Carl E. Ponds Funeral Home, Inc.
Rockford, IL
A funeral home.
Checked August 24, 2026
This list carries no date of its own; we read it on August 24, 2026.
Read this home's price list200 N. Johnston Ave, Rockford, IL 61101
Direct cremation
$1,775
The middle price in Illinois is $3,210.
This covers transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care.
How this adds up
| "DIRECT CREMATION" | $1,773 |
|---|---|
| Sum | $1,773 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,775 |
It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes, holding the body beyond the days 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
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- holding the body beyond the days 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 "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: "Mileage per mile outside radius of 20 miles.…. $2.75 per mile canvas."
This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Refrigeration after 7 days…..…….$25.00 a day"
This list posts no per-copy charge for a certified copy of the death certificate, and no verified fee has been recorded for this place, so no amount is shown beside the figure. Ask the funeral home, or the county registrar, what one copy costs.
The median across Illinois is $3,210, from 71 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 24, 2026, so please check the list itself or 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. 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.
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.
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
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Advantage Funeral and Cremation ServicesRockford, IL
- Stateline CremationsLoves Park, IL
- Sunset Funeral HomeMachesney Park, IL
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