Cremation Services
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Cremation Services
We provide compassionate cremation services designed to honor the life of your loved one with care, dignity, and respect. Whether you prefer a simple cremation or a personalized service that reflects their personality and passions, our team will guide you through every step. From planning to memorialization, we ensure that each service is meaningful, thoughtful, and tailored to celebrate the life that was lived.
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Custom Enhancements
We offer a variety of custom enhancements to make each burial service truly personal and memorable. Families can honor their loved one with a memorial video, a balloon launch, or a dove release. Services can also include live music, a catering reception, or a cocktail reception, creating meaningful ways for friends and family to gather, celebrate, and reflect on a life well lived.
- Memorial Video $50
- Balloon Launch $100
- Catering $400+
- Live Music $200+
- Dove Release $250
- Cocktail Reception $800
Cremation Questions
What is Cremation?
Cremation is the process of reducing the human body to ash using high heat and flame. Cremation is not the final disposition of the remains, nor is it a type of funeral service.
Is a casket needed for Cremation?
No, a casket is not required, most states require an alternative container constructed of wood or cardboard, however, in some states no container is required.
Is embalming required prior to cremation?
No. In fact it is against the law for a funeral home to tell you otherwise.
Can the body be viewed without embalming?
Yes, most crematories allow immediate family members to briefly view the deceased prior to cremation.
Can the family witness the cremation?
Yes they can; some cremation providers will allow family members to be present when the body is placed in the cremation chamber. Some religious groups even include this as part of their funeral custom.
What can be done with the cremated remains?
While laws vary state by state, in Wheeling, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire, Prospect Heights, Northbrook or other surrounding Chicagoland areas, remains can be buried in a cemetery lot or a cremation garden, interred in a columbarium, kept at home or scattered.
How can I be sure I receive the correct remains?
All reputable cremation providers have developed rigorous sets of operating policies and procedures in order to maximize the level of service and minimize the potential for human error. Since it is illegal to perform more than one cremation at a time, and the vast majority of crematories can only cremate one body at a time, it is next to impossible to receive the incorrect remains.
Are all the cremated remains returned?
With the exception of minute and microscopic particles, which are impossible to remove from the cremation chamber and processing machine, all of the cremated remains are given back to the family.