Marengo-Union Funeral Home
Marengo, McHenry County, IL
A funeral home, part of SCI, sold under the Dignity Memorial brand.
Posted July 14, 2026 Checked August 18, 2026
Open the page this home posts it on505 East Grant Highway, Marengo, IL 60152
Direct cremation
$3,040
The middle price in Illinois is $3,210.
The home posts $2,940. With McHenry County's permit, $3,040.
How this adds up
| "4. Direct Cremation with Trayview" | $2,940 |
|---|---|
| McHenry County permit fee, set by the county, verified August 19, 2026 | $100 |
| Sum | $3,040 |
This covers transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home, basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation, refrigeration and transfer to or from crematory. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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 the McHenry County fee of $100 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
- basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation
- refrigeration
- transfer to or from crematory
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "4. Direct Cremation with Trayview".
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: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"
The median across Illinois is $3,210, from 71 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
$9,575
The middle price in Illinois is $7,940.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, transfer to or from the crematory and rental casket for the viewing.
How this adds up
| "BASIC SERVICES OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD" | $4,595 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $900 |
| "Embalming" | $895 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $395 |
| "Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)" | $595 |
| "Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)" | $745 |
| "Transfer to or from crematory" | $250 |
| "RENTAL CASKET" | $1,100 |
| McHenry County permit fee, set by the county, verified August 19, 2026 | $100 |
| Sum | $9,575 |
It does not cover the crematory fee, the rental casket for the viewing, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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 the McHenry County fee of $100 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- transfer to or from the crematory
- rental casket for the viewing
What this home's price does not cover
- the crematory fee
- the rental casket for the viewing
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"
The median across Illinois is $7,940, from 61 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated July 14, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
$7,915
The middle price in Illinois is $7,870.
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and service vehicle.
How this adds up
| "BASIC SERVICES OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD" | $4,595 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $900 |
| "Refrigeration" | $650 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $395 |
| "Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)" | $535 |
| "Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service" | $745 |
| "Flower Vehicle" | $95 |
| Sum | $7,915 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- storage and sheltering of the deceased
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
- service vehicle
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"
The median across Illinois is $7,870, from 43 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$9,500
The middle price in Illinois is $9,315.
We do not have a verified permit fee for that county, so please ask the funeral home or that county what it adds.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and service vehicle.
How this adds up
| "BASIC SERVICES OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD" | $4,595 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $900 |
| "Embalming" | $895 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $395 |
| "Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)" | $595 |
| "Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)" | $745 |
| "Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)" | $535 |
| "Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service" | $745 |
| "Flower Vehicle" | $95 |
| Sum | $9,500 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
- service vehicle
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time
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: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"
The median across Illinois is $9,315, from 49 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
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
McHenry County is the county this funeral home is in, so that is where the figures start. The permit fee belongs to the county where the death happened. If that was a different county, pick it and every figure on this page moves with it.
For the cremation figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Adams County funeral home for a death that happened in Alexander County pays the Alexander County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.
For the burial figures: 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.
For the cremation figures: In this list: in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
For the burial figures: In this list: in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; 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
This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in McHenry County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Querhammer & Flagg Funeral HomeCrystal Lake, IL
- O'Connor-Leetz ServicesElgin, IL
- Stateline CremationsLoves Park, IL
The same question, answered for every Illinois home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in Illinois?
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in Illinois?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in Illinois?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in Illinois?
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