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Davis Funeral Services are members of the Funeral Directors’ Association of New Zealand and Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the latter an international organisation which recognises excellence in funeral service and usually admits only one company to membership from any one city.

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Casket and Urn Selection

Davis Funerals offers a wide range of caskets and urns for family to choose from. There are many options available today from solid timber caskets, veneer caskets, personalising a casket with vinyl art and eco caskets made from sustainable timber supplies. Similarly there are many different urns to choose from also. Please scroll down to view our extensive casket and urn range.
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Solid Timber Caskets

Batesville Hartford– Solid poplar casket, available in split or solid lid, featuring a soft oyster lining and adjustable sprung mattress.

Batesville Hartford

Mahogany Couch – Solid Mahogany hinged lid casket, featuring a dark Mahogany lacquer finish, quilted sating lining and long bar handles.

Mahogany Couch

D’Urville – Made in Blenheim this solid Macrocarpa flat lid casket features a distressed mid finish stain and a gathered satin lining. This casket is made from a renewable timber source.

D’Urville

Forsythe – Made in Blenheim this solid Southland Beech rounded flat lid casket,
features a refined mid finish stain and a gathered sating lining. This casket is made
from a renewable timber source.

Forsythe

Westminster Rimu – Solid Rimu double raised lid casket with a light lacquer finish and routed panes. Features gathered satin lining with three styles of drop bar handles available. Also available in solid Oak and Mahogany.

Westminster Rimu

Blackwood – Solid timber flat lid casket, featuring patterned satin lining with drop
bar handles.

Blackwood

Genuine Veneer Caskets

Belmont Oak – Genuine Oak veneer double raised lid casket, featuring a dark lacquered finish, routed panels and gathered sating lining. Available in three styles of drop bar handles.

Belmont Oak

Heritage – Genuine Rimu veneer flat lid casket, featuring an unlacquered natural look finish, satin lining and pine handles.

Heritage

Foil (photographic grain foil overlay)

Rutherford – Double raised lid casket with lacquered finish and routed panels.
Features gathered satin lining and six drop bar handles.

Rutherford

Sherwood – Green Enamel and Rimu Foil - double raised lid casket with painted enamel finish and rimu trim. Features gathered satin lining and six drop bar handles with rimu insert. Also available in Blue.

Sherwood

Cromwell Rimu – double raised lid casket with a lacquered finish. Features a gathered satin lining and six drop bar handles available in three styles. Also available in Mahogany.

Cromwell Rimu

Oxford – Rosewood foil, single panel raised lid casket with a lacquered finish.
Features a gathered satin lining and six drop bar handles available in three styles.

Oxford

Richmond Rosewood Foil – Flat lid casket with a lacquered finish. Features patterned satin drapery and six drop bar handles with wooden inserts. Also available in Mahogany and Rimu.

Richmond Rosewood Foil

Grosvenor – Hickory foil, flat lid casket, unlacquered. Features swansdown lining and six fixed handles.

Grosvenor

Eco Casket

Artisan & Crib – Made from Australian Pine Plywood and coated with a light natural oil. Features low cut sides for ease of viewing and a wool fleece mattress and pillow. The ‘Crib’ casket is also made for infants.

Artisan & Crib

Essence – Minimal elegant design consuming minimal materials in manufacturing.
Features integrated handles, wooden keys, wool fleece mattress and pillow.

Essence

Archetype – Traditionally styled, this casket is manufactured with sustainable harvested North Island Rimu, sanded and coated with a natural oil finish. Features integrated handles, wool fleece mattress and pillow. Also available in Poplar.

Archetype

Personalised Caskets

Rutherford – These caskets can be personalised with the use of a vinyl adhesive which is attached to the outer surface of a casket. Many different images are available, please contact us for further information.

Rutherford

Ashes & Urns

Following a cremation, the ashes are returned to our company for safe keeping. From here, one of our Funeral Directors will contact the family to ascertain their wishes in relation to uplifting the ashes, or assist them in considering options for memorialisation. Below is a selection of urns, we have many more on display at all three of our funeral homes for you
to choose from.

Urns