Milwaukee, WI · 13 price lists
Direct cremation in Milwaukee
Each home's own General Price List. Every figure shows when we checked it.
Median $3,420 · $1,305 to $5,505
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Direct cremation · Milwaukee
13 price lists$3,420
median · the same direct cremation runs $1,305 to $5,505 in this metro
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How we're paid
Funeral homes can pay for a listing labelled "Sponsored", kept apart from the price list. Payment never changes the order or the prices, and you never need an email to see a price.
Direct cremation · Milwaukee
13 price lists$3,420
median · the same direct cremation runs $1,305 to $5,505 in this metro
40 of 73 homes serving Milwaukee
Same package at every home: direct cremation (alternative container). Ranked by price, then distance. Nobody can pay to move up. We list 73 funeral homes serving Milwaukee, and 13 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
13 priced homes around Milwaukee
| Funeral home | Essential package | Distance | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $1,305 | 3 mi | View prices |
| Waukesha · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 19, 2026 | $1,750 | 16 mi | View prices |
| Milwaukee · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $3,030 | 6 mi | View prices |
Max A. Sass & Sons - Oklahoma Chapel Milwaukee · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $3,420 | 5 mi | View prices |
Max A Sass & Sons Funeral Home Milwaukee · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $3,420 | 7 mi | View prices |
| Franklin · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $3,420 | 11 mi | View prices |
Max A Sass & Sons Funeral Home Muskego · license not yet checked · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $3,420 | 16 mi | View prices |
Sorted by price. Our sort method is published and placement is never for sale.
Showing 1 to 7 of 40 homes serving Milwaukee
Wisconsin rules that apply here
Every line links to its statute. Checked Oct 7, 2026.
- Who can authorize a cremation
- The person with the legal right to decide is not automatically the person who happens to be arranging the funeral. Wisconsin law sets a priority order for who controls final disposition, including its location, manner and conditions, starting with a representative the person named in a signed authorization for final disposition. Someone who does not act within 2 days after being told of the death loses the right, and so does a spouse in a pending divorce. Paying for the funeral or being the estate's personal representative does not by itself give anyone more say. statute →
- Waiting period before cremation
- Wisconsin does not allow cremation within 48 hours after the death, or after the death is discovered, unless the death was caused by a contagious or infectious disease. A cremation permit from the coroner or medical examiner is also required, and it is issued only after that official views the body and looks into the cause and manner of death. statute →
- Naming a disposition agent
- An adult of sound mind in Wisconsin can sign an authorization for final disposition that names a representative and at least one successor to carry out their wishes about a viewing, services, and burial, cremation or body donation. The representatives must follow those directions unless they exceed what the estate can pay, are unlawful, or cannot realistically be done. A funeral director, crematory or cemetery serving the person cannot act as representative unless related. statute →
Why these numbers are comparable
A price list is a list of line items, and no two homes itemize the same way. We rebuild the same basket at every home. Medians across the 13 homes with a checked price list:
- Direct cremation (alternative container)
- $3,420
- Basket, median items
- $3,420
Anything a home charges outside this basket is shown on its own page, not hidden in the comparison.
Questions families ask
Answers use the figures on this page, not national averages.
Among 13 funeral homes serving Milwaukee with a checked price list, direct cremation runs from $1,305 to $5,505, with a median of $3,420. The middle half of these homes charge between $3,420 and $5,505. Each figure comes from that funeral home's own General Price List, and we checked it against that list; the oldest check was Oct 12, 2026 and the most recent was Oct 19, 2026. We list 73 funeral homes serving Milwaukee, and 13 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
The total adds these items from each funeral home's price list: direct cremation (alternative container). Cemetery or crematory fees charged by third parties, death certificates, and merchandise such as an urn or casket are extra unless a funeral home lists them.
No. Under the federal Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453) you have the right to choose only the goods and services you want, and every funeral home must give you an itemized General Price List. The packages here are a comparison aid built from those itemized prices, not something the funeral home sells as a bundle.
The biggest differences are the non-declinable basic services fee, whether the funeral home has its own crematory or uses a third party, and how far it will travel to collect the deceased before a mileage charge applies. Each funeral home's page shows all of these.
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