Services

Our funeral home provides a comprehensive range of compassionate services including burials, green burials, and cremation to support you during your time of loss. We are dedicated to guiding you through every step with sensitivity and care.
We invite you to explore the range of our services below.
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Coming This Fall

Our In-house chapel, opening this fall, will provide families a comforting and peaceful space to gather, honor and celebrate their loved ones. As we continue to work on this peaceful space, please know that we are here to assist with all funeral and cremation arrangements. We welcome all families with the upmost compassion and dignity.

Some Popular Packages

Basic services include transfer of the decedent into our care, meeting with the family to obtain necessary information for death certificate, filing of death certificate, and handling the obituary including submission to paper (additional cost from paper for publication).

Burial Packages

$7,455

Traditional Funeral or Graveside Service

This package Includes:
•basic services of funeral director and staff
•minimum metal casket
•grave liner (grave liner is required by most cemeteries)
Additional items include third party charges. (Cash Advances)

$3,110

Green Burial

*Pricing starts at $3,110

Dobson Family Funeral & Cremation Services is proud to offer green burials that honor the wishes of families seeking a natural approach to burial.

This comprehensive package includes all professional services, such as: 
 •the transfer into our care
 •filing of the death certificate
 •care of remains in a climate-controlled setting
 •transfer to a local green burial cemetery
 •a burial shroud is also included

Additional Options:
 •Graveside service: an additional $525.00
 •Choice of a wicker basket or an all-wood pine box (Many families we have worked with choose to be buried in a burial shroud, which is included in this package.)

Cash Advance Items (Third-party charges) not included:
 •Permit for burial
 •Opening and closing of the grave

Items Included at No Additional Cost:
 •Online placement of obituary on the funeral home website
 •Memorial Tribute DVD
 •1 certified copy of the death certificate

Cremation Packages

At Dobson Family Funeral & Cremation Services, we are proud to offer families two options for direct cremation.

$1,595

Basic Tribute Package

Our basic tribute package offers families a dignified and low-cost option which acknowledges the passing of your loved one, and offers the utmost respect and level of care.

This option includes:
• Basic services of funeral director and staff
• Sheltering of remains
• Transfer to the crematory
• Required permits
• Crematory fee
• Temporary cremation urn
• Digital Obituary on funeral home website
• Includes 1 Death Certificate
Additional $175 for home transfers.
Arrangements are Monday through Friday in person or remote.

$1,985

Lasting Tribute Package

Our lasting tribute package is a dignified option for families.

This option includes:
• Basic services of funeral director and staff
• Permanent urn
• Required permits
• Crematory fee
• 1 certified death certificate 
• Digital Obituary on funeral home website
• Memorial Tribute DVD
Additional $175 for home transfers. 
SEE AVAILABLE URNS (Included)

$3,560

Cremation with Graveside Service or Cremation with Church Service

This option includes:
•basic services of funeral director and staff
•alternative container for cremation
Additional items include permits required for cremation, along with crematory fee and any other third party charges (Cash Advances)

$4,935

Traditional Funeral with Cremation Following Services

This option includes:
•basic services of funeral director and staff
•ceremonial rental casket.
Additional items include permits required for cremation, along with crematory fee and any other third party charges (Cash Advances)

VA Burials

All VA burial benefits are handled at no additional cost. We do not have a charge for accepting life insurance assignments; we are glad to accept that as a form of payment with proper verification of policy.

International Shipping

We offer international shipping 
with a specialty of transferring remains to
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Contact Us for More Information
Dobson Family Funeral and Cremation Services is proudly based in Arundel, Maine, and offers international shipping with a specialty of transferring remains to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With meticulous care and expertise, the process of transportation allows families to fulfill their wishes for their departed, facilitating proper funeral arrangements and honoring cultural traditions.

Proudly Serving Arundel, Maine and Beyond.

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