR FUNERAL HOMESof the services described previously,
without any loss of membership benefits. OUR FUNERAL HOMES will
credit you with any moneys due through benefits given by any
Organization, Lodge, or Society.
