315 E 6th Ave, Helena, MT, 59601
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Under the FTC Funeral Rule, funeral homes must give price information by telephone and a written General Price List when you visit in person. Federal law does not require them to send the list by mail or email. You can select individual goods and services and use a casket purchased elsewhere.
Average in Montana
$2,370 – $7,456
Source: NFDA 2023 · Direct cremation to traditional burial
Funerals in this area run $2,370–$7,456. If your family knows of a life insurance policy, Claim Assist can help file and follow up on the claim. The insurer decides whether to pay. There is no upfront fee; separate service terms apply.
“I guess they did a good job on the cremation? I mean how would anyone even know if they did? They seemed nice. But, in copy/paste, the obituary that I had typed out and proofed got emailed to Jen with no space between the paragraphs. I asked Jen if she could simply add the space between the paragraphs. Instead, she took it upon herself to RETYPE THE ENTIRE OBITUARY. After she retyped it (unnecessary and unwanted), there were many edits to be made. It still isn't correct, and I'm extremely upset that she chose to re-type it. My original obituary was grammatically perfect and everything was spelled perfectly with perfect punctuation and it was all perfect. That was my job for a big part of my life was an editor and proofreader and I have many years of experience in editing and proofreading and I'm a perfectionist on especially something SO IMPORTANT. Her retyped obituary was more stress than it was relief. And believe it or not, when she was done with her retyping, some paragraphs had two spaces between them and some had three. She just didn't do a good job at all. And you have to think about how much money you pay to do a good job. It's still stress to me every time I look at it and my dad passed away over a year ago. It still has errors! Why would you retype anything? Why would you do that???”
— Jennifer S
“After the unexpected death of my father-in-law, Toby and I were lost. Colin Zeman and the staff at Simple Cremation helped us through every aspect of the cremation process. Colin was both professional and helpful with all of our questions and needs and went above and beyond in taking care of all the smallest details we would have never thought about. I would highly recommend Colin and the staff of Simple Cremation. They have worked with us through every aspect of the process so we didn't have to worry.”
— Jennifer Whalen
“I have nothing but positive things to say about Simple Cremation of Helena. The staff was very professional and helpful in every way. Their pre-planning process is streamlined and efficient. Many thanks to all the staff for making a difficult loss less stressful.”
— Karen Jacobson
If your family knows of a life insurance policy, Claim Assist can help file and follow up on the claim. No upfront fee; the service fee and terms are disclosed before you enroll.
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