Boston, MA Cremation: Our Location
Casper Funeral & Cremation Services is located at 187 Dorchester Street in Boston. Our family-own funeral home has been caring for Boston and Massachusetts families for over 90 years. Our South Boston Funeral home is accessible from all Massachusetts highways leading into Boston and is minutes from all Boston teaching hospitals and medical centers, the Massachusetts State House, Boston City Hall, the Massachusetts Medical Examiner’s Office, and Boston’s Logan International Airport. Our funeral home can be found next to the historic Saint Augustine Burial Grounds and Chapel, the oldest Roman Catholic church and cemetery in Massachusetts.
Background
Established in 1930 by Joseph and Florence Casper as a family-owned Boston, Massachusetts funeral and cremation service provider, we are proud of our proven history of offering low-cost cremation with no extra charges, traditional Boston funerals, international funeral shipping, veteran funerals with military honors, and grave-side burials to families across Massachusetts. We have five Massachusetts-licensed funeral directors that assist families with funeral plans when faced with a loss of a loved one.
We encourage you to read the thoughtful funeral and cremation service testimonials we receive from families we’ve helped, many sharing the benefits and exceptional value of our $1,850 “Simplicity” cremation and our other cost-effective funeral services. The Casper Funeral & Cremation Services team is available 24/7, 365 days per year. Please call us at 800-314-1890 to assist your family.
Directions to Casper Funeral & Cremation Services
187 Dorchester Street, Boston, MA
From Cape Cod and South of Boston
- Merge onto US-6 W toward Providence RI/Boston
- Merge onto MA-3 N via EXIT 1B on the left toward Boston/Plymouth
- Merge onto I-93 N/US-1 N/MA-3 N via EXIT 20B toward Boston
- Merge onto William T Morrissey Blvd/MA-3A via EXIT 14 toward Savin Hill
- Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto MA-3A
- Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Old Colony Ave
- Turn right onto Dorchester St. (If you reach Mitchell St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Make a U-turn at Tudor St onto Dorchester St. (If you reach Mercer St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services, 187 Dorchester St., Boston is on the right
- Parking in located behind the funeral home on Tudor Street
From West of Boston
- I-90 E (Portions toll)
- Take EXIT 25 toward South Boston
- Keep right at the fork in the ramp
- Keep right at a second fork in the ramp
- Merge onto Haul Rd
- Haul Rd becomes S Boston Bypass Rd
- Turn left onto New Cypher St.
- Turn right onto D St
- Take the 1st left onto W 1st St
- Turn sharp right onto Dorchester St. (Dorchester St is just past Pappas Way. If you reach H St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Turn right onto E Broadway. Amsterdam Cafe is on the corner.
- Turn slight left onto Dorchester St. Dunkin Donuts is on the corner.
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services, 187 Dorchester St., Boston is on the right
- Parking in located behind the funeral home on Tudor Street
From North of Boston (Route I-93 South)
- Merge onto I-93 S toward Methuen/Boston
- Take the Albany St/I-90 W/Mass Pike exit, EXIT 20B
- Merge onto Albany St via the ramp on the left.
- Turn left onto W Broadway. (W Broadway is 0.1 miles past Herald St If you reach E Berkeley St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Turn right onto Dorchester St. (Dorchester St is 0.1 miles past F St. Dunkin Donuts is on the left. If you are on E Broadway and reach G St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services, 187 Dorchester St., Boston is on the right
- Parking in located behind the funeral home on Tudor Street
From North of Boston (Route I-95 South, Route 1 South)
- Merge onto I-95 S
- Merge onto US-1 S via EXIT 46 toward Boston (Portions toll)
- Merge onto I-93 S/US-1 S via the exit on the left
- Take the Albany St/I-90 W/Mass Pike exit, EXIT 20B
- Merge onto Albany St via the ramp on the left.
- Turn left onto W Broadway. (W Broadway is 0.1 miles past Herald St If you reach E Berkeley St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Turn right onto Dorchester St. (Dorchester St is 0.1 miles past F St. Dunkin Donuts is on the left. If you are on E Broadway and reach G St you’ve gone a little too far)
- Casper Funeral & Cremation Services, 187 Dorchester St., Boston is on the right
- Parking in located behind the funeral home on Tudor Street
Please call us at 800-314-1890 / 617-269-1930 to learn more.
Please call us at 800-314-1890 /
617-269-1930 to learn more.
We can provide you with any additional information or answer any questions you may have. We pride ourselves on giving personal service from our family to yours. We are available 24/7, 365 days a year, and do not have an answering service – you will always speak with a Casper Service team member.
Still have questions about the cremation process or about our services? Check out our cremation FAQs, or as with any question you might have, call us 24/7.
$1,850 All-Inclusive “Simplicity” Cremation
$1,850 All-Inclusive
“Simplicity” Cremation
Our $1,850 Simplicity Cremation includes absolutely everything required for cremation in Massachusetts – there are no additional fees. Here is what is included in our Simplicity Cremation:
- Our licensed, professional funeral services
- Removal from place of death or medical examiner’s office
- Required cremation unit for transportation and cremation
- Refrigerated sheltering of deceased
- Transportation of your loved one to a fully licensed Massachusetts crematory
- Cremation fee
- Pick-up of cremated remains
Additional options available upon request.
Location
Casper Funeral & Cremation Services
187 Dorchester Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02127-2846
Phone: 617-269-1930 / 800-314-1890
Fax: 617-337-3232
Email: info@casperfuneralservices.com
Public Transportation
MBTA Red Line Train to Andrew Sq. Station
#10 Bus, Stop: 180 Dorchester Street/W 7th Street
Client Testimonial
“I Googled cheap cremation in Massachusetts on the internet and found your company. After carefully reading through your website, I decided to give you a call … and, boy, I’m glad I did. While the simple cremation pricing was remarkable, your services and professionalism were anything but cheap. Losing my dad was very difficult, but the team at Casper Funeral Services played a major role in helping me and my family get through this trying time. Thank you.”
– Alan W., Ashburnham, MA
Download The Casper Cremation App
smartphone cremation services app, “providing hospice professionals, social workers, and families fingertip access to required Massachusetts funeral/cremation forms, $1,850 cremation with no extra charges information, inspirational and educational Death Perception podcast episodes, and cremation FAQs to help client families. The “Casper Cremation” app allows emailing, printing, and sharing of necessary cremation information.
Read Our Client Reviews on Google
“My dad Ronald Johnson passed away on 11/28/2025. Casper funeral home made it an easy process to put my dad to rest. They allowed me to see him before his cremation, which was very important to me. Cremation was affordable and they was able to ship my dad to remains to me, due to me living in North Carolina. Sorry it took me so long to leave a review, but I would choose and recommend them to anyone.”
