Cremation Services in Wheaton, IL

Direct Cremation starts at $997. Every cremation also carries the DuPage County permit ($200), the state-required alternative container ($160), a temporary urn ($25) and sales tax on those two items. Certified death certificates are optional ($40 for the first, $20 for each one after). Following a hospital death, the usual total is $1,400.96. Our pricing page has a calculator if you want to check your own numbers.

Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County, so the DuPage County Coroner issues the cremation permit and certified copies come through the DuPage County Clerk. A death at Central DuPage Hospital in nearby Winfield goes through the same office. You do not need to contact either office yourself. We file the permit, register the death certificate with the state and order your certified copies.

For most Wheaton families, the cremation is completed within 5 to 10 business days. The schedule depends on how quickly the family signs the authorization, when the coroner approves the cremation permit, and when the death certificate is completed. If you need things to move faster, optional expedited cremation is available for $150.

No. You can arrange everything online in under 15 minutes or over the phone at (773) 866-2273, and a visit is never required. If you would rather meet in person, our Naperville office is the closest, and we also have offices in Chicago, Evanston and Northbrook.

Yes. Water cremation, sometimes called aquamation, is available from $1,897. Instead of flame, the process uses water; it is gentler on the environment and usually gives the family about 20% more cremated remains than flame cremation. With the same permit, container and urn as a typical hospital case, the typical total is $2,300.96.

Call 911 first. When a death is sudden or unexpected, the DuPage County Coroner’s Office may need to review it before your loved one can be released. Once you have chosen Caring Cremations, call us, and we will coordinate with the coroner, arrange the transfer as soon as release is given, and keep you informed along the way.

The Illinois Prairie Path and the forest preserves are managed by public agencies, so ask the agency in charge for permission before planning anything there. Under Illinois rules, you may scatter in a cemetery scattering garden, or on private land if the owner agrees. Wheaton Cemetery and Assumption Cemetery are also close by if you would like a permanent place.

Central DuPage Hospital, at 25 N. Winfield Rd. in Winfield, is in DuPage County, so the paperwork is the same as for a death at home in Wheaton. Let the nursing staff know Caring Cremations is your provider, then call us. We arrange the transfer from the hospital and handle the permit. A hospital death usually does not involve the $295 immediate removal charge.