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. 

The publisher of a new book called "When the Sun Goes Down: Planning the Funeral of Your Life" gave away a life-sizeed casket bookcase in a recent raffle promoting the book. 

Numerous books have been written with standard forms to be filled out and specific instructions to be followed for planning your funeral.  When the Sun Goes Down makes a giant leap of faith and suggests that you create your very own funeral service.  Just as traditional wedding vows did not quite “say it all” at your wedding, nor did the traditional “hospital birth” suffice for your baby’s delivery, neither must you compromise this final celebration of your life with a customary funeral service. You are entitled to make this last celebration of your life entirely your own!  The information in this book is meant to spark your imagination and assist you in this exciting and stimulating process!

Indiana Funeral Care can help you plan and pay for your funeral so that you get the celebration of life you desire and your family doesn't have to worry and wonder what you would have wanted.  We offer low cost caskets, discounted funeral and creamtion services and most of all, peace of mind.

I was reading some statistics on cremations in the United States.  It appears that Hawaii has the highest percentage of cremations at 66.32% and Alabama has the lowest at 9.47%.  The U.S. as a whole is running at about 33% (as of 2006).

In these difficult financial times many people are looking for discount funerals or cheap caskets. Pre-planning your funeral is another excellent way to save money.  Pre-planning allows you to lock in today's prices and protects your family from the emotional and financial stress.  Call us at 1-866-570-0029 to find out more.

At Indiana Funeral Care we can provide a dignified and memorable celebration of life whether you choose cremation or burial. 

Interesting recent article in the Indy Star describing the growing interest in green burials.  I'm not sure how many Indiana Funeral Homes have been asked about green burials. We have often been asked about cheap caskets and discount funerals, but I cannot remember any director at Indiana Funeral Care having been asked to perform a green burial. 

Since there are no green cemeteries in Indiana, it would be quite a challenge.  We could partially achieve a green burial by using a minimum casket and a Jewish Orthodox burial container, which has an opening in the bottom of the container.  This would permit the un-embalmed remains of the deceased to be "returned to the earth" over time.

Cheap doesn't have to mean low-quality. I am proud that we can offer many cheap caskets that are nice enough for my own family to use (although mine is a cremation family) that don't look cheap or trashy. Check out the caskets in our Indiana Church Funeral Plans- http://indianafuneralcare.com/icfp.html They are nice and dignified, and they are inexpensive caskets that are good. We don't offer anything that we wouldn't use for our own loved ones. You don't have to overspend to get the quality care your family deserves.

Many people search for cheap caskets online because of the extraordinary markup many funeral homes place on caskets.  I am told they would prefer to buy the casket from the funeral home, but some of the prices are so high, they go online to find sources for discount caskets.  The fact that most funeral homes markup their caskets so high has always amazed me.  Every business has the right to set pricing at whatever level they deem appropriate, but consumers are smart and getting smarter all the time.
    The cost of the casket is included in the Church Funeral Plan prices at Indiana Funeral Care, but we also price caskets separately.  All of our caskets are made by companies with manufacturing operations in Indiana.  We do not sell caskets made in China, but our casket prices are cheaper than any other Indianapolis funeral homes and to the best of our knowledge, in the State of Indiana.

There is a family that I have been working with for a couple months.  Both grandparents are dieing and they do not want to spend a lot on their funerals or have the money to do so.  Through a search of cheap funerals Indiana and funerals for veterans, they found us.  While pre-planning the funeral with the family and talking, they decided on an immediate burial at Marion National Cemetery. 
For veterans if they decide to be buried or have their ashes buried at any National Cemetery there is no cost to the family.  The plot, opening and closing of the grave space, the vault, and grave marker are all provided by the government as long as the veteran can show proof that he was honorable discharged.
After explaining this to the family, you could actually see the relief they felt knowing that husband and wife could still have a final resting place together and it would not cost them anything.  They were then able to pick out a low cost casket and keep the funeral cost at $2500.00 for both funerals.
I left their house that day with a feeling of pride.  I was able to offer them everything they wanted and I was not taking advantage of them by charging a lot of money for something they could not afford.