I've got both of my parents ashes at home.... in a curio hidden behind their golden anniversary picture.

Crystal, we had the local funeral home take care of the cremation/urn/ashes... both parents wanted no viewing, only a memorial service at a later date. So we got the ashes soon after they passed.... and I'll have to ask my sister... but the total cost may have been under $1000.

My father initially wanted his ashes spread in Germany in a forest... but we told him that German law actually prohibited that... all Germans MUST be buried... whether cremated or interred. So bringing ashes to Europe is not a good idea.