Whelan Bros & Hulchanski Funeral Home
5854 Belle Isle Rd, Syracuse, NY, 13209
Questions to Ask When You Call
You're not expected to know this. These questions help you compare and avoid surprises.
“Can I see your General Price List?”
Federal law (FTC Funeral Rule) requires them to give you itemized pricing. You have every right to ask.
“Do you accept insurance assignment?”
This means they bill the insurance company directly. You don't pay thousands upfront and wait to be reimbursed.
“What's included vs. what's extra?”
Packages may not include everything. Ask about the casket, embalming, transportation, facility fees, and death certificate copies.
Know Your Rights
The FTC Funeral Rule protects you. Every funeral home must provide an itemized General Price List if you ask — in person or over the phone. You are never required to buy a package and can choose services individually. You also have the right to use a casket purchased elsewhere.
Payment & Financial Options
Average in New York
$3,368 – $10,595
Source: NFDA 2023 · Direct cremation to traditional burial
If they had life insurance, it can cover this
Funerals in this area run $3,368–$10,595. If your loved one had a life insurance policy, the benefit can cover these costs — and we'll file the claim and handle the carrier for you, even without the policy number. $0 upfront, and nothing if it doesn't pay out.
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What Families Say
“My Mother had set up her Funeral with another local Funeral Service and as a family, we decided to move her Funeral to have it with Whelan Bros & Hulchanski Funeral Home and I am so glad I did. Their service was so personalized and they handled everything perfectly! Phone calls just to make sure I was happy with everything and the presentation of the urn was amazing. I had AMK Floral do the flowers and I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful arrangement. It's a one stop business, I did nothing except honor my Mom. My Brother and I will be forever grateful to the Hulchanski Family!”
— Debra Lawrence
“They talk about seeing customers as family but don't believe it for a second. My family had been personal friends of the Whelan family for all of my 60+ years. Even so, they demanded full payment up front, even after being told the deceased's bank accounts had been frozen upon death. This is a very common thing that banks do so any funeral home should expect it. Yet they wouldn't trust us, their actual friends, to make a down-payment and full payment as soon as the money was unfrozen. They swindled us with the 'pick out the coffin & then we'll tell you the rest of the prices' trick. In other words 'we're pumping up the prices while telling you this is what your loved one deserved & would want'. As if the (surely identical) service of the attendants & other parts of the package should cost more with this coffin and less with that one. Then they kept trying to open the casket in front of the family after being told not to many times - maybe looking for compliments on the make-up job? We were bowled right over by all of this on top of our grief, especially coming from 'close family friends'. It was a horrible experience. Wouldn't let them bury a skunk if I had one.”
— shannon k
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— Jason Taylor
We can help with what comes next.
We file the life insurance claim and recover unclaimed property — the payout can help cover costs like these. $0 upfront.
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