As the cost of dying rises, more families turn to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
and resisting a fancy coffin. "They all do the same thing," Slocum said.
In the end, Middaugh raised $195 on Fund The Funeral. Although she wanted to bury Bowen, she went with cremation because it was cheaper. Still, it was important to the family to have a service with a viewing. Bowen's son, now 17, had been estranged from his father since he was 4 and a viewing would be his last chance to see him.
As more families come in with money issues, funeral directors say they've had to discount services more, and find other ways to bring down costs., a funeral director at Keenan, did the embalming, dressing and makeup for Bowen, free of charge. "I can't help financially, but I can donate my skill," Vogt said. At his family's request, Vogt dressed Bowen in his favorite sneakers and jeans. "He was the kind of guy who would be uncomfortable in a suit," she said.
The final costs of the funeral were around $4,000, which was split among Bowen's four siblings. Even so, Middaugh had to take out a loan against her house to come up with her $1,000. The service, she said, was beautiful. Her brother's ashes are in a urn, and she is waiting to bury it at a family plot. She just needs another $850.
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