How Much Is a Funeral

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Genuine Care Cremation

Shorewood, IL

A funeral home.

Posted May 1, 2023 Checked August 30, 2026

This list is dated May 1, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

Read this home's price list

807 W. Jefferson St. Unit S, 60404, Shorewood, IL

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$1,855

The middle price in Illinois is $3,045.

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"Alternative Cremation Container (Cardboard Container)…………………………………………………….……………………….………………………………..$65.00"$65
"Direct cremation………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………… ... ……………...… ... $1,790.00"$1,790
Sum$1,855

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted price for a direct cremation, with its own container

The median across Illinois is $3,045, from 87 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

This home's price list, dated May 1, 2023, does not include this service, so please ask them whether it is something they arrange.

Immediate burial

We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated May 1, 2023, so please ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

$1,695

The middle price in Illinois is $7,300.

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of funeral directors and staff……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… ... $800.00"$800
"Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home (within a 50 mile radius) (Beyond 50 miles- additional $2.00 per mile)…………………………..………………….….$395.00"$395
"Use of licensed climate controlled care center for up to 7 days………………………………………………………………………………..…………………… ... $200.00"$200
"Use of Equipment and Staff For Graveside Service……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………..$300.00"$300
Sum$1,695

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service

The median across Illinois is $7,300, from 58 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

This home's price list, dated May 1, 2023, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

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.

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.

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