October 2020 by Jane L.
(I wrote a review for Midwest Mortuary's handling of my father's funeral, and it would not allow me to write another one, so I am writing under an old account.) I used Midwest Mortuary for the second time recently when my mother passed away. I remembered how helpful Midwest Mortuary was in handling my father's funeral, so I referred my brother to Midwest as I no longer live in the area. My mother did not have a plot and had not chosen any place to be buried. Midwest worked with my brother to choose a cemetery, tracked down the information needed, and helped arrange everything for the funeral. It was held in the small chapel at Skyline Memorial in Monee. A muted pinkish coffin was chosen, and when I saw it in person I was very happy and impressed with how beautiful it looked--yet my daughter told me it was the cheapest one, but she knew that her grandmother would have loved the color. My brother ordered the flowers for on top of the casket through Midwest and they were absolutely beautiful as well. My mother looked lovely and peaceful. We had my mother's pastor say a few words in the chapel to the family only, and then moved outside due to COVID times for any other guests. Midwest kept everything moving along smoothly, and once again I was grateful for Midwest's help. Again, it was an expense as most funerals are, but not as expensive as it could have been--yet everything looked beautiful and top quality. The cost for everything including the plot, burial, headstone, service, embalming, coffin, flowers, death certificates, prayer cards and guest book--anything else that I am leaving out--was approximately $12,000. Midwest will also allow you to pre-plan a funeral which isn't a bad idea so you can make choices when you are not feeling emotional. I am very happy that my brother ended up going with Midwest as he didn't know where to begin, and Midwest guided him through the process.
