Wendt Funeral Home • Family-owned for six generations
Funeral & Cremation Packages
A meaningful farewell begins with clear choices. Explore our cremation, burial, and veteran packages to find the service that fits your family and honors the life you want to remember.
Your Story Matters.
Since 1866, six generations of the same family have helped people in the Illinois–Iowa Quad Cities remember the lives they love.
Ask questions, share your wishes, and let us help you plan a personal farewell.
Choose the farewell that feels right.
Whether you prefer a traditional funeral, a celebration of life, or a tribute to military service, these packages explain the services included and the published price. We can discuss your preferences, timing, and budget before you decide.
Price transparency: Package prices below exclude sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices are effective January 1, 2026, and are subject to change without notice. Request an itemized estimate for your exact selections and any additional charges.
Cremation package
Tranquility
$7,695
Traditional visitation and funeral, followed by cremation
A one-day traditional visitation and funeral service, with cremation afterward. A choice for families who want time to gather and a viewing before cremation.
What’s included
- Professional services of the funeral director and staff, care of your loved one, preparation, use of the care facility, and transfer from a hospital, nursing home, or residence within a 30-mile radius.
- Embalming for viewing, dressing, cosmetizing, and casketing.
- Required documents and authorizations; paperwork may be completed online, in person, or by email.
- Visitation and funeral at Wendt or a church within a 30-mile radius, Monday–Friday, 9–11 a.m. or 4–6 p.m.
- Assistance with an obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
- An arrangement conference with immediate family members.
- Use of a solid wood rental casket, including the cremation container.
- Crematory fee and permits.
- Stationery package: register book, memorial folders, contribution envelopes, and thank-you notes.
Excludes sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices effective January 1, 2026; subject to change.
Cremation package
Celebrate a Life
$3,595
Cremation with a celebration service, without viewing
A celebratory memorial service to honor your loved one’s story. This one-day gathering includes cremation and a celebration service, without a viewing.
What’s included
- Transfer from a local hospital, nursing home, or residence within a 30-mile radius.
- Professional services of the funeral director and staff, preparation of your loved one, and use of the care facility.
- Crematory charges, including necessary permits and fees.
- Family visitation or gathering with a celebration service on one day, Monday–Friday, 9–11 a.m. or 4–6 p.m.
- The minimum cremation container, made of fiberboard.
- Coordination of services, death certificates, newspaper obituaries, churches, officiants or clergy, and cemeteries.
- Online obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
- An arrangement conference with immediate family members.
- Stationery package: register book, memorial folders, and thank-you notes.
- Required documents and authorizations; paperwork may be completed online, in person, or by email.
Excludes sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices effective January 1, 2026; subject to change.
Burial package
Life's Journey
$8,143
One-day visitation, funeral service, and graveside burial
A traditional farewell with visitation, a funeral, and a graveside service on the same day. The package includes the casket choices shown below.
What’s included
- Professional services of the funeral director and staff, care of your loved one, preparation, use of the care facility, and transfer from a local hospital, nursing home, or residence within a 30-mile radius.
- Embalming for viewing, dressing, cosmetizing, and casketing.
- Same-day two-hour visitation with funeral and graveside services, Monday–Friday, 9–11 a.m., at Wendt or another location of your choice within a 30-mile radius.
- Coordination of services, death certificates, newspaper obituaries, churches, officiants or clergy, and cemeteries.
- Mini hearse.
- Online obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
- An arrangement conference with immediate family members.
- Stationery package: register book, memorial folders, contribution envelopes, and thank-you notes.
- Choice of a Batesville M39 steel casket with velvet interior, Batesville Q01 20-gauge steel casket with rosetan crepe interior, or Batesville Montgomery hardwood veneer casket with crepe interior.
- Required documents and authorizations; paperwork may be completed online, in person, or by email.
Excludes sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices effective January 1, 2026; subject to change.
veteran Burial package
Salute
$8,143
Traditional visitation, funeral, and graveside burial for a veteran
A one-day visitation and funeral with burial, designed to honor a veteran’s life and service. Includes coordination and supervision of a graveside service at a national cemetery.
What’s included
- Professional services of the funeral director and staff, care of your loved one, preparation, and use of the care facility.
- Transportation from the place of death to our funeral home within a 30-mile radius.
- Embalming for viewing, dressing, cosmetizing, and casketing.
- Required documents and authorizations, including filing a VA claim for death reimbursements if applicable; paperwork may be completed online, in person, by email, or by fax.
- Same-day two-hour visitation with funeral and graveside services, Monday–Friday, 9–11 a.m., at Wendt or another location of your choice within a 30-mile radius.
- Funeral coach and lead car.
- Assistance with an obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
- An arrangement conference with immediate family members.
- Choice of a Batesville M39 steel casket with velvet interior, Batesville Q01 20-gauge steel casket with rosetan crepe interior, or Batesville Montgomery hardwood veneer casket with crepe interior.
- Coordination and supervision of a graveside service at a national cemetery.
- American flag provided by the VA.
- Stationery package: register book, memorial folders, contribution envelopes, and thank-you notes.
Excludes sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices effective January 1, 2026; subject to change.
veteran CREMATION package
Glory
$7,595
Traditional visitation and funeral for a veteran, followed by cremation
A one-day traditional visitation and funeral service to honor a veteran’s legacy, with cremation afterward. Includes help with VA claim paperwork when applicable.
What’s included
- Professional services of the funeral director and staff, care of your loved one, preparation, use of the care facility, and transfer from a local hospital, nursing home, or residence within a 30-mile radius.
- Embalming for viewing, dressing, cosmetizing, and casketing.
- Required documents and authorizations, including filing a VA claim for death reimbursements if applicable; paperwork may be completed online, in person, by email, or by fax.
- Visitation and funeral at Wendt or a church within a 30-mile radius, Monday–Friday, 9–11 a.m. or 4–6 p.m.
- Assistance with an obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
- An arrangement conference with immediate family members.
- Use of a solid wood rental casket.
- Cremation container.
- Crematory fee and permits.
- American flag provided by the VA.
- Stationery package: register book, memorial folders, contribution envelopes, and thank-you notes.
Excludes sales tax and cash advances (third-party charges). Prices effective January 1, 2026; subject to change.
Packages at a glance
Compare your options.
All prices exclude sales tax and third-party cash advances.
| Package | Price | Service Format |
|---|---|---|
| Tranquility | $7,695 | Traditional visitation and funeral, followed by cremation |
| Celebrate a Life | $3,595 | Cremation with a celebration service, without viewing |
| Life’s Journey | $8,143 | One-day visitation, funeral service, and graveside burial |
| Salute | $8,143 | Traditional visitation, funeral, and graveside burial for a veteran |
| Glory | $7,595 | Traditional visitation and funeral for a veteran, followed by cremation |
Selections shown in your package brochure
Casket Choices
Life’s Journey and Salute include a choice from the Batesville M39, Q01, or Montgomery selections below. Tranquility and Glory include use of a solid wood rental casket. Images are the same selections pictured in our 2026 brochure.
Batesville M39
20-gauge steel casket with velvet interior
Solid wood rental casket
Hoffman Carlisle Oak with crepe interior; includes insert
Hoffman Carlisle Oak
ButtonPackage questions, answered.
What is the lowest-priced package in this brochure?
Celebrate a Life is $3,595 and includes cremation with a one-day celebration service, without viewing. The other brochure packages are Tranquility at $7,695, Life’s Journey at $8,143, Salute at $8,143, and Glory at $7,595. Sales tax and third-party cash advances are excluded.
Are cemetery charges and other outside expenses included?
The brochure excludes sales tax and cash advances, meaning third-party charges. Ask us to identify the cemetery, clergy, newspaper, or other outside charges that apply to your selections, along with any other additional items. Coordination of a service does not necessarily include payment of the outside provider’s charges.
Can arrangements be completed online?
Yes. Package paperwork can be completed online, in person, or by email; the veteran packages also list fax as an option. Begin through Someone Has Died, Someone Is Dying, or Planning Ahead, or call us for personal assistance.
Can a funeral be held at a church?
Tranquility and Glory list a funeral home or church service within a 30-mile radius. Life’s Journey and Salute list Wendt or another chosen location within a 30-mile radius. Tell us your preferred location so we can discuss availability, coordination, and any applicable charges.
Does every cremation package include a viewing?
No. Celebrate a Life is a cremation and celebration-service package without viewing. Tranquility and Glory include a traditional visitation and funeral before cremation, with embalming for viewing as listed in the brochure.
What is included for veterans?
Salute includes a traditional funeral and burial arrangement; Glory includes a traditional funeral followed by cremation. Both include applicable VA claim assistance and an American flag provided by the VA. Eligibility and benefits are determined by the responsible agencies, and benefits do not automatically cover every funeral expense.
Are these the only services available?
These are the five packages listed in our 2026 packages brochure. Contact us or review our General Price List to discuss other service options and an arrangement tailored to your family.
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Choose the situation that fits your family, or call
(309) 764-6781. The package information is also available through our online arrangement process.
Someone Has Died
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