In The Media

The High Cost of Dying
By Global TV March 15, 2010
Global TV investigates funerals, cremation and the high cost of dying.
Affordable Funeral Planning
By CBC Radio May 4, 2010
Listen to CBC's Frugalista as she interviews a family served by Basic Funerals.

Testimonials

Professional, efficient, good value (not overpriced as many are), personable staff. Made this task much more comfortable and easy to manage.
Edmond S
Choices in Cremation

We offer cremation services from the most basic to an elegant memorial or funeral service, all without breaking the bank. Our licensed funeral directors will be there through every step of the cremation process.
Funeral Arrangements
The Way You Choose


As a licensed funeral home we can provide a full range of funeral services, and through our dedication to our families we will come to your home to make arrangements, or you can make them over the phone and online.

How it works

You can check the exact price of any of our cremation service in Burlington that you want by making use of our flexible cremation quote builder. You can then continue on facilitating the details of your Burlington cremation service by phone, in person, or through our online arrangement form. We will follow up the details of your cremation service starting in the transfer from the place of death, preparation of the needed documents, and facilitating the funeral or memorial service. After processing your payments, we provide Proof of Death Certificates that can help you in estate settlement. We return your signed documents when cremation details are completed. All questions and concerns you have regarding estate settlement will be handled by one of our specialists.

Instead of owning a large, multi-million dollar facility, we use existing locations such as churches, chapels and venues. This results in lower overhead costs which directly translate as your savings while keeping your options limitless.

Every day we speak to people in Burlington about what they want for their loved one’s cremation service or their own prearranged cremation. What we’ve found through our experience is that everyone wants something a little bit different. Creating a service exactly how a family wants is our most important task and these little differences are what personalize funerals and create real meaning for the loved ones left behind.

Several people do not see that there are a lot of alternative funeral services in Burlington apart from the typical Burlington funeral home. We have scenic indoor and outdoor venues all over Burlington.

We can secure an excellent location like St. John's Dixie Cemetery or Evergreen Cemetery or a memorial service with Burlington Art Center. As your authorized funeral service provider, we will take care of facilitating any location in Burlington that you may have in mind.

We are staffed to serve you in all of the Burlington communities, including Oakville, Hamilton, Carlisle, Milton, Millgrove, and their surrounding neighbourhoods. For a list of facilities where we provide funeral services, please refer to our Service Locations Page.