In The News

Fonder Farewells
By Profit Magazine March 21, 2011
MSN.com runs the Fonder Farwells article on how Basic Funerals is changing an industry.
Basic Funerals Bets Baby Boomers Will ...
By Bloomberg News April 5, 2011
Antone Gonsalves writes about the quick success of Basic Funerals.

Testimonials

Always put the feelings of the family first and willing to take the time to answer any questions. Very empathetic during an extremely stressful and highly emotional time.
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Providing Everything
You Choose


We provide several options for your funeral and cremation needs without necessarily limiting you to costly packages. Our licensed funeral directors are ready to attend to your needs throughout the arrangement process.
We Do Fancy Funerals
Without The Fancy Price

The funeral industry has for so long sustained the myth that the more you spend for a funeral, the more you care. By serving 1000’s of families on a daily basis, providing excellent service that surpasses even the most expensive funeral homes on a lesser cost, we have disproved this myth. A funeral director should be a helping hand; we therefore provide services according to a family’s desires at a cost they can afford.
The way families are arranging funerals in Melrose Park are rapidly changing. Instead of traditional services that are always exactly the same, and funeral homes trying to fit everyone into specific packages, people are holding alternative funeral services where personalization is the most important part of the funeral. Funeral and memorial services can be held in many locations in Melrose Park other than a typical funeral home. We are arranging funerals and celebrations of life that are personal and elegant. The families in Melrose Park we have served, choose their cremation service with absolutely no pressure, and they have the freedom to create a meaningful funeral service. Our model of convenient arrangements, in addition to our use of churches, banquet halls and other venues allows us to offer more convenient services, with endless options, at an affordable price compared to a traditional funeral home.

We are staffed to serve you in all of the Melrose Park communities, including Cook, Broadview, Silver Creek, Austin-Irving, and their surrounding neighborhoods. For a list of facilities where we provide funeral services, please refer to our Service Locations Page.