When Death Occurs Away From Home

What to do First

Contact your funeral provider of choice, if you choose our services, or have preplanned your service with us, you simply need to call us at (765)742-7302 anytime day or night.

We will make all the necessary arrangements for conveying the deceased to a local funeral home for embalming and preparation for return to Indiana. You only need contact us with some basic information, and a time will be set for an arrangement conference. If cremation is the chosen form of disposition, depending on the services you desire, cremation services may be provided at the location where the death occured. It is important to remember that you should not contact a local funeral home in the area, we will assist you with this. Our Funeral Directors will assist you with every step...graciously.

Please be aware that you may acquire additional costs if you use a local funeral home. If you choose to do so, it is best that you get all costs associated with the transfer of your loved one before you receive their services.

What do You Save?

We pay all most normal out-of-town costs except cash advances. These normal charges include out-of-town removal service, standard embalming, transfer of remains to airport, outer transfer container, all documents for transfer and burial, out-of-town funeral facilities, professional staff and services. This means your only additional costs are transportation (both mileage and airfare if applicable). Since we use a light weight transfer casket and outer container we help to keep the air fare to a minimum.

International Travel

If a family member dies while traveling outside the United States, the U.S. Embassy will come to your assistance. You should call us immediately when a death occurs abroad. We are well-versed in the procedures for returning the deceased to the United States.

Other Conditions

If the death occurs outside of the forty-eight contiguous states or your family has already engaged another funeral firm, Hippensteel Funeral Home will apply liberal credits to services provided by others when selecting one of our complete full-service funerals. Our membership in the National Funeral Directors Association as well as memberships in other national organizations provide us with funeral service contacts world wide.