Simplicity Funeral & Cremation Care
Darien, IL · Posted April 1, 2021, checked August 24, 2026.
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.
Cremation
$1,395
What's in this figure
- direct cremation with the minimum alternative container
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
What's not
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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This covers direct cremation with the minimum alternative container and transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The permit for the disposition is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
This list posts no per-copy charge for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee has been recorded for this place, so no amount is shown beside the figure. Ask the funeral home, or the county registrar, what one copy costs.
Cremation with a service
$4,795
What's in this figure
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- embalming
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
What's not
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- the cremation charge itself
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, embalming, use of facilities and staff for a viewing and use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony. It does not cover transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, the cremation charge itself and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. This list does not price one, so ask the funeral home what that would add. The county permit fee is not in this price. It is charged by the county where the death occurred, not by 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.
This home's price list does not state a separate crematory fee. The cremation charge itself is not in this total; ask the funeral home. The fee inside a direct cremation package cannot be borrowed here, because that package price carries a reduced services discount that does not apply to a full service.
This list posts no per-copy charge for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee has been recorded for this place, so no amount is shown beside the figure. Ask the funeral home, or the county registrar, what one copy costs.
The casket is not in this total. It varies with the family’s choice, so it is shown beside the figure.
No rental casket and no cremation-suitable casket is priced on this list, so the real merchandise cost of a traditional cremation is not answerable from this document.
Immediate burial
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
Immediate burial with the funeral home minimum casket
$1,495
What's in this figure
- immediate burial with the funeral home minimum casket
What's not
- transport
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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This covers immediate burial with the funeral home minimum casket. It does not cover transport and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee is not in this price. It is charged by the county where the death occurred, not by the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Cemetery charges are separate and are not on this list. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
Immediate burial with a casket the family provides
This home's price list posts no price for this one. We are not going to guess a number, so ask them directly.
Read this one carefully before you choose it. An immediate burial means no viewing, no service, and nobody at the graveside. The family is not there. The wording and the price draw people in, and most families do not want what it actually is.
Burial with graveside service
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
$1,795
What's in this figure
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What's not
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care
- storage and sheltering of the deceased
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- a hearse
- a casket
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service. It does not cover transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee is not in this price. It is charged by the county where the death occurred, not by the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Cemetery charges are separate and are not on this list. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The total moves with the casket selection. This figure carries no casket.
This list posts no per-copy charge for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee has been recorded for this place, so no amount is shown beside the figure. Ask the funeral home, or the county registrar, what one copy costs.
Traditional funeral service
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
$5,095
What's in this figure
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- embalming
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- use of facilities and staff for the graveside committal
What's not
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- a hearse
- the least expensive casket this home sells, from the bottom of its posted range
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, embalming, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony and use of facilities and staff for the graveside committal. It does not cover transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, the least expensive casket this home sells, from the bottom of its posted range and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee is not in this price. It is charged by the county where the death occurred, not by the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Cemetery charges are separate and are not on this list. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
This list posts no per-copy charge for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee has been recorded for this place, so no amount is shown beside the figure. Ask the funeral home, or the county registrar, what one copy costs.
The casket is not in this total. It varies with the family’s choice, so it is shown beside the figure.
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.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where the death happened
For the cremation figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Adams County funeral home for a death that happened in Alexander County pays the Alexander County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.
For the burial figures: 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 MO, 12 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 MO, 12 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 posts no price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee is on file for this place. We are not going to guess one. Ask the funeral home, or the registrar in the county where the death happened, what one copy costs.
Where these figures come from
Posted April 1, 2021, checked August 24, 2026. We hold a copy of the document as it read on the day we checked it.
Still unverified, and so not claimed here: who owns this home; how this home operates, meaning whether it runs its own crematory and its own chapel.
Price is not quality. A higher figure does not buy a better funeral. Use these numbers to ask better questions, not to rank anyone.