(A) General.
(1) The following shall be paid to the City Treasurer for services performed at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
(2) The Mayor may convey, sell and dispose of a grave or burial space for $800 for each grave or burial space including endowed care.
(a) Opening graves for bodies:
Chapel service | $750 |
Direct burial (without service) | $700 |
Graveside - tent, grave lining and chairs | $800 |
(b) For services specified in division (A)(2)(a) above on Saturdays: $1,000;
(c) For services specified in division (A)(2)(a) above on Sundays/holidays: $1,200;
(d) Opening of graves for still births, infants below six months, limbs from human beings or ashes from cremated bodies:
Chapel service | $375 |
Direct burial (without service) | $350 |
Graveside - tent, grave lining and chairs | $400 |
(e) For services specified in division (A)(2)(d) above on Saturdays: $500;
(f) For services specified in division (A)(2)(d) above on Sundays/holidays: $600;
(j) For disinterring of still births, infants below six months, limbs from human beings or ashes from cremated bodies: $350;
(k) For disinterring any and all bodies of persons over the age of 12 years: $700;
(l) For disinterring any and all bodies of persons under the age of 12 years: $350;
(m) Extra charge for digging a grave extra deep to provide for an additional burial: $200;
(n) Extra charge for services arriving at the cemetery after 3:00 p.m.: $200; and
(o) Niche internment—permanent placement of cremation urn within a recessed compartment or structure—maximum two sets of remains (includes burial service and engraving):
One set of remains | $1,500 Saturday service: $1,600 Sunday/holiday service: $1,700 |
Two sets of remains | $2,500 Saturday service: $2,600 Sunday/holiday service: $2,700 |
(B) Late charges.
(1) A late charge of $200 will be added to the cost of a burial if the burial arrangements are not confirmed before 12:00 p.m. on the last working day for a Saturday or holiday funeral.
(2) A late charge of $200 will be added to the cost of a burial if the burial arrangements are not confirmed before 12:00 p.m. on Friday for a funeral that is before 12:00 p.m. on Monday.
(3) A late charge of $200 will be added to the cost of a burial if the burial arrangements are not confirmed before 12:00 p.m. on the last working day before a holiday for a burial that is before 12:00 p.m. the date after a holiday.
(4) A late charge of $200 will be added to the cost of a burial if the burial arrangements are not confirmed before 12:00 p.m. for a funeral that is scheduled before 12:00 p.m. of the following day.
(5) A late charge of $200 will be added to the cost of a burial not confirmed until the day of the burial.
(6) Illinois Public Aid burials are accepted. If grave is to be included, Walnut Hill Cemetery will determine the location of the grave.
(1960 Code, § 14-3-3) (Ord. 7245, passed 4-6-2009; Ord. 7910, passed 11-16-2015; Ord. 9018-2021, passed 12-20-2021)