Riverside Cemetery
1015 Gull Rd, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048
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 Michigan
$2,370 – $7,456
Source: NFDA 2023 · Direct cremation to traditional burial
If they had life insurance, it can cover this
Funerals in this area run $2,370–$7,456. 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.
What Families Say
“Filed under taphophile: One of two cemeteries owned and operated by the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan and by far the larger of the two. Riverside Cemetery has over 53,000 burials since it opened in the 1830s (graves from the old pioneer cemetery were exhumed and moved to Riverside Cemetery too) The cemetery is a mix of the pleasant "grand old cemetery" with rolling topography and old shade trees and newer flat and boring modern sections.”
— John Lastname
“I had been buried here for about 12 years. I had to move due to odor from the river. Rather than going to another cemetery, i decided to join the living once again. I think I'll try and get somebody to clean up the river around this area so the smell is not as foul. Thank you for reading my Post, and maybe I'll see you there.”
— Michael L. Finner II
“This is a peaceful and pretty Cemetery the only thing that takes away from it is the awful smell around the cemetery. I don't think it's the cemetery itself, at least that's what everyone tells me, supposedly it's the nearby sewage treatment facility but this area of town really smells awful.”
— A S
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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