Abstract: A combined casket and burial vault assembly comprises a casket lid having a peripheral depending lip, a casket body having tapered side walls, tapered end walls, and a peripheral flange portion adapted for receiving the casket lid thereon, a removable half couch, and a reusable display carrier having two opposed side walls, two opposed end walls and a reinforced bottom wall. The depending lip of the casket lid and the peripheral flange portion of the casket body are tapered in a complementary manner to create a hermetic seal when the lid is placed on the casket body. The display carrier includes ornamental hardware and hand rails or other carrying means for transporting the combined assembly from place to place. The casket lids, casket bodies and half couches are all separately stackable in a nested manner to facilitate storage. The casket lids and casket bodies are provided with removable interior lining and padding for attachment when needed.