Fred C. Dames Joliet Chapel

Alternative Individual Services

Alternative Individual Services may inlude the gift of your body to medical science:

Anatomical Gift Association

(Donation to Science)

     Donating a person’s final earthly remains for medical science study is a personal decision.  Usually derived from that person’s final wish.  Selecting a disposition that would conclude that a person be donated to science does not prevent that family from having a traditional funeral service.  Provided that the guidelines set forth by the Anatomical Gift Association are followed, a complete funeral service can in fact take place.

     All can participate in the donation to medical science with three primary exceptions.  No one under the age of (18) will be accepted by the Association.  Anyone who dies of a specific communicable disease, is disfigured or has had an autopsy is not a candidate for donation.  The Anatomical Gift Association reserves the right to deny the donation for any mitigating circumstance.  Ask your funeral director to assist you in the acceptance process for the Anatomical Gift Association. 

     Following this precious gift for the advancement of medical studies, cremation rites will be accorded.  The cremated remains can be returned to the family or scattered at the conclusion of the cremation rite.

 Direct Donation to Science

(no funeral services)

Basic services of the funeral  director and staff (specific)                $   800.00

Transfer of remains from local  hospital or residence                         $  300.00

Transfer of remains to  Anatomical Gift Association                           $   375.00

Cremation permit  (required by County)                                               $     50.00

Certified death certificate (required)                                                      $     14.00

TOTAL CHARGES                                                                                        $1,539.00

Additional expenses can include additional products or services requested or required to tailor each service to the individual family's wishes.  These items could include a memorial service or gathering, use of equipment and staff for a cemetery or committal service,  paid obituary notices, out of town funeral director fees or out of county document fees, cemetery fees,  flowers, honoraria for clergy and musicians, certified copies, and sales tax.

Other Alternative services include

Direct Burial and Direct Cremation.