Behner Funeral Home & Crematory
Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA
A funeral home with its own crematory.
Posted January 1, 2026 Checked August 30, 2026
Read this home's price listNo phone number on file yet.
203 S Main St, Fairfield, IA 52556
From this home's state license record.
Direct cremation
$3,170
The middle price in Iowa is $2,605.
The home posts $3,150. With one certified copy, $3,170.
How this adds up
| "#5 - Direct Cremation" | $3,150 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $20 |
| Sum | $3,170 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff - Abbreviated, local transportation to funeral home, preparation of the body for cremation, alternative container for cremation, crematory and medical examiner fees. It does not cover 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 $20 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of funeral director and staff - Abbreviated, local transportation to funeral home, preparation of the body for cremation, alternative container for cremation, crematory and medical examiner fees.
What this home's price does not cover
- 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 "#5…".
The median across Iowa is $2,605, from 17 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
$7,535
The middle price in Iowa is $8,118.
The home posts $7,515. With one certified copy, $7,535.
How this adds up
| "#1 - Full Service with Cremation" | $7,515 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $20 |
| Sum | $7,535 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, local transportation to the funeral home, embalming, dressing, and casketing the body, visitation (evening before), Funeral Service and Graveside (later), automotive equipment (hearse and lead/flower/clergy car), crematory and medical examiner fees, initial printed material, register book, acknowledgement cards, and slideshow, ceremonial cremation casket. It does not cover 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 $20 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of funeral director and staff, local transportation to the funeral home, embalming, dressing, and casketing the body, visitation (evening before), Funeral Service and Graveside (later), automotive equipment (hearse and lead/flower/clergy car), crematory and medical examiner fees, initial printed material, register book, acknowledgement cards, and slideshow, ceremonial cremation casket.
What this home's price does not cover
- 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 "#1…".
The median across Iowa is $8,118, from 12 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.
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 list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. Iowa charges $20 for one, so that is the figure below. 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 $20.
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
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Vigen Memorial HomeKahoka, MO
- Iowa City Cremation/Cedar Rapids CremationIOWA CITY, IA
- Vigen Funeral HomeKeokuk, IA
The same question, answered for every Iowa home we have read:
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