Our Cremation Prices
| Schedule of Services | Direct Cremation with Ashes |
|---|---|
| Basic Services of Funeral Director | Included |
| Shelterization | Included |
| Other Preparations of Remains | Included |
| Transfer to Funeral Home M-F 8AM to 4:30PM | Included |
| Cremation Container (Alternative Container) | Included |
| Crematory Fee + Plastic Urn (additional charges for 3rd party urns) | Included |
| Death Notice on Website | Included |
| Package Price (Online) | $1,450 |
| Package Price (In-Person) | $1,650 |
Popular Additional Add ons
| Private viewing w/no autopsy prep need **We do not allow families to do private viewings of a loved one, where an autopsy has taken place. We require embalming. If no autopsy takes place, we can do a viewing without embalming.** | $450 |
|---|---|
| Private Identification Viewing with embalming/viewing/autopsy preparations | $1,250 |
Payment required at time of service.
We are able to keep our services affordable because we build packages around only those services you need. From time to time, circumstances dictate those additional charges may apply.
Charges that may be required of you, but not included in packages:
- Cremation Permit (cost varies by county of death)
- After-hours transfer from hospital or facility ($175)
- Private home transfer ($175 at any time – required for any home death)
- Federal Holiday Transport Fee ($200)
- Medical Examiner fees (signing, transport – varies by county if applicable)
- Mileage (None required as we serve a one county radius around Dane County)
- Certified Death Certificates ($20 for first copy, $3 for each additional
- Newspaper notice (not required by law - $25 per paper plus actual cost of
- obituary and to be paid ahead of time)
- Insurance Assignment/Paperwork filing fee ($150)
- Update:
- Additional trips to Medical Examiners’ offices ($75/trip)
- Cemetery Burial/Committal ($175)
Cremation Permits by County:
(Prices subject to change without notice)
- Dane: $347
- Green: $225
- Dodge: $175
- Jefferson: $ 227 and $25 DC sign fee required
- Lafayette : $100
- Rock: $276
- Sauk: $130
- Columbia: $ 206.70 (will incur a signing fee of an additional $82.60)
- Iowa: $100
- Richland : $100
*Services provided outside of normal business hours (M-F 8am-4:30pm) will result in $ 175 additional fees. Transfer of deceased requiring more than two staff members (extraordinary location, environment or size of deceased) is additional $175. T19 or State of WI Burial Assistance eligibility is not guaranteed, and denial of application will result in out of-pocket expenses to family. Insurance assignments available for qualifying insurance policies, fee of $150 applies. No substitutions or deletions are allowed in package.
Prices effective September 11, 2024