This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Kansas City, MO and Kansas City, KS 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.
Heartland Cremation & Burial Society
Raytown, MO, Kansas City, MO and Overland Park, KS
Contact: Andrew Loos
Phone: 816-313-1677
Web: heartlandcremation.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Sundays and after hours by appt. | Fee: None |
Johnson County Funeral Chapel & Memorial Gardens
Overland Park, KS
Contact: Bridgette Anaya
Phone: 913-451-1860
Web: johnsoncountychapel.com
| Regular Hours | |
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Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at sister facility Overland Park Funeral Chapel, located in Overland Park.
Kansas City Funeral Directors
Kansas City, KS
Contact: Thad Rogers
Phone: 913-262-6310
Web: kansascityfuneral.net
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appointment. | Fee: $200 |
No refrigeration on-site. Refrigeration is available at their nearby crematory.
Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Overland Park, KS
Contact: Bridgette Anaya
Phone: 913-648-6224
Web: overlandparkchapel.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
Penwell-Gabel Cremations, Funerals & Receptions
Olathe, KS
Contact: Chris Holland
Phone: 913-768-6777
Web: penwellgabelkc.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |