Burying 2 daughters in 21 months, Please Help!

Alexys (Zoe) passed a few days ago, late March, from a digestive system that was deteriorating over the last several years. Desirée has now lost two daughters. The sisters died 21 months apart from one another.

Desiree needs our help to cover the burial costs. The funeral home will not bury Alexys (Zoe) until the bill is paid in full, with a $200 per day additional cost for storage. Please help us overcome this challenge.

Here is the breakdown:

Burial Costs

Section A - Service, Facilities and Motor Equipment

1. Basic Services of Funeral Director, Staff, and Overhead ………………………………………………………………….$1490

This basic charge includes, but is not limited to, 24 hour availability of staff, equipment, facilities for sheltering the deceased, securing and recording vital statistics and obtaining permits to comply with all state and federal mortuary regulations. It also includes a proportionate share of the taxes, licenses, insurance, facility maintenance and other business expenses required to serve the public. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (A portion of this fee is already included in our charges for direct cremation, immediate burial, and forwarding or receiving remains.)

2. Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (within 30 mile radius) ………………………………………….....................................$395

3. Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing ……………………………………………………………………….…._n/a_

4. Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony (or service) ……………………………………………….…………………….……_n/a_

5. Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service ………_n/a_

6. Use of Staff and Equipment for Service Elsewhere….._n/a_

7. Use of Staff and Equipment for Graveside Service……$495

8. Charges to accommodate Evening (after 3:30p.m.), Weekend, or Holiday Service....................................... _n/a_

9. Staff and Equipment for a Split Service……………….... _n/a_

10. Hearse ~ Casket Coach…………… ….………………… _n/a_

11. Casket Vehicle……………………………………..(van)….. $295

12. Utility Vehicle………………………………………..……… _n/a_

13. Cremation Fee…………………………………………….… _n/a_

14. Alternative Container……………………………………….. _n/a_

15. Rental Casket Insert (used only with rental casket) ……….. _n/a_

16. Refrigeration of Un-embalmed Remains (after 24 hours and up to 5 days) ……………………………………….…………. $195

17. Refrigeration per day starting the 6th day …………… $200

18. Embalming…………………………………………………… _n/a_

If you selected a funeral that may require embalming, such as a funeral with viewing, you may have to pay for embalming. You do not have to pay for embalming you did not approve if you selected arrangements such as a direct cremation or immediate burial. If we charged for embalming, we will explain why below.

20. Mileage (Beyond 30 mile radius $_ per mile one way. Overnight charges may apply) ……………………………………………………………. _n/a_

21. Special Services of Funeral Director ($/25.00 per hour) ………………………………………………………………………….. _n/a_

22. Dressing………………………………………(Shroud)……. _n/a_

23. Casketing……………………………………………………….. $75

24. Special Restoration (after traumatic injury, donation, or autopsy repair) .....................................................................…. _n/a_

25. Basic Sanitary Care and Preparation…………………. _n/a_

26. Dressing un-embalmed remains……………………….. _n/a_

Other

26. Memorial Book………………………………………………. _n/a_

27. Memorial Folders (first 100 ~ $75.00... each additional 50 ~ $10.00) …………………………………………………………………………. _n/a_

28. Acknowledgement Cards (per box of 25 ~ $10.00) …,….. _n/a_

29. Washington State Death Certificate fee (in addition to the cost of the actual certificate) ………………………………………….. _n/a_

Section A - TOTAL Itemized Charges ………….……$3340

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Section B – Funeral Home Expenses

1. Alternate Services Selected ………………………….. _n/a_

2. Casket Selected …………………………………………. $2000

3. Outer Container Selected ... (Concrete Liner) …. $1485

4. Urn ……………………………………………………………… _n/a_

5. Headstone ….. (1 for McKala, 1 for Alexys: 12x24 in) … $1750 each.

I need two. one year and three months later and McKala still doesn't have a grave marker

6. Engraving ……………… (included in price above) … _n/a_

Section B – TOTAL Funeral Home Expenses …... $6,395

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Section C – Cash Advance Items

Cash Advance Items- other expenses which we have agreed to pay for you which are not funeral home related. (This is done as a convenience for the family. We request reimbursement before the services.)

1. Cemetery Charges ……………………………………….. $895

2. Minister, Musician, Vocalist, Other …………………... _n/a_

3. Death Certificate Registration …………………………... $30

4. Certified Copies of Death Certificate ..($25.00 x2)… $50

5. Newspaper Notices ……………..…………………..…… _n/a_

6. Flowers ………………………………………………………… $150

Section C - Total Cash Advance Items …………. $1,125

Total of Everything

Section A Total ………………………………………………….. $3.340

Section B Total …………………………………..……………… $6,395

Section C total …………………………………………….……. $1,125

(Note we already own the burial plot next to McKala’s) That was $1000

Estimated TOTAL ……………………..…….. $10,860

GoFundMe also takes out percentage which is why the cost was rounded up to 11,000.