How Much Is a Funeral

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Fort Wayne Crematory

Fort Wayne, IN

A crematory.

Posted January 1, 2025 Checked August 18, 2026

This list is dated January 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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6557 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN 46825

No website on file yet.

Direct cremation

$2,495

The middle price in Indiana is $2,760.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct cremation with alternative container"$2,495
Sum$2,495

This covers transfer of remain to funeral home, refrigeration of unembalmed remains, minimal services of funeral director and staff, service vehicle and cremation of remains. It does not cover 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

  • transfer of remain to funeral home
  • refrigeration of unembalmed remains
  • minimal services of funeral director and staff
  • service vehicle
  • cremation of remains

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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".

The median across Indiana is $2,760, from 79 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$5,135

It does not cover a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$3,640
"Caskets available from: $1,495"$1,495
Sum$5,135

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 does not cover

  • a casket
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$3,640

The middle price in Indiana is $3,750.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$3,640
Sum$3,640

It does not cover 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

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

The median across Indiana is $3,750, from 59 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

2 other packages this home posts

Immediate Burial

$3,640

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$3,640
Sum$3,640

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • our charge for this service includes transfer of remain to funeral home
  • refrigeration of unembalmed remains
  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • dressing and casketing
  • hearse to cemetery.
  • use of facilities for viewing
  • ceremony

Direct Cremation with Private Family Goodbye

$3,195

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with Private Family Goodbye"$3,195
Sum$3,195

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • our charge for this service includes transfer of remains to the funeral home
  • refrigeration of unembalmed remains
  • minimal preparation of unembalmed remains
  • minimal services of funeral director and staff
  • service vehicle
  • trayview cremation container
  • facilities for private family viewing (limited to 30 minutes and 10 people)
  • cremation of remains Other
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

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 IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in MI, Grand Traverse County at $75, Ingham County at $32, Kent County at $70, Macomb County at $93, Muskegon County at $55, Oakland County at $60, St. Joseph County at $5, Barry County and Eaton County at $35, Branch County and Cass County at $25, 25 counties at $50 and 10 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in MI, 46 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. 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.

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