This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Naples and Fort Myers, FL 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.
Fuller Funeral Home
Naples, FL
Contact: Jeff Tarvin
Phone: 239-592-1611
Web: fullerfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $395 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open up weekends by appointment | Fee: $395 |
Brain donation work done at north Naples location
Gendron
Fort Myers, FL
Phone: 877-251-0088
Web: gendronfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $495 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open up weekends by appointment | Fee: $495 |
Legacy Options Funeral & Cremation Services
Fort Myers and Bonita Springs, FL
Phone: 239-219-1195 (Fort Myers), 239-319-1195 (Bonita Springs)
Web: legacyoptions.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open up weekends by appointment | Fee: $495 |
Brain donation work done at Fort Myers location
Legacy Options Funeral & Cremation Services
Naples, FL
Contact: Emily Ennis
Phone: 239-659-2009 (Naples)
Web: legacyoptions.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open up weekends by appointment | Fee: None |
Life Celebration Center of Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda, FL
Contact: Eric Johnson
Phone: 941-833-0600
Web: lccpg.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily as needed. | Fee: None |
National Cremation & Burial Society
North Fort Myers, FL
Contact: Jeffrey Testerman
Phone: 239-995-1113
Web: nationalcremation.com/
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up as needed by appointment | Fee: None |