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Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc.
1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville, MD 21228 · (410) 744-8600
Part of Service Corporation InternationalPricing Verified
★★★★★4.969 Google reviews
About Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc.
Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home has served the Catonsville area for many years, though it is worth knowing that it operates as part of Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest corporate funeral home chain in the country, rather than as an independent or family-owned business. As a full-service funeral home, it handles a range of arrangements including viewings, burial services, and funeral ceremonies, with staff available around the clock for families facing unexpected loss. Pricing information was not available for this summary, so families are encouraged to request a General Price List directly from the funeral home and compare it with other local providers before making a decision. Reviewers have given the funeral home a 4.9-star rating across 69 Google reviews, with customers consistently highlighting the professionalism and genuine compassion of individual staff members — Mary and Anna are mentioned by name in multiple reviews — as well as the team's ability to guide families through difficult logistics with care and patience.
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Pricing overview
Source: General Price List · Effective Mar 10, 2026
Direct cremation
All-inclusive package
$3,100
Traditional burial
Full-service package
$5,295
Direct cremation from
$3,100
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff1 items
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
Required fee
$4,115
Embalming1 items
Embalming
$1,695
Other Preparation of the Body8 items
Dressing and casketing of deceased
$395
Bathing and handling of unembalmed deceased
$595
Hairdresser
From $75
Special Care for Autopsied Cases
$95
Additional day of refrigeration charge (per day)
$195
Restoration (Per hour/where necessary)
$95
Refrigeration
$700
Sheltering of remains
$100
Use of Facilities and Staff15 items
Basic Facilities & Staff Services
$525
Off-Site Venue Staff Services for Celebration
$2,195
Premium Facilities & Staff Services
$2,195
Standard Facilities & Staff Services
$1,895
Extraordinary Affair
$3,995
Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Memorial Service (without remains present) in Our
$2,495
Equipment and Staff Services for Service at the Crematory (Our services include
$495
Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Visitation for four hours the evening before, or for two
$525
Use of Equipment and Staff Services for Celebration of Life Graveside Services
$525
Private family moment at our facility including minimal preparation.
$595
Additional Personalization
$295
Standard Personalization
$795
Premium Personalization
$1,395
Supervision of Disinterment
$3,795
Signature Personalization
$3,995
Transportation9 items
Service vehicle
$395
Flower Vehicle
$95
Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)
$495
Transfer to or from airport
$695
Transfer of deceased from funeral home to place of autopsy and return to funeral home
$1,390
Transfer to or from crematory
$495
Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
$795
Sprinter Van Limousine
$1,295
Limousine
$895
Forwarding of Remains1 items
This charge includes use of preparation room, Basic Professional Service Fee when Forwarding
$4,395
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home1 items
This charge includes Basic Professional Service Fees when Receiving Remains, transportation to or
$4,195
Direct Cremation6 items
Direct Cremation
$3,100–$18,495
Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser. (All such containers must meet
$3,100
Direct Cremation with Pacific Pine - Cremation-oriented casket with a light pine, laminate
$4,295
Direct Cremation with Stratus - Medium density fiberboard - cremation-oriented with a
$3,550
Direct Cremation with Trayview - Cardboard container - cremation oriented with a
$3,495
D irect cremation with casket from our facility (in addition to cost of casket).
$3,100
Immediate Burial4 items
Immediate Burial
$5,295–$26,390
Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser (all such containers must meet
$5,295
Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility.
$6,890
Immediate burial with casket selected from our facility (in addition to cost of casket – see
$5,295
Caskets3 items
Caskets
$395–$450
Caskets
$1,195–$21,095
Caskets
$1,100
Outer Burial Containers1 items
Outer Burial Containers
$1,595–$7,295
Urns3 items
Urns
$65–$1,295
CLOTHING
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FLOWERS
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Other Merchandise61 items
A Life Remembered Book
$95
Additional Charges - Expedited Services
$295
Air Tray
$295
Cap Panels
$145–$295
Casket Corners
$59
Casket Medallions
$50–$295
Catered Receptions
From $795
Celebrant Service
$495
Celebration of Life Events Non-taxable
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Celebration of Life Events Taxable
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Cemetery Equipment Rental Fee
$695
Combination Unit
$395
Coordination Fee for International Ship-Out
$395
Cremation Expediting Fee
$595
Cremation Witnessing Fee
$525
Crematory Fee
$595
Cross/Crucifix
$45
Dignity Stationery Packages
$395–$795
Earth Orbit Spaceflight
$4,995
Earth Rise Spaceflight
$2,995
Estate Fraud Protection
$295
Everlasting Memorial®
$395
Family Estate Manager
$295
Flag Case
$295
Keepsake Box
$25
Key Documents
$100
Large Memory Booklets or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$620
Legacy Video Book 10” Screen
$245
Legacy Video Book 7” Screen
$195
Luna Spaceflight
$12,995
Mailing of ashes (Excluding cost of Mailing Container)
$295
Medallion Bundle
$295
Medium Memory Book
$75
Medium Memory Cards or Memory Folders (Per 100)
$320
Memento Bracelet
$295
Memorial Diamond
$3,499–$75,000
Memory Glass
$295
Memory Portrait
$295
Memory Register Book
$75
Our Collection Folders or Prayer Cards (Per 100)
$195
Our Collection Thank You Cards (Per 50)
$100
Personalized Thank You Cards (Per 25)
$75
Precious Memories Fingerprint
$295
Retractable Table Banner
$295
Rosary
$13
Scattering at Sea with Cenotaph
$3,495
Single Small Medallion Case
$65
Small Memory Folders or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$220
Star Gaze Frames
$295
Supervision of Disinterment
$3,795
Temporary Container
$95
Triple Small Medallion Case
$95
Unisex Pendant, White Gold
$765
Unisex Pendant, Yellow Gold
$765
Unisex Ring, White Gold
$765
Unisex Ring, Yellow Gold
$765
Voyager Spaceflight
$12,995
C ommemorative Collection XDPAICV
$495
E s teemed Collection XDPAIEC
$795
R emembrance Collection XDPAIRC
$395
O ur Collection XDPAIOC
$395
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Google Reviews
★★★★★Ethel Maggio
a month agoThey made everything very easy. Patric was very helpful and friendly. I would recommend them to anyone.
★★★★★boyce reitterer
9 months agoMy family picked Schwab to have the viewing and burial of our mom. From start to finish thier attention was there to guide us through the process. We worked with Mary on getting the burial plans done. She explained the process and suggestions for the viewing, service, and burial. Mary was nice and m…
★★★★★Beverly Beyer
10 months agoWe were respectfully taken care of by Anna for both my father's funeral 6 years ago and recently my mother's in June. Everyone who helped us showed compassion and respect and professionalism. I definitely recommend their services to anyone who has lost a loved one.
★★★★★Dawn Murtha
10 months agoI couldn't be more thankful to the staff at Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke for the way they handled my mom's arrangements. From the first call through entire process they were very professional but yet very caring. Mary was wonderful. She worked with us to make it as easy as possible and answered any…
★★★★★Laura Spicer
a year agoI reached out to them around 1AM with the unexpected death of my father. From that moment forward, they were nothing but professional and easy to work with. They made the worst days of my life so much easier by handling all of the arrangements and minute details beautifully and professionally. Whi…
Quick facts
OwnershipService Corporation International
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Phone(410) 744-8600
ServicesNot provided
HoursOpen 24 hours
Google reviews69 reviews →
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