Simplify Cremations & Funerals
Des Moines, Polk County, IA
A funeral home.
Posted March 8, 2024 Checked August 24, 2026
This list is dated March 8, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list4821 SW 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50315
Direct cremation
$1,010
The middle price in Polk County is $1,910.
The home posts $995. With one certified copy, $1,010.
How this adds up
| "Online Direct Cremation" | $995 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $1,010 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, local transfer of remains, sheltering of remains for 48 hours, alternative container and cremation fee. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not 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.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of funeral director and staff
- local transfer of remains
- sheltering of remains for 48 hours
- alternative container
- cremation fee
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Online Direct Cremation".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Basic service of funeral director and staff. Transfer of deceased to our funeral home. Transportation to facility (Des Moines University). Transportation beyond local area (beyond 15 miles @ $2.50 per mile, one way). Cremation 251-350 lbs. 351-500 lbs. 501-650 lb"
The median across Polk County is $1,910, from 3 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated March 8, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated March 8, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated March 8, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated March 8, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
2 other packages this home posts
Online Direct Cremation – Only Available After A Death Has Occured
$1,010
The home posts $995. With one certified copy, $1,010.
How this adds up
| "Online Direct Cremation – Only Available After A Death Has Occured" | $995 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $1,010 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- our charges for Online Direct Cremation include basic services of funeral director and staff
- local transfer of remains
- sheltering of remains for 48 hours
- alternative container
- cremation fee and temporary urn.
- direct Cremation with In-Person Arrangement Conference Our charges for Direct Cremation with In-Person Arrangment include basic services of funeral director and staff
Direct Burial - No Services (Casket Included)
$3,910
This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
The home posts $3,895. With one certified copy, $3,910.
How this adds up
| "Direct Burial - No Services (Casket Included)" | $3,895 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $3,910 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- our charges include basic service of funeral director and staff
- local transfer of remains
- other preparation of the body
- transfer of the to the cemetery and 20-gauge Viceroy Silver Hammertex Casket.
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
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.
What the county fee is
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.
In this list: in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in MN, 10 counties charging no fee; 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
One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.
This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $15 each. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.
How many certified copies do you need?
Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.
One certified copy is $15.
Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in Polk County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- McLarens Resthaven Chapel & MortuaryWest Des Moines, IA
- Ankeny Funeral Home and CrematoryAnkeny, IA
- Stevens Memorial ChapelAmes, IA
The same question, answered for every Iowa home we have read:
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