Sylvan Funerals
4.8from 38 Google reviewsIpswich, QLDPhone answered 24 hours
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About Sylvan Funerals
Sylvan Funerals is a funeral director serving Ipswich and South East Queensland, including Brisbane, Scenic Rim, Lockyer and Somerset Surrounds.
Founded and managed by Vic and Gaylene Salomon, the business provides cremation services, burial services, funeral repatriation, and memorial products. The funeral home offers chapel facilities for services, in house cremation urn selection, personalised printed keepsakes, and additional services including order of service booklets, photo slideshows, and funeral celebrants. Sylvan Funerals operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support families through funeral arrangements.
What a funeral here costs
Starting prices published by Sylvan Funerals, from their own price list.
Packages
- Cremation service (up to 60 minutes)From $3,685
- Direct cremation (no service, no attendance)From $3,045
- Sylvan Funerals chapel hire (includes livestreaming)From $220
- Cremation feeFrom $745
- After-hours transfer surchargeFrom $550
- CasketFrom $2,695
- Transfer from Gold Coast, Toowoomba or Sunshine Coast hospitalFrom $550
- Cremation permit certificateFrom $132
- Transfer into our care (standard, within 50km, business hours)From $330
- Professional service fee (standard weekday, up to 60 minutes)From $3,685
- Viewing (separate from service)From $220
- Celebrant fee (average)From $550
- Death certificate and applicationFrom $77
- Embalming or specialised mortuary careFrom $1,100
- CoffinFrom $1,050
About these prices. They are gathered from the website and price list published by Sylvan Funerals, and can change. Fees like the professional service fee, permits and the death certificate may be added to a package. The surest way to know the full cost is to ask Sylvan Funerals for an itemised quote.
Published by sylvanfunerals.com.au (PDF), checked September 2026
Reviews
4.8 from 38 Google reviews
“Dear Sylvan Funerals Team, I would like to express our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for everything you did for our family during the loss of our Dad. This was one of the hardest times of our lives, and the care, compassion, and...”
Mandy Atherton, January 2026
“Thank you Sylvans for looking after our brother Pete. His service was exactly what he would have wanted, relaxed and casual because thats how he was. We felt in safe hands and...”
Ari Huisman, February 2026
“Our family are so grateful to Sylvan Funerals for helping make the funeral of our Dad so lovely. Bec was the one helping us with all the arrangements and Gaylene did the service...”
Donna Woods, July 2025
“Had to use Sylvan to organise a funeral recently for my brother, and I could not recommend them enough. They handled everything so professionally and the lady that helped us was fantastic! (Sorry I forgot her name)”
Miki Tobe, February 2026
“Sylvan staff were very kind and gentle throughout the entire process, from booking to burial. Our officiant Gaylene Salomon did a beautiful job of honoring my Aunt. Helen and Gaylene were so kind and respectful which was a real blessing for our family. Thank you so very much.”
Jim Foesier, July 2025
Visit or call
Sylvan Funerals
- 22 Warwick RoadIpswich QLD 4305
- Phone answered 24 hours, every day.From their public listing. Call to confirm before you visit.
How they can help
Services offered by Sylvan Funerals.
Traditional Cremation
Chapel service followed by cremation.
Traditional Burial
Graveside or chapel service with burial.
Memorial Service
A gathering to celebrate a life lived.
Chapel Service
Service held in an on-site or local chapel.
Graveside Service
Service held at the graveside.
Pre-Planning
Lock in costs and arrangements in advance.
Repatriation
Overseas transfer for burial or cremation.
Coffins & Caskets
Range of coffins and caskets.
Urns
Selection of urns for ashes.
Flowers & Tributes
Floral arrangements and tributes.
Catering
Refreshments after the service.
Transport & Hearse
Hearse and family transport.
Monumental Masonry
Headstones and memorial monuments.
Membership and registration
- Australian Business Number
- 15 645 278 578
- Active on the Australian Business Register, checked August 2026.
Common questions
Quick answers to questions families often ask.
Ask the team at Sylvan Funerals whether the cost can be spread over time. Payment options vary between providers.
Livestreaming is not currently listed for Sylvan Funerals. Ask the team if it can be arranged through a third party.
Contact Sylvan Funerals directly to discuss Sorry Business and other cultural requirements. Practices vary between communities, so it is worth confirming what the team can accommodate before booking.
Good to know
- Religious and cultural services
- Secular / Non-Religious
- On site
- Chapel
Gathered from public sources, like the Sylvan Funerals website. Details can change, so please confirm with the team.
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