Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home
Joliet, Will County, IL
A funeral home.
Posted March 1, 2022 Checked August 30, 2026
This list is dated March 1, 2022; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
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1500 Black Road, 60435, Joliet, IL
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$2,665
The middle price in Illinois is $3,210.
The home posts $2,565. With Will County's permit, $2,665.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container" | $2,565 |
|---|---|
| Will County permit fee, set by the county, verified August 19, 2026 | $100 |
| Sum | $2,665 |
This covers arrangements conference, planning, supervising, and coordinating service details, securing, preparing, and filing necessary documents, other preparation of the body, transfer of remains and use of the hearse. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the Will County fee of $100 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- arrangements conference
- planning, supervising, and coordinating service details
- securing, preparing, and filing necessary documents
- other preparation of the body
- transfer of remains
- use of the hearse
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
The median across Illinois is $3,210, from 71 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
$5,825
The middle price in Illinois is $7,940.
The home posts $5,725. With Will County's permit, $5,825.
How this adds up
| "Cremation with Traditional Services" | $5,725 |
|---|---|
| Will County permit fee, set by the county, verified August 19, 2026 | $100 |
| Sum | $5,825 |
This covers embalming, 1 hour Viewing & Visitation, funeral service/mass and rental Casket and all direct cremation services. It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the Will County fee of $100 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- embalming
- 1 hour Viewing & Visitation
- funeral service/mass
- rental Casket and all direct cremation services.
What this home's price does not cover
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Cremation with Traditional Services".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
The median across Illinois is $7,940, from 61 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
$4,595
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial with casket selected from our funeral home" | $4,595 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $4,595 |
This covers arrangements conference, planning, supervising, and coordinating service details, securing, preparing, and filing necessary documents, other preparation of the body, transfer of remains, use of the hearse and use of staff & equipment for graveside service. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- arrangements conference
- planning, supervising, and coordinating service details
- securing, preparing, and filing necessary documents
- other preparation of the body
- transfer of remains
- use of the hearse
- use of staff & equipment for graveside service.
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with casket selected from our funeral home".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
$3,295
The middle price in Illinois is $4,445.
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial with a container provided by the purchaser …………………………………….. $3,295" | $3,295 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $3,295 |
It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
The median across Illinois is $4,445, from 47 posted price lists we have read.
Burial with graveside service
$5,025
The middle price in Illinois is $7,870.
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff: …………………………………………….…………." | $3,250 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home one person…………………………..…………" | $400 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body: .………………………………….……………………………………….." | $350 |
| "Funeral Coach (Hearse) ..………………………………………………………………………………..……." | $500 |
| "Graveside Service ………………………………………………………………………..…………..." | $525 |
| Sum | $5,025 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
The median across Illinois is $7,870, from 43 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$7,000
The middle price in Illinois is $9,315.
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, embalming, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff: …………………………………………….…………." | $3,250 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home one person…………………………..…………" | $400 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body: .………………………………….……………………………………….." | $350 |
| "Embalming: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………" | $850 |
| "Viewing & Visitation (4-hours) ………………………………………….…….…….………………………" | $600 |
| "Funeral Ceremony at Funeral Home or Staff Services at Another Location ……………...…" | $525 |
| "Funeral Coach (Hearse) ..………………………………………………………………………………..……." | $500 |
| "Graveside Service ………………………………………………………………………..…………..." | $525 |
| Sum | $7,000 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- embalming
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Automotive Equipment: (within 40 miles) Additional miles @ $3.50 per mile (one-way)"
The median across Illinois is $9,315, from 49 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
What the county fee is
Will County is the county this funeral home is in, so that is where the figures start. The permit fee belongs to the county where the death happened. If that was a different county, pick it and every figure on this page moves with it.
For the cremation figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Adams County funeral home for a death that happened in Alexander County pays the Alexander County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.
For the burial figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.
For the cremation figures: In this list: in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
For the burial figures: In this list: in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.
Certified copies of the death certificate
This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Orland Funeral HomeOrland Park, IL
- Thornridge Funeral HomeOrland Park, IL
- Simplicity Funeral & Cremation CareDarien, IL
The same question, answered for every Illinois home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in Illinois?
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in Illinois?
- How much does an immediate burial cost in Illinois?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in Illinois?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in Illinois?
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