CARING CREMATIONS AND BURIALS
A traditional funeral with visitation, a funeral service and a graveside service is $5,550. A simple direct burial is $2,500. Every price is listed on this page, and our family is here to guide you, day or night.
Phone answered 24/7 · Serving Chicago and Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Grundy and Kankakee counties, and Lake County, Indiana
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PACKAGES
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 local cemetery with a graveside service, and an online obituary. Choose the one that fits how your family wants to say goodbye.
SIMPLEST
PACKAGE PRICE
$2,500
A dignified burial without embalming or a public viewing, with a graveside service at the cemetery.
WITH VIEWING
PACKAGE PRICE
$4,950
Time for family and close friends to see your loved one one last time before the burial.
Everything in Direct Burial, plus:
MOST COMPLETE
PACKAGE PRICE
$5,550
A full traditional funeral: visitation and a funeral service, followed by a graveside service at the cemetery.
Everything in Direct Burial, plus:
Available for an additional charge with burial: death certificates, immediate removal from the place of death and the casket. Cemetery charges are set by the cemetery. See all other costs
Call about burialWhat each package includes, side by side. Swipe the table sideways on a phone.
| Included | Direct Burial $2,500 | Family Gathering $4,950 | Traditional Funeral $5,550 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation from the place of death | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Climate-controlled holding area | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| All legal documents filed | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Care of your loved one, which may include bathing and dressing | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Embalming | — Not included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Viewing, visitation or funeral service | — Not included | 1 hour of viewing or visitation | 4 hours of visitation and/or funeral service |
| Transportation to the local cemetery | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Graveside service | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Online obituary | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| 100 prayer cards and a memorial video | — Not included | — Not included | ✓ Included |
Certified death certificates, immediate removal when necessary, the casket and the cemetery’s charges are added to any package, as listed below.
NO SURPRISES
A few costs depend on your choices and on the cemetery you choose. Here is everything that can be added to a burial package.
Example: Traditional Funeral with 4 death certificates
Plus the casket you choose and the cemetery’s charges.
YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE
You may buy a casket anywhere
Under the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule, you can buy a casket from another seller or online. We will accept it and never charge a fee for using it.
Certified death certificates
$40 for the first copy and $20 for each additional copy. We order them for you.
$40
FIRST COPY
Immediate removal from the place of death
When your loved one needs to be brought into our care right away.
$295
WHEN NECESSARY
Casket
Choose a casket with us, or buy one from another seller and we will use it at no extra charge.
Varies
YOUR CHOICE
Cemetery charges
The grave, its opening and closing, and any headstone or marker are priced by the cemetery you choose.
Set by cemetery
CEMETERY
Outer burial container
Some cemeteries require a vault or grave liner. Ask your cemetery, and we will help you with its rules.
Varies
IF REQUIRED
YOUR SERVICE, YOUR WAY
Hold the visitation and funeral service at our funeral home or at your own church, then say a final goodbye at the graveside.
Visitation and the funeral service in our funeral home at 3521 N. Pulaski Rd. in Irving Park, with easy parking and a quiet, private room for your family.
A funeral service at your church or place of worship. Tell us where, and we will coordinate the details with your church.
Every burial package includes transportation to the local cemetery and a graveside service, so family can gather for a final goodbye.
HOW IT WORKS
Call (773) 866-2273. Burial arrangements are made by phone, and the phone is answered 24/7. We will walk you through every option and every cost.
We come to the home, hospital, hospice or nursing home, day or night, and file all the legal documents for you.
We hold the visitation or service you choose, then bring your loved one to the cemetery for a graveside service.
COMPARING YOUR OPTIONS
Simple cremation starts at $997, and cremation with a visitation is $4,950. Many families also choose a cremation followed by burial of the urn in a cemetery.
NEED HELP NOW?
Call and speak with our team about a funeral and burial. The phone is answered 24/7, and we will guide you through each decision.
PLANNING AHEAD?
Pre-plan online to record your wishes for a funeral and burial, lock in current pricing and spare your family difficult decisions later.
