It was some of the items they used in various services.” Linn thinks the caskets' copper material made them appealing to the thieves. “Pure greed. Probably the economy, the need for scrap metal.

"We've had very expensive damaged copper caskets come in as well," Laviage says. It's treated like any other large piece of scrap metal, he notes. Wednesday afternoon was the first time ...

If the casket is ornate, with copper, bronze or boasts plush inside materials, that percentage can soar to 75 percent of the cost. Prices can vary for identical caskets among funeral homes ...

The average casket costs slightly more than $1,300; some mahogany, bronze or copper caskets sell for as much as $10,000. The cost of a rental casket, in conjunction with a full service at a church ...

Costco has 18 gauge steel caskets ranging from $924.99 to $1499.99. Copper caskets are $2599.99; which is a good deal cheaper than the average price of what you’ll find when casket shopping.

It’s a very classic casket and she picked a copper color, which is a very traditional color in the funeral industry,” Siegel said. Taylor Swift’s fans, better known as Swifties, also took ...