Our Oyster Funeral
Our Oyster Funeral provides a truly personal service, delivered to the highest standards and arranged to meet your exact requirements. This way, you get to say goodbye to your loved one in the manner that means the most to you.
Whether you decide upon a burial or a cremation, Our Oyster Funeral ensures the most personalised service, which can be as reflective of your loved one's life as you wish.
Our Service to You
With Our Oyster Funeral the choices are up to you, so you can have as little or as much input on the arrangements as you are comfortable with. Whether you want a traditional service, in a church or at a crematorium, or you have your mind set on something a little more unique, such as a colourful celebration of your loved one's life, perhaps with an alternative or customised Hearse, our team will use their funeral expertise to make it happen.
While in our care, your loved one will always be treated with respect and continually attended to, as they rest in our climate-controlled mortuary. They will be dressed in the clothing of your choice, or, if you prefer, a simple gown, and available to visit in our private chapel of rest at an agreed time.
Along with the complete freedom of choice in how you say your final goodbye, Our Oyster Funeral also provides a standard Hearse, which will bear your loved one along a personalised route to the place of the service and committal. Any musical choices during the service can be organised by us, and we will also coordinate floral tributes, obituaries and memorial masonry, as required.
Our aftercare service ensures that once the day of the funeral has passed, you can still access professional guidance and advice on all associated matters, including legal concerns, when you them.
The price includes a coffin with lining and fittings. However, for an additional cost, you are free to choose an alternative from our comprehensive range of coffins and caskets.
Estimated Funeral Cost
Cost for cremation only. For information on burials, please call us.
- Our Oyster Funeral£3,640
- Total Cost with any additional options£3,640
Our Oyster Funeral at a Glance:
- The choice of a cremation or burial, along with a service, tailored to the way you want it
- Your loved one cared for by our team of compassionate and respectful funeral experts
- Traditional, contemporary or altogether unique - we will make the type of funeral you want happen
- Personal, face-to-face guidance and advice throughout the whole arrangement process, with one of our friendly and understanding arrangers
- Your loved one brought into our care and looked after by our fully-trained team
- Preparation, collection and distribution of all relevant documentation, liaison with the necessary third parties, and management of external payments to enable the funeral to legally proceed
- Price includes Our Rozel or Corbiere coffin, with lining and fittings, which can be upgraded to a coffin or casket from our available range
- An appointed Funeral Director will be with you throughout the entire process, from arrangement, through to the day of the funeral and afterwards, providing support and comfort at all times.
Alternative Choices
- Our Unattended CremationWe will help arrange a simple and straightforward cremation without a service, giving you the chance to remember your loved one in your own way.Find out more
- Our Pearl FuneralA high quality funeral with a fixed range of choicesFind out more
- Our MemorialsWhether cremation or burial, tailor your loved one's funeral to how you want it and remember their life among family and friends.Find out more
Service Details
Find out more about Our Oyster Funeral and what it entails:
Our Service
Our Oyster Funeral allows you to choose how you remember the life of your loved one. However you want to say goodbye, we will work together with you to ensure that, on the day, your wishes are met. The team at our Jersey funeral home will handle all of the arrangements, while providing the highest standard of care to your loved one, so that you can be sure that on the date of your choice, everything will run smoothly.
To arrange Our Oyster Funeral for your loved one, speak to a funeral arranger or director at our St Helier funeral home.
Our Range of Coffins and Caskets
Our Casket Collection
Our Classic Collection
Our Natural Collection
Our Traditional Collection
Our Hearses
We will provide one of our chauffeur-driven hearses to carry the coffin to the funeral service, crematorium or place of committal. Depending upon the type of service you choose, we can personalise the route of this final journey to take in locations that, during life, may have had a specific meaning to your loved one.
A motorised hearse is included in the price of the funeral, but we also have the capacity, at an additional cost, to offer horse-drawn hearses. To find out more, speak to one of the team at Pitcher & Le Quesne Funeral Directors.
Our Limousines
Dependent upon the style of vehicle, our funeral cars are usually capable of carrying a maximum of between seven and nine mourners. It is traditional for immediate family to take the first and, if necessary, second limousine, with other family and friends using any additional cars or following on in their own vehicles.
To find out more about our funeral limousines, speak to one of the team at our Jersey funeral home today.
Our Range of Urns
Natural Ashes Containers
Scatter Tubes
Traditional Urns and Ashes Casket
Additional Services
Essential Third Party Costs
Additional costs need to be paid to various third parties in order for Our Oyster Funeral to take place. Find out what these are and why they are necessary:
Overview
Although our prices include all that we do to ensure you and your loved one receive the greatest of care, there are also third party costs, which are supplementary to the overall price.
Known as disbursements, these may include fees that are payable to the crematorium and to the minister or celebrant. The payment of these external costs will be managed by us, along with the coordination of all the documents required to legally allow your loved one's funeral to proceed. Details of the third party costs are included upon your invoice.
Select a tab to find out more about some common disbursements. For information regarding the third party costs for a burial, call us on
Example Third Party Costs
- Crematorium Cost£900
- Celebrant or Minister Fee£275
- Total essential third party costs£1175
Minister or Celebrant
We can offer guidance on choosing a suitable minister or celebrant to preside over your loved one's funeral service, but you are equally welcome to use somebody you already have a preference for.
Popular choices to lead a cremation service are:
- Religious leaders
- Civil celebrants
- Humanist celebrants
- Friends or members of the family
Optional Costs
Optional extras can be added to make your loved one's funeral even more personal, find out more below:
Overview
There are optional extras, which, for an additional cost, we can arrange, so that you have the assurance that everything is being taken care of at this difficult time. The tabs here cover the most common optional costs, but the choices are entirely up to you.
Our table provides examples of what some families decide upon, along with the average* of what is spent on each in the UK. To speak to one of our team about additional items or services, call
Example of Optional Funeral Costs
*Data based on UK averages in the SunLife Cost of Dying report 2020
- Our Embalming Services£175
- Our Limousines£210
- Reception into the Church/ home prior to the funeral service£465
- Crucifix£16
- Hardwood Grave Cross£150
- Service/ Hymn SheetsPOA
- Attendance/ Memory CardsPOA
Memorials
We can help you to choose the right funeral memorial for your loved one and arrange to have it made and, where necessary, installed. Options for a memorial to your loved one include:
- Headstones
- Cremation memorials
- Plaques
- Ashes jewellery
- Cremation urns
- Memorial benches
Speak to one of the team at Pitcher & Le Quesne Funeral Directors about a memorial for your loved one. Call us on
Floral Tributes
A visually compassionate way by which you can express your love for the one you have lost, funeral flowers come in a variety of arrangements, such as:
- Funeral wreaths
- Floral arrangements
- Coffin sprays
- Casket sprays
We are here to help you choose a suitable floral tribute to your loved one. To discuss your options, call our Jersey funeral home on
Order Sheets and Service Cards
It is often handed out as the mourners arrive at the venue and can be anything from an Order Sheet or Service Card, to a short booklet. These can be made more distinctive with photographs and meaningful quotes to offer a more personal reflection of your loved one. Many choose to keep their Order of Service, treasuring them along with the other special memories and mementos of a life sadly passed.
Whether in the form of an Order Sheet, Service Card or booklet, we can help you to decide upon an Order of Service from the options available to you. To find out more about the choices you have, call our funeral home on Jersey.