CATHOLIC FUNERALS

Catholic Funeral Mass and Burial in Chicago

We arrange Catholic funerals the way the Church celebrates them: a vigil, the funeral Mass at your parish, and burial in the cemetery you choose. A traditional funeral is $5,550, and we work with your priest and the cemetery so your family can focus on saying goodbye.

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Phone answered 24/7 · We work with parishes and Catholic cemeteries across Chicago and the suburbs · Se habla español

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  • CARE AVAILABLE 24/7 Phone answered day and night
  • WE WORK WITH YOUR PARISH We call the parish and set the time
  • ANY CATHOLIC CEMETERY Or your own family plot
  • OUR OWN FUNERAL HOME In Irving Park, Chicago

THE ORDER OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

The three parts of a Catholic funeral

Each part has its own prayers and its own place. We arrange all three and keep them on schedule.

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    The Vigil

    Family and friends gather to pray, often with the rosary or a vigil service. Held at our funeral home or at your parish, often the evening before the Mass.

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    The Funeral Mass

    Celebrated at your parish church. We bring your loved one in the funeral coach, guide the pallbearers and work with the parish on the date and time.

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    The Rite of Committal

    Final prayers at the graveside or mausoleum, at the Catholic cemetery or family plot you choose.

PACKAGES AND PRICES

Packages for a Catholic funeral

Every burial package includes transportation from the place of death, a climate-controlled holding area, filing all legal documents, care of your loved one, transportation to the cemetery with a graveside service, and an online obituary. Your parish sets its own offering for the Mass and the musicians, paid to the parish.

Illustration of a chapel at our funeral home: a wooden casket with a flower spray on a draped stand, candles and flower stands, beneath an arched window VIGIL, MASS AND BURIAL

Traditional Funeral

PACKAGE PRICE

$5,550

The vigil and visitation, the funeral Mass at your parish, then burial with the Rite of Committal at the graveside.

All of our burial basics, plus:

  • Embalming
  • 4 hours of visitation and/or funeral service at our funeral home or your church
  • 100 prayer cards and a memorial video
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Family Gathering

PACKAGE PRICE

$4,950

A private hour for family to pray together and say goodbye at our funeral home, then burial with a graveside service.

All of our burial basics, plus:

  • Embalming
  • 1 hour of viewing or visitation at our funeral home
Call to arrange
Illustration of a quiet room with an arched window, two tall flower arrangements and an aisle runner IF YOU CHOOSE CREMATION

Cremation with Visitation

PACKAGE PRICE

$4,950

The visitation and funeral Mass with the body present, then cremation afterward, as the Church prefers.

  • 4 hours of visitation at our funeral home or your church
  • Embalming, dressing, casketing and a rental casket
  • Register book, tribute video and 50 prayer cards
  • Individual cremation, all legal documents filed and an online obituary
Call to arrange

Funeral Mass the day after the visitation? Add the funeral coach and driver for the second day, $785. Death certificates, the casket and the cemetery’s charges are additional. Estimate your total

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Estimate a Catholic funeral and burial

This estimate starts with a Traditional Funeral, the funeral coach for a Mass the next day, a metal casket and a cement liner. Add death certificates or change anything to see your total.

Traditional Funeral 4-hour visitation, then graveside service $5,550
Casket Metal Casket, White $1,297
Outer burial container Cement Liner $795
Certified death certificates None 0 $0
Sales tax on merchandise 10.25% on the casket and outer burial container $214.43
Your estimate $8,641.43
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The parish offering and the cemetery’s charges (the grave, its opening and closing, and any marker) are not included. We review every cost with you before arrangements begin.

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CREMATION AND THE CHURCH

Can a Catholic be cremated?

Yes. The Church allows cremation, though it prefers burial of the body. When cremation is chosen, the Church asks that the cremated remains be laid to rest in a cemetery or a church, not scattered, kept at home or divided among family.

We can arrange the funeral Mass with the body present and cremation afterward, burial of the urn in a Catholic cemetery or family plot, or a niche in a columbarium.

Cremation with Visitation See all cremation prices

FOR THE VIGIL AND THE MASS

Catholic items for the wake and Mass

Add any of these to your arrangements. The Traditional Funeral already includes 100 prayer cards and a memorial video.

THE PARISH OFFERING

Paid directly to your parish

Each parish sets its own offering for the funeral Mass and the musicians. We’ll tell you the amount when we call the parish.

Extra prayer cards

50 printed prayer cards with your loved one’s name, dates and a prayer.

$150

50 CARDS

Rosary

A rosary for your loved one.

$35

OPTIONAL

Casket crucifix

A crucifix for the casket.

$35

OPTIONAL

Register book

For guests to sign at the vigil and visitation.

$75

OPTIONAL

Memorial light

A memorial light with a candle.

$120

OPTIONAL

OUR FUNERAL HOME

Where the vigil can be held

The vigil and visitation can be held at our funeral home at 3521 N. Pulaski Rd. in Irving Park, or at your parish.

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Our chapel, ready for a visitation
Visitation room at the Caring Cremations funeral home with rows of chairs facing flowers and red drapes
Seating for family and friends
Front of a visitation room with flower arrangements, lamps and a screen for a tribute video
Flowers and a screen for the tribute video
Entrance to the Caring Cremations funeral home at 3521 N. Pulaski Rd. in Irving Park, Chicago
Our entrance on Pulaski Road

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WORKING WITH YOUR PARISH

How we plan it with your parish

  1. Call us, any hour. We bring your loved one into our care, day or night.
  2. We call your parish to set the date and time of the funeral Mass.
  3. You meet with the priest to choose the readings and the music.
  4. We print the prayer cards and arrange the burial with the cemetery.

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

We work with every cemetery

Including the Catholic cemeteries families ask us about most:

Queen of Heaven Cemetery Hillside
Mount Carmel Cemetery Hillside
St. Adalbert Cemetery Niles
Maryhill Cemetery Niles
All Saints Cemetery Des Plaines
St. Joseph Cemetery River Grove
Calvary Cemetery Evanston
Resurrection Cemetery Justice
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Worth
All cemeteries we serve → Chicago and every suburb

NEED HELP NOW?

We’re here day and night

Call and we’ll guide you through each step with your parish and the cemetery. The phone is answered 24/7. Se habla español.

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PLANNING AHEAD?

Prepay a Catholic funeral

Choose the vigil, the Mass and the burial now, and lock in today’s price, including the casket and the funeral coach for the Mass.

Prepaid funeral plans
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What families say

Catholic funeral questions

How much does a Catholic funeral cost in Chicago?

With us, a Traditional Funeral with the vigil and visitation, the funeral Mass at your parish and burial is $5,550. With the funeral coach for a Mass the next day, a metal casket, a cement liner and sales tax, the total is $8,641.43. Certified death certificates, if you need them, are $40 for the first copy and $20 for each additional copy. The parish offering and the cemetery’s charges are separate.

Can the funeral Mass be held with the cremated remains present?

In the United States, a funeral Mass may be celebrated with the cremated remains present. Your priest will tell you what your parish allows, and we’ll arrange it either way. The Church prefers the Mass with the body present and cremation afterward, which our Cremation with Visitation package includes.

What does the parish charge for a funeral Mass?

Each parish sets its own offering for the Mass and the musicians, paid directly to the parish. We’ll tell you the amount when we call the parish.

Can the wake be held at our church?

Yes. The visitation can be held at our funeral home in Irving Park or at your church, often right before the Mass. We’ll arrange it with your parish.

Do we need to belong to a parish?

Not always. Many parishes will celebrate a funeral Mass for a Catholic who lived nearby or whose family belongs there. Tell us which parish you’d like, and we’ll call to ask.

Can the Mass be in Spanish or Polish?

Many Chicago parishes celebrate Mass in Spanish, Polish and other languages. Tell us the language you’d like, and we’ll work with a parish that offers it. Se habla español.

Which Catholic cemeteries do you work with?

We work with all cemeteries, including Queen of Heaven, Mount Carmel, St. Adalbert, Maryhill, All Saints, St. Joseph, Calvary, Resurrection and Holy Sepulchre. See cemeteries we serve.

Do we have to buy the casket from you?

No. Under the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule, you may buy a casket from another seller or online. We will accept it and never charge a fee for using it.

Can we prepay a Catholic funeral?

Yes. A prepaid funeral plan locks in today’s price for the vigil, the Mass and the burial, including the casket and the funeral coach for the Mass.

Planning a Catholic funeral?

Call us any time. We’ll call your parish and the cemetery, and walk you through every option and every cost.

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Phone answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

OUR FUNERAL HOME

Caring Cremations and Burials – Irving Park

3521 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60641

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Reviewed by Milos Djordjevic, Licensed Funeral Director and Owner · Updated October 2026

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