Funeral Services Indianapolis

Friday, October 23, 2009 by David Ring
We recently conducted a survey of prices of funeral services Indianapolis and found a significant difference in prices.  The Indiana Funeral Care Church Funeral Plan prices for less than $5,000 were thousands of dollars less than other funeral services in Indianapolis.  It pays to shop! 

American Legion, Dept. of Indiana Exclusive Endorsement

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by Roger Bridges
It was nearly two years ago that The American Legion, Department of Indiana exclusively endorsed Indiana Funeral Care and Veterans Funeral Care for their expertise in veterans funeral benefits. This is the first time an American Legion department has endorsed funeral services providers.

We are proud of this endorsement and consider it an honor to serve Indiana veterans.

One call to Indiana Funeral Care and we handle all funeral service details, apply for all VA benefits, file for Veterans Life Insurance and arrange for military honors.  Call us today at 1-866-570-0029 or visit us online at www.indianafuneralcare.com.

A Quiet Heart

Monday, April 27, 2009 by Roger Bridges

Some say Li Ching-Yun died at the ripe old age of 256.  Others put it more conservatively at 199.  His secret to a long life was:
  • Keep a quiet heart
  • Sit like a tortoise
  • Walk sprightly like a pigeon
  • Sleep like a dog
He could have saved his family a lot of pain and anguish by having his final wishes documented and paid for.  Call Indiana Funeral Care today for information on our $890 direct cremation or our $3,950 complete church funeral service.  Our toll-free number is 1-866-570-0029.

Abraham Lincoln's Casket on Display

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by Roger Bridges
A replica of the ornate casket of Abraham Lincoln was displayed at the Spencer County Courthouse on Tuesday, April 15, 144 years after Lincoln was mortally wounded at Ford's Theater.  He died the morning after the shooting.

Replica of Lincoln's Casket

Lincoln's funeral train carried his body from Washington to Springfield, Ill., creating a traveling spectacle that allowed an estimated one million people to view his open casket.

Each major stop from April 21 to May 4, 1865, involved large funeral processions.  In Indianapolis, state historians say at least 50,000 Hoosiers filed past Lincoln's coffin, which was placed on display at the predecessor to Indiana's current Statehouse.   Streets were lit by bonfires and torches as the casket was returned to Union Depot at midnight and loaded back onto the funeral train.

By planning your funeral in advance with Indiana Funeral Care, you can make your celebration of life as memorable as Lincoln's but at a fraction of the cost of typical funeral homes.  Call us today at 1-866-570-0029 to find out about our complete church funeral services starting at $3,950 and our simple yet dignified cremation packages starting at just $890.

Funeral Potatoes?

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by Roger Bridges
I ran across this recipe for "funeral potatoes" today by accident.  I had never heard of funeral potatoes.  They sound pretty good!

At Indiana Funeral Care we offer complete funeral services starting at just $3,950 and a direct cremation service for just $890.  Call us today at 1-866-570-0029 to find out how you can pre-plan your funeral and lock in these value-priced services.

Indiana Funeral Care Commercial #2

Saturday, March 7, 2009 by Roger Bridges

Our second television commercial talks about our Complete Church Funeral services for less than $3,000 and our Simple Cremation services for less than $1,000.

Cremations

Friday, January 16, 2009 by Sara IFC

Indiana Funeral Care has a cheap direct cremation cost of $890.  This will include the removal, cremation, filing of documents/permits, and returning the remains in a black hard plastic urn. 

Indiana Funeral Care not only offers cheap cremation services but other low cost funerals services.  If you would like to make funeral arrangements or just have questions please call us at 317-636-6464 or visit our web site at Indiana Funeral Care.   

 

Economical Funerals

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 by Roger Bridges
According to a recent article in the Washington Times, people are selling their cemetery property in order to pay bills and make ends meet.  This is creating a buyers market for people looking for cemetery property.  There's even a web site for buying and selling cemetery property - GraveSolutions.com.

At Indiana Funeral Care, we offer complete funeral services starting at $3,950 and a direct cremation service for just $890.  Call us today at 1-866-570-0029 to find out how you can pre-plan your funeral and lock-in these value-priced services.

Indiana Church Funeral Plan

Monday, December 15, 2008 by Sara IFC

The Indiana Church Funeral Plan is a way of renewing old traditions.  Over 75 years ago, visitations and funerals were held in the church or the home.  Indiana Funeral Care offers just that.  You shouldn't have to pay for lavish funeral home facilities if you don't want to use it.  With the Indiana Church Funeral Plan we bring a low cost funerals to you at your church.  The staff is committed to providing straightfoward pricing.  Funeral services starts at $3950 with a complete funeral service including a choice of caskets in several colors, visitation, flowers, guest register book, 100 memorial folders and one death certificate.  Please visit our website, Indiana Funeral Care.     

Funerals Around the World

Monday, November 17, 2008 by Roger Bridges

William Gladstone said, “Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their loyalty to high ideals.”

 

It is interesting to read about the funeral practices in other countries.  In Burma, for example, the average funeral and cremation costs 120,000 kyat (about $94.00).  This in a country where the average annual income per capita is $200.  One alternative used by some poor residents in villages around Rangoon is to allow a “funeral contractor” to handle the funeral.  Basically, a funeral contractor runs a gambling den at the funeral home and people come to the funeral and gamble. They share some of the money with the family and in return, the poor family receives a funeral service.

 

At Indiana Funeral Care you can get a complete cremation with memorial service for $1,795 or a complete traditional funeral starting at just $3,950.  In addition, you can pre-pay using one of several affordable payment options and lock-in today's prices.  No gambling required.

Cheap Caskets Indianapolis

Saturday, November 15, 2008 by David Ring
Several casket stores have come and gone in Indianapolis.  Costco continues to sell caskets, but according to a friend that works there, he has not seen much demand or interest.  As far as cheap caskets Indianapolis, they are hard to find.  Indiana Funeral Care prices it's caskets at prices much lower than other funeral homes in Indianapolis....and they are American made!  Some funeral homes in Indianapolis have started selling caskets made in China, which is okay, I guess.  But due to the number of veterans funeral services we perform and just plain old patriotic feelings, we have stayed with American manufacturers.  The price is fair, the quality is dependable and consistent and we can obtain just about any color or material in 24 hours. 

Funeral Home Indianapolis

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by David Ring
Indiana Funeral Care can provide discount funerals at any church in Indianapolis and Indiana.  But we also can provide complete funeral services including casket for under $5,000 in Indianapolis at Harry W. Moore Funeral Care on Allisonville Road and at Soldiers Memorial Chapel at Fort Harrison in Lawrence. 

Cremation in Indiana

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by David Ring
My wife is a case manager for a firm from the East Coast that assists patients in Indiana.  Since she works with patients that have serious illnesses, she often speaks with people that may soon be facing a death.  However, she feels it is a conflict of interest to mention our services and I agree.  She had an interesting conversation with a lady from northern Indiana that had recently lost her husband.  The widow was told by a funeral home that she was saving a lot of money by cremating her husband.  She was told that a funeral service in Indiana cost almost $10,000, so paying $3,200 for a cremation in Indiana was a bargain.   My wife was so disturbed by this, knowing that we would have charged $890 plus transportation of $200 to have performed the same services.

Low Cost Funerals

Friday, July 18, 2008 by David Ring

 We recently conducted pre planned funeral services for a man that died with no living relatives.  Fortunately, the man was blessed with good friends that were looking out for his well being, even after his death.  They came in prepared for a battle over the excess funds remaining in his pre-paid funeral trust, but left every satisfied.  In his latter years expressed a preference for simpler services than when he made these arrangements years ago.  Combined with the fact that our prices were substantially lower, the amount of the refund was in the thousands of dollars.  We decided with the help of the friends to designate a couple of charities that he would support and donated the excess funds accordingly.

As cheap as possible

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Joel IFC
 "As cheap as possible, no offense" are words that I frequently hear from families that don't have any interest in doing the traditional funeral service. Of course I'm not offended, because what works for one individual or family might not work for another. "To each their own" is a good philosophy to hold in this business.
But what defines cheap? Low cost funerals or low cost direct cremations can be done, and done with class, but Value is more important than dollars. It can be hard to put a dollar value to how a person feels when they feel as if they and their loved one have been taken care of properly. You don't have to spend an arm and a leg to be treated with dignity and respect. Simply call or visit us and you'll see why we have the word "CARE" in our name. It doesn't matter if you're seeking a discount cremation or discount funeral, or if you'd prefer 'going all out' with all the bells & whistles. Everyone gets the same loving care from us because at Indiana Funeral Care, it's our family taking care of your family.

Cremation in Indiana

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Colleen IFC
I have noticed the change in funeral service.  More and more families want a cheap service, but they also want value.  Because of this, more people are thinking of cremation for themselves and loved ones.
The families we serve have told us how much they appreciate the fact they can have a memorial service with cremation and still be able to purchase an urn or jewelry. 

Services with cremation

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Sara IFC
I had a family the other day that came in and requested services for their dad.  Dad's wishes were to be cremated and not to spend a lot of money on services.  The daughters wanted to carry out his wishes but they also needed to have some closure of their own and a direct cremation just wasn't what they wanted.  After talking to them we explained that they could have a traditional funeral, meaning a visitation and service followed by a cremation.  The daughters were very excited.  They were going to be able to carry out their fathers wishes and still have the closure that they needed all for a low cost. 
To add value to the services we had military honors arranged to be conducted at our funeral home since cremation was to follow.  With their dad having been an honorably discharged veteran we wanted to make sure he was honored for what he did for us and our country.  After the honor guard came forward and saluted their dad, two gentlemen who were there for the funeral service saluted also.  
It gave them a wonderful feeling for honoring their dad and his wishes, but still having a meaningful service for them.