Symonds Family Chapels serves families across Elgin, Cary, and the surrounding Northern Illinois communities — with the same warmth and dignity our family has offered for over a hundred years.
Symonds Family Chapel serves families across Elgin, Cary, and the surrounding Northern Illinois communities — with the same warmth and dignity our family has offered for over a hundred years.
What hasn't changed is the personal care, the open door at any hour, and the promise that every life we honor is treated as if it were our own.
100+
Years of Service
2
Chapels, One Family
3
Generations
24/7
Always Available
Owners
Daniel & Joy Symonds — second-generation funeral directors
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Our Affiliations
Proud Supporter
How We Serve
Every family is different. Every service should be too.
From traditional funeral services to thoughtful cremation options and advance planning, we'll guide you through every choice — at your pace.
Funeral Services
Traditional visitations, services, and life celebrations — in our chapels, at your place of worship, or wherever feels right.
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Cremation
Competitively-priced cremation with all the same care and respect, including options for memorial services and final disposition.
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Pre-Planning
Ease the burden on your family by making your wishes known. Sit down with us — there's no obligation and no pressure.
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Veteran Honors
Military Funeral Honors, burial flags, and full coordination of veterans' benefits — led by a U.S. Army Reservist.
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Veteran-Owned · Honoring Those Who Served
Service to country deserves service in return.
Daniel Symonds is a U.S. Army Reservist and a second-generation funeral director. From coordinating Military Funeral Honors to claiming every benefit a veteran's family is owed — and through ourOperation LOVEprogram, which lays unclaimed veterans to rest with dignity — we treat every veteran's farewell as the honor it is.
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Verified Veteran-Owned Business
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Unclaimed veterans laid to rest through Operation LOVE
Military Funeral Honors detail with flag-folding ceremony
Veteran burial benefits at national cemeteries
Cremation benefits and urn placement
Headstones, markers, and Presidential Memorial Certificates
Operation LOVE — honoring unclaimed veterans
plan ahead
A gift only you can give your family.
Pre-planning lets you make your wishes known on your own terms — and spares your loved ones from making difficult decisions during a painful time. Start with our free guide, no obligation.
I was born and raised in Elgin and have seen this funeral home through many changes. The exceptional care and concern the Symonds family has for the folks they serve is something this community is lucky to have.
