Funeral prices in St. Clair County, Illinois
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $3,615Lake View Funeral Home is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Cremation with a service | $7,193from only 2 price lists | $6,095Hoffen Funeral Home Burial & Funeral Services |
| Immediate burial | $1,500Hoffen Funeral Home Burial & Funeral Services is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Burial with a graveside service | $7,295Lake View Funeral Home is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Traditional funeral | $9,435Lake View Funeral Home is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
2 published funeral homes in St. Clair County, side by side. 15 more within 30 miles are shown too, from over the state line, each labeled with its own state. 1 of them posts no price we could read, and it stays in the table with that stated on its own row.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated May 22, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in St. Clair County, Illinois
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affordable Funeral and Cremation Solutions In MO, over the state line Saint Louis Map | not posted | $2,510 least expensive here | not posted | not posted | not posted | Aug 23, 2026 | |
| Alexander-White-Mullen Funeral Home In MO, over the state line St. Ann Map | $3,565 | $9,945 | $5,160 | $7,290 | $9,580 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Archway Memorial Chapel In MO, over the state line Hazelwood Map | not posted | $5,805 | $2,730 | $2,730 least expensive here | not posted | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| Berger Memorial Chapel In MO, over the state line St. Louis Map | $3,765 | $8,335 | not posted | $6,725 | $8,320 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Calcaterra Funeral Home In MO, over the state line St. Louis Map | $3,515 | $9,095 | $4,910 | $6,990 | $8,680 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Gateway Cremation & Funeral Services In MO, over the state line Saint Louis Map | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | Aug 23, 2026 | |
| Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home In MO, over the state line Arnold Map | $3,565 | $9,820 | not posted | $7,415 | $9,755 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Hoffen Funeral Home Burial & Funeral Services Millstadt Map | not posted | $6,095 | $1,500 least expensive here | not posted | not posted | May 1, 2026 | |
| Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary In MO, over the state line St. Louis Map | $2,405 | $10,130 | $5,160 | $7,725 | $9,965 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Hoffmeister South County Chapel In MO, over the state line St. Louis Map | $3,565 | $9,650 | $5,260 | $7,540 | $9,780 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Jay B. Smith Funeral Homes In MO, over the state line Fenton Map | $1,785 | $4,915 | $3,115 | not posted | not posted | Nov 1, 2025 | |
| Kriegshauser Mortuary-West Chapel In MO, over the state line St. Louis Map | $3,565 | $9,945 | not posted | $7,290 | $9,580 | May 5, 2026 | |
| Lake View Funeral Home Fairview Heights Map | $3,615 | $8,290 | not posted | $7,295 | $9,435 | May 22, 2026 | |
| Monarch Cremation Society of St Louis In MO, over the state line Florissant Map | $910 least expensive here | $4,905 | not posted | not posted | not posted | Aug 23, 2026 | |
| Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions In MO, over the state line Chesterfield Map | not posted | $5,230 | not posted | not posted | not posted | Sep 18, 2026 | |
| Urban Undertakers Legacy and Cremation In MO, over the state line Saint Louis Map | $1,665 | $3,510 | $2,210 | not posted | $4,010 least expensive here | Aug 30, 2026 | |
| William C. Harris Funeral Directors Spanish Lake Chapel In MO, over the state line Saint Louis Map | $1,710 | not posted | not posted | not posted | not posted | Apr 3, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount. 15 homes here sit over the state line and are labeled with their own state, because a family near a border shops across it.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 781 funeral homes operating today in Illinois, by the state rosters. 187 of them post a price list we hold, and 81 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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