This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Denver, CO 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.
Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary
Wheat Ridge, CO
Contact: Paulette Kaufman
Phone: 303-425-9511
Web: cfcscolorado.org
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: $375 for first hour plus $75 for each additional hour |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appointment. | Fee: $375 for first hour plus $75 for each additional hour |
Pathology work for brain donation takes about one hour, but can take slightly longer.
Be A Tree Cremation
Denver, CO
Contact: Sherèe Browne
Phone: 720-782-2782
Web: beatreecremation.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open evenings, and weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
Encore Funeral & Cremation Services
Denver, CO
Contact: Mike McGraw
Phone: 303-935-5989
Web: encorefuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $350 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours by appointment. | Fee: $350 |
Evergreen Memorial Park
Evergreen, CO
Contact: Matthew Fischer
Phone: 303-674-7750
Web: evergreenmemorialpark.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open Sunday if necessary. | Fee: None |
Horan & McConaty Funeral Service And Cremation
Seven Locations around Denver
Contact: Michael Wellensiek
Phone: 303-745-4418
Web: horancares.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at the Aurora location.
In Memoriam Funeral Parlour and Crematory
Broomfield, CO
Contact: Kelsi or Santiago Mathews
Phone: 303-997-6667
Web: inmemoriamservices.com
| Regular Hours | |
| 24×7 | Fee: None |
Mile High Mortuary and Cremation Services
Denver, CO
Contact: Gerard Guesnier
Phone: 303-963-5836
Web: milehighcares.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $300 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open Sunday if necessary. | Fee: $300 |
Monarch Society
Denver, CO
Contact: Tiffany Estela
Phone: 303-837-8712
Web: monarchsociety.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: $255 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open Sunday if necessary | Fee: $380 |
The Natural Funeral
Lafayette, CO
Phone: 720-515-2344
Web: thenaturalfuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| 24×7 | Fee: $200 |
Neptune Society
Arvada, CO
Toll Free Phone: 800-637-8863
Phone: 303-427-5140
Web: neptunesociety.com/location/denver-cremation
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 6 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery
Wheat Ridge, CO
Contact: Dana Herrera
Phone: 303-233-4611
Web: dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/wheat-ridge-co/olinger-crown-hill-mortuary-cemetery/2379
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 6 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
Parker Funeral Home, Inc. & Crematory
Contact: Meredith J. Norton or Thomas M. Norton
Phone: 303-841-4004
Web: pfh-co.com
| Regular Hours | |
| 24×7 | Fee: None |
Stork-Bullock Family Mortuary
Lakewood, Denver
Contact: James Stork II
Phone: 303-237-5350
Web: sbmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Determined on a case by case basis. | Fee: Determined on a case by case basis. |
Brain donation work is done at the Denver location.
Tabor-Rice Funeral Home
Brighton, CO
Contact: Stephanie
Phone: 303-654-0112 or 303-659-2321
Web: ricemortuaryandcrematory.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $400 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appointment. | Fee: $400 |