Onsite Crematory

Forest City Crematory in partnership with DeJohn Funeral Homes is one of the only funeral homes in Lake County that has its on-site crematory. This enables us to be able to control the process of cremation from start to finish. The manufacturer professionally trains our crematory staff and handles each cremation with the utmost care. All of this gives our families peace of mind knowing their loved one never leaves our care. You are even able to view the beginning of the cremation if this is what you choose to do.

With our crematory on-site, we can offer services with immediate access to the crematory. Families can witness the beginning of the cremation process here at our funeral home, even when a funeral service is not selected.

Throughout history, many cultures have chosen cremation as a method of caring for the dead. Cremation is still a time-honored tradition in many European and Eastern countries. The number of Americans choosing cremation has increased significantly over the past decade. Cremation is simply the process of reducing a body to bone fragments through intense heat.

With every cremation, there will be two selections that need to be made. The first is what the deceased will be placed in before the cremation; this is in lieu of a burial casket. We have a variety of cremation caskets to choose from, which look very similar to burial caskets but are constructed differently for cremation, and an alternative container may be considered. Our crematorium requires the minimum of an alternative container. Whatever is selected is what the family will view their loved one in before the cremation.