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Erickson Funeral Home

Darlington, WI

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2024 Checked August 24, 2026

This list is dated January 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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508 Park Place, Darlington, WI 53530

Direct cremation

$4,460

The middle price in Wisconsin is $2,595.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation (Cardboard Container) Standard Cremation Process included"$4,460
Sum$4,460

This covers local removal, storage of remains, transportation to crematory via funeral van and basic services of staff & authorizations. It does not cover 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

  • local removal
  • storage of remains
  • transportation to crematory via funeral van
  • basic services of staff & authorizations

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 (Cardboard Container) Standard Cremation Process included".

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

The median across Wisconsin is $2,595, from 19 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 January 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$5,750

It does not cover holding the body beyond the days this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial (casket and vault not provided) ... $4,755."$4,755
"Caskets (Range of Prices) ……………………………………………………………………………….…………$995. – $20,000."$995
Sum$5,750

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 does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,755

The middle price in Wisconsin is $4,343.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial (casket and vault not provided)"$4,755
Sum$4,755

It does not cover 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

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Immediate Burial (casket and vault not provided)".

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

The median across Wisconsin is $4,343, from 10 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$4,755

The middle price in Wisconsin is $4,678.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial (casket and vault not provided)"$4,755
Sum$4,755

This covers local removal, other preparation of deceased, basic services of staff, authorizations & funeral van to local area cemetery and graveside services no charge. It does not cover 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

  • local removal
  • other preparation of deceased
  • basic services of staff
  • authorizations & funeral van to local area cemetery
  • graveside services no charge.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Immediate Burial (casket and vault not provided)".

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Wisconsin is $4,678, from 20 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$7,085

The middle price in Wisconsin is $6,725.

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, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service, a hearse and service vehicle.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff: ... $3,495."$3,495
"Transfer of deceased to Funeral Home (within 15-mile radius) $4 each additional loaded mile ... $485."$485
"Embalming: ... $850."$850
"Other Preparation of deceased or sanitary care and preparation of an unembalmed deceased. (Includes ½ hr."$325
"Visitation/Viewing (Conducted at Funeral Home) up to 4 hrs ... $395."$395
"Funeral Ceremony (Conducted at Funeral Home) ... $470."$470
"Graveside Service ... $350."$350
"Casket Coach (Hearse)… ... $575."$575
"Funeral Sedan/Flower car/Funeral Van ... $140."$140
Sum$7,085

It does not cover a casket, holding the body beyond the days this list includes, viewing or visitation, charged by the hour 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
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • holding the body beyond the days this list includes
  • viewing or visitation, charged by the hour
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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 per Day (After 72 Hours and until the 7 th day after death) ……………………………………………. $65/day"

This list charges for a viewing or a visitation by the hour rather than at one posted price. How many hours a family wants is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Private family viewings beyond 1 hour will be charged an additional $50/1/2 hour"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Wisconsin is $6,725, from 24 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

1 other package this home posts

Memorial Service

$2,755

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Memorial Service"$2,755
Sum$2,755

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.

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.

For the cremation figures: In this list: in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in MI, Grand Traverse County at $75, Ingham County at $32, Kent County at $70, Macomb County at $93, Muskegon County at $55, Oakland County at $60, St. Joseph County at $5, Barry County and Eaton County at $35, Branch County and Cass County at $25, 25 counties at $50 and 10 counties charging no fee; in MN, 10 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 MI, 46 counties charging no fee; in MN, 10 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.

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