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Hartson Funeral Home

Hales Corners, WI

A funeral home.

Posted January 9, 2026 Checked August 24, 2026

Read this home's price list

No phone number on file yet.

Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130, Hales Corners, WI

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$3,145

The middle price in Wisconsin is $3,295.

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

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation - No Service"$3,145
Sum$3,145

This covers basic services of staff for removal of remains from local institution, shelter of remains, transfers to and from the crematory, crematory fees for basic cremation and alternative container. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, 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 staff for removal of remains from local institution
  • shelter of remains
  • transfers to and from the crematory
  • crematory fees for basic cremation
  • alternative container

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…".

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: "Additional Mileage Charge $3.25 per loaded mile"

The median across Wisconsin is $3,295, from 31 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$5,255

The middle price in Wisconsin is $6,515.

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

How this adds up
"Legacy Cremation (Visitation & Funeral Followed by Cremation)"$5,255
Sum$5,255

This covers basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff, receiving Your Loved One into our Care, embalming, other Preparation of Your Loved One (Dressing, Casketing & Cosmetizing), use of Staff & Facilities for Visitation, use of Staff & Facilities for Funeral Service, the cremation charge itself, urn Allowance and after Care. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, priced one at a time. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. A cremation casket or a rental casket will need to be purchased or rented for this package. That usually adds more than $1,000 to the figure shown, so ask the funeral home directly for an accurate price. 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 Funeral Director & Staff
  • receiving Your Loved One into our Care
  • embalming
  • other Preparation of Your Loved One (Dressing, Casketing & Cosmetizing)
  • use of Staff & Facilities for Visitation
  • use of Staff & Facilities for Funeral Service
  • the cremation charge itself
  • urn Allowance
  • after Care.

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 "Legacy Cremation (Visitation & Funeral Followed by Cremation)".

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: "Additional Mileage Charge $3.25 per loaded mile"

The median across Wisconsin is $6,515, from 19 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

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$4,550

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

How this adds up
"Immediate burial"$2,855
"This list's own least expensive casket"$1,695
Sum$4,550

purchaser_casket

$2,855

The middle price in Wisconsin is $4,550.

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

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides"$2,855
Sum$2,855

This covers immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides. 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

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides".

The median across Wisconsin is $4,550, from 22 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 9, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

$5,045

The middle price in Wisconsin is $6,200.

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

How this adds up
"Legacy Burial (Full-Service Visitation & Funeral)"$5,045
Sum$5,045

This covers basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff, receiving Your Loved One into our Care, embalming, other Preparation of Your Loved One (Dressing, Casketing & Cosmetizing), use of Staff & Facilities for Visitation, use of Staff & Facilities for Funeral Service, use of Staff & Equipment for Graveside Service, use of Funeral Coach/Hearse and after Care. It does not cover a casket and mileage beyond the distance this list includes. Certified copies of the death certificate are extra, 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 Funeral Director & Staff
  • receiving Your Loved One into our Care
  • embalming
  • other Preparation of Your Loved One (Dressing, Casketing & Cosmetizing)
  • use of Staff & Facilities for Visitation
  • use of Staff & Facilities for Funeral Service
  • use of Staff & Equipment for Graveside Service
  • use of Funeral Coach/Hearse
  • after Care.

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 price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Legacy Burial (Full-Service Visitation & Funeral)".

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: "Additional Mileage Charge $3.25 per loaded mile"

The median across Wisconsin is $6,200, from 35 posted price lists we have read.

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

1 other package this home posts

e) Funeral Service at Other Facility

$375

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"e) Funeral Service at Other Facility"$375
Sum$375

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

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
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 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 MN, 10 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 MI, 46 counties charging no fee; in MN, 10 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.

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