This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Ann Arbor, MI area that we deem “cooperative.” A “cooperative” funeral home or cremation organization meets two criteria:
ACCESS
- makes its facility available to pathology personnel on a daily basis. At minimum, a four-hour window each day is necessary.
- ideally, makes its facility available on a 24×7 basis.
FEES
- charges a reasonable fee, if any, and assesses that fee only if the facility is utilized after-hours. We have not included funeral homes or cremation organizations where the facility charge exceeds $500.
- ideally, charges no fee to the family (or anyone else) for allowing pathology personnel to use its facilities.
Listed below are places we’ve worked with or called somewhat recently that we deem “cooperative.” This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and serves only as a starting point. If you identify other organizations that should be on this list, let us know.
Fees listed assume that your family is utilizing this business for final arrangements.
Note 1: if you are using a funeral home or cremation organization that does not allow the work on its premises, we can ask one of these “cooperative” funeral homes whether its facility can be rented for a fee for the brain donation work. And the “cooperative” funeral home may provide transportation from the place of death.
Note 2: there are two rare cases when a funeral home or cremation organization need not be open on a daily basis: (1) if death has occurred or (2) if the loved one is utilizing a “death with dignity” act on a certain day/time.
The Dorfman Chapel
Farmington Hills, MI
Contact: Jon Dorfman
Phone: 248-406-6000
Web: thedorfmanchapel.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Sun-F 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Saturdays by appointment. | Fee: None |
Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home
Farmington, MI
Contact: Mark
Phone: 248-474-5200
Web: heeney-sundquist.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
No refrigeration available.
Keehn-Griffin Funeral Home
Brighton, MI
Contact: David Griffin
Phone: 810-229-9871
Web: griffinfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
L.J. Griffin Funeral Home
Westland, Canton, Livonia, Northville, MI
Contact: David Griffin
Phone: 734-522-9400
Web: griffinfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: 734-971 -2345 (Carpenter Road Chapel), 734-302-1000 (Liberty Road Chapel)
Web: niefuneralhomes.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Sundays and after hours by appointment. | Fee: $250 |
Brain donation work is done at Liberty Road Chapel.
RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes
Detroit, Livonia, Garden City, MI
Contact: Matthew Rost (Detroit), David Cash (Livonia), David Kowalewski (Garden City)
Phone: 313-521-3131 (Detroit), 734-422-6720 (Livonia), 734-425-9200 (Garden City)
Web: rggrharris.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $100 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Sundays by appointment. | Fee: $100 |
Brain donation work is done at Garden City location.
Schrader-Howell Funeral Home
Plymouth, MI
Contact: Mike Howell
Phone: 734-453-3333
Web: schrader-howell.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |