Gunderson Funeral Home - Madison
4.9(244)
5203 Monona Dr, Monona, WI 53716
CremationTraditional Burial+5
3610 Speedway Rd, Madison, WI 53705
Services
Cress emphasizes that "the cost of a funeral plan will never be cheaper than it is today." Their Cost Protection Plan accepts all applicants regardless of health status and qualifies for Medicaid/SSI/Title 19 exemptions. Full service pricing is available through their dedicated pricing page, though specific package costs are not displayed in the scraped content.
Cress maintains eight distinct facilities, each serving specific geographic communities rather than operating as identical branches. The Madison – West location at 3610 Speedway Road anchors their presence on Madison's west side, with a second Madison location on East Washington Avenue and a third at 6021 University Avenue (Far West). Satellite locations extend coverage to Sun Prairie (Emerald Terrace), Stoughton (Prospect Street), McFarland (Highway 51), Waunakee (Highway Q), and Deerfield (Bue Street). Each facility appears to maintain independent phone lines and service capabilities, allowing families to work with the location most convenient to their residence or the deceased's care facility.
Cress structures their services around three phases: caring for families before loss (pre-planning), during loss (immediate arrangements), and after loss (grief support through HeartLight).
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service operates eight funeral homes across the Madison metropolitan area and surrounding communities, making them one of the most accessible providers in south-central Wisconsin. Their Speedway Road location serves as the Madison – West flagship at 3610 Speedway Road.
What distinguishes Cress is their formal partnership with HeartLight Center, a grief support organization that provides ongoing programming for families after the funeral concludes. This extends their service model beyond the immediate arrangements into long-term bereavement care—an offering explicitly framed as addressing the reality that "each person's experience of grief is unique and personal."
The organization emphasizes accommodating families "within its own traditions, culture and financial means," suggesting flexibility across economic and cultural spectra. They maintain 24/7 availability through their central number, with location-specific direct lines for each facility.
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