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Burial Packages

At Serenity Gardens Funeral Services we pride ourselves on our ability to personalize and individualize each funeral service so that it is truly memorable experience. To assist our client families in understanding the many different options that are available, we have outlined some popular service offerings. Any of these can be enhanced to meet your needs when discussing with your Funeral Director.

Traditional Funeral Service – One day visitation

The Traditional Funeral Service package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities staff and equipment for visitation up to one day prior, use of facilities equipment and staff for funeral service, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service

Contemporary Funeral Service – visitation same day

The Contemporary Funeral Service package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities equipment and staff for funeral service with up to two hours of visitation prior, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service.

Funeral and Graveside Service on the same day

This package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities equipment and staff for church service, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service.

Church Service and Graveside Service on the same day

This package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities equipment and staff for church service, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service.

Visitation and Graveside Service

This package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities staff and equipment for visitation up to two hours prior, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service.

Graveside Service

This package includes full services of funeral director and staff, transfer of remains to the funeral home within 50 miles, embalming (if requested), other preparation of the body, hearse transportation to cemetery, utility vehicles, filing required documents, and arrangement of graveside service.

Immediate Burial

Immediate burial, without any attendant rites or ceremonies, includes removal within 50 miles, shelter of remains, sanitary care, local transportation to local cemetery, authorizations, and necessary services of funeral director and staff.

Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home

Includes removal of remains necessary services of funeral director and staff, filing required documents, embalming, and local transportation to airport.

Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home

Includes temporary shelter of remains, transport of remains to local cemetery and necessary services of funeral director and staff.

Cremation Options

At Serenity Gardens Funeral Services we recognize that cremation choices are becoming quite popular in our society. However, the funeral traditions within a client family can be deeply rooted when it comes to accepting the choice of cremation. Depending on individual values, there may be a stronger need to honor the loved one with funeral traditions prior to the cremation. We are pleased to offer our client families a variety of cremation services that incorporate all family values with the final wishes for cremation still taking place. 

Direct Cremation

Direct cremation without any attendant rites or ceremonies. This package includes removal of remains within 50 miles, local transportation to the crematory, crematory fee, and the basic services of the funeral director and staff. 

Traditional Funeral with Cremation Following

The Traditional Funeral with Cremation Following package includes all of the features of a Traditional Funeral. A cremation casket or alternative containers are purchased to encase the body during the ceremonies and visitations. Instead of interment of the casket in a cemetery the cremation process takes place following services.

Contemporary Funeral with Cremation Following

The Contemporary Funeral with Cremation Following package includes all of the features of a Contemporary Funeral. A cremation casket or alternative containers are purchased to encase the body during the ceremonies and visitation on the same day. Instead of interment of the casket in a cemetery the cremation process takes place following services.

Memorial Service held at Funeral Home, Church or other location

Following direct cremation a memorial service is held at the Funeral Home, Church or other location. The ashes do not have to be present or they can be displayed in an urn or other container.

Graveside Service

Following cremation a graveside service is held to inter the cremains.

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SERENITY GARDENS FUNERAL SERVICES 
16774 DIXIE HIGHWAY
HAZEL CREST, ILLINOIS 60473
PH: (708) 357-4800


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