John J Buettgen Funeral Home
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
A funeral home.
Posted March 1, 2025 Checked August 24, 2026
This list is dated March 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
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631 East Grand Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Direct cremation
We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated March 1, 2025, so please ask them directly.
Cremation with service
$6,270
The middle price in Wisconsin is $6,270.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing and use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony.
How this adds up
| "Services of Funeral Director and Staff" | $3,025 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home" | $695 |
| "Embalming" | $825 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $575 |
| "Viewing at Funeral Home or at another location" | $575 |
| "Funeral Ceremony at the Funeral Home or Staff Services at another location" | $575 |
| Sum | $6,270 |
It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing, the crematory fee 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
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
What this home's price does not cover
- the rental casket for the viewing
- the crematory fee
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
The median across Wisconsin is $6,270, from 9 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated March 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
$5,220
The middle price in Wisconsin is $4,678.
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, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and service vehicle.
How this adds up
| "Services of Funeral Director and Staff" | $3,025 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home" | $695 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $575 |
| "Hearse" | $425 |
| "Graveside Committal Service (Equipment and Staff)" | $320 |
| "Utility and/or Flower Vehicle" | $180 |
| Sum | $5,220 |
It does not cover a casket 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
- service vehicle
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
The median across Wisconsin is $4,678, from 20 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$7,195
The middle price in Wisconsin is $6,725.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, 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 and service vehicle.
How this adds up
| "Services of Funeral Director and Staff" | $3,025 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home" | $695 |
| "Embalming" | $825 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body" | $575 |
| "Viewing at Funeral Home or at another location" | $575 |
| "Funeral Ceremony at the Funeral Home or Staff Services at another location" | $575 |
| "Hearse" | $425 |
| "Graveside Committal Service (Equipment and Staff)" | $320 |
| "Utility and/or Flower Vehicle" | $180 |
| Sum | $7,195 |
It does not cover a casket 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
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- 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
- service vehicle
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
The median across Wisconsin is $6,725, from 24 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
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.
Where to look next
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- John J Buettgen Funeral HomeMosinee, WI
- Roseberry's Funeral HomeFriendship, WI
- John J Buettgen Funeral HomeSchofield, WI
The same question, answered for every Wisconsin home we have read:
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in Wisconsin?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in Wisconsin?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in Wisconsin?
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