Westchester, IL Funeral Pre-Planning & Cremation Prices
How to pre-arrange a funeral or cremation in Westchester, IL. Conboy-Westchester lists direct cremation at $2,650; nearby homes list $1,550 to $3,050.
Planning in Westchester, IllinoisUpdated 4 min read
To pre-arrange a funeral or cremation in Westchester, call the funeral home, ask for its General Price List and put your wishes in writing. If you decide to prepay, read the contract first and tell your family where it is.
Westchester has one funeral home on FuneralUS: Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 West Cermak Road, (708) 562-5900. It lists direct cremation at $2,650. That's one provider's price, not an area average. Funeral homes in neighboring Bellwood, Broadview and Hillside list direct cremation from $1,550 to $3,050. All prices are as listed in October 2026.
How do I pre-plan a funeral or cremation in Westchester?
Decide the basics. Burial or cremation, whether you want a viewing or a memorial, and where the remains should go.
Ask for the General Price List. Every funeral home must give you one to keep, and must give prices over the phone if you ask. The FTC Funeral Rule applies to arrangements made in advance, too.
Write it down and share it. Planning and paying are separate decisions. You can record your wishes and give a copy to your family whether or not you prepay.
Prepay only after the questions below are answered.
What should I ask before prepaying for a funeral?
The FTC suggests asking these before you sign a pre-need contract:
Am I buying only merchandise, like a casket and vault, or funeral services as well?
What happens to the money I prepay? States have different rules for handling it.
What happens to the interest on money put into a trust account?
Am I protected if the funeral home goes out of business?
Can I cancel and get a full refund if I change my mind?
What happens if I move or die away from home? Some plans can be transferred, often at an added cost.
In Illinois, funeral homes that sell pre-need funeral goods and services are licensed by the Illinois Comptroller's office under the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. You can check a seller on the Comptroller's licensee search.
How much is direct cremation in and near Westchester?
A listed price doesn't always cover the same things. Ask each provider whether theirs includes bringing your loved one into their care, the container, the cremation itself and returning the ashes.
Can we hold a memorial after cremation?
Yes. With direct cremation there's no viewing or ceremony beforehand, so the family can hold a memorial afterward, at a time and place of its choosing. Ask the funeral home what it charges to host one. That price belongs on its General Price List.
What can I ask a Westchester funeral home for?
You can compare prices without visiting anyone. The FTC's Funeral Rule gives you these rights with every funeral provider:
Prices by phone. Funeral directors must give you price information on the telephone if you ask for it.
A price list to keep. When you visit, the funeral home must give you a General Price List that is yours to keep.
Only what you want. You can buy separate goods, such as a casket, and separate services, such as a memorial service.
No casket needed for cremation. A funeral home that offers cremation must tell you that alternative containers are available.
Your own urn or casket. The provider can't refuse to handle an urn or casket you bought somewhere else.
No routine embalming. No state law requires routine embalming for every death.
The estate still has to be settled: accounts, insurance, property and, often, probate. EverSettled gets your paperwork attorney-ready faster, which shortens the wait for the inheritance, and walks you through the rest of the admin after a death.
Sources
Prices, addresses and phone numbers: provider listings on FuneralUS, as listed in October 2026. Confirm with the provider.