This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Los Angeles County 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.
Allen-English & Estrada Funeral Service
Bell Gardens, CA
Contact: Brandon Martinez
Phone: 323-773-3547
Web: allen-englishestrada.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
Angeleno Mortuary
Van Nuys, CA
Contact: Ricardo Medina
Phone: 818-778-1788
Web: angelenomortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $295 |
Angeleno Valley Mortuary
North Hollywood, CA
Contact: Margot Fleming
Phone: 818-753-7880
Web: angelenovalley.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $295 |
Brain donation work is done at the Angeleno Mortuary in Van Nuys.
Arlington Mortuary
Riverside, CA (serving these counties – Riverside, Los Angeles,
Ventura, Orange, and San Bernardino)
Contact: Emily Treitler
Phone: 951-689-1011
Web: arlingtonmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
Armstrong, Garcia & McKenzie Mortuary
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Ken McKenzie
Phone: 213-747-9121
Web: agmmortuarylosangeles.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Cabot & Sons Funeral Home
Pasadena, CA
Contact: Chris Cabot
Phone: 626-793-7159
Web: cabotandsonsfh.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $150 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $150 |
Cremation Society of Los Angeles
Bell Gardens, CA
Contact: Brandon Martinez
Phone: 323-773-1234
Web: cremationlosangeles.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
Brain donation work is done at Allen-English & Estrada Funeral Service in Bell Gardens.
Destiny Funeral Home & Crematory
Long Beach, CA (serving these counties – Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside)
Phone: 562-912-7977
Web: destinyfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fee: $300 |
| After Hours | |
| Available after hours and Sun. by appt. | Fee: $300 |
Heritage-Dilday Memorial Services
Contact: Corey Karl
Phone: 714-842-7771
Web: heritage-
| Regular Hours | |
| 24 x 7 | Fee: $395 |
McKenzie Mortuary
Long Beach, CA
Contact: Ken McKenzie
Phone: 562-961-9301
Web: mckenziemortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
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Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
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Willing to open after hours by appointment.
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Fee: None |
Scott McAulay Family New Options Funeral Service
Fullerton, CA (serving these counties – Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange)
Contact: Linda McAulay
Phone: 714-528-7100
Web: mcaulayfamilyfunerals.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
Regular hours fee applies for direct cremations only. Regular hours fee is waived if other funeral services are utilized by the family.
White’s Funeral Home
Azusa, CA
Contact: Kevin Sandoval
Phone: 626-334-2921
Web: whitesfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appointment. | Fee: $375 |