This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale 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.
Beth Israel Memorial Chapel
Boynton Beach, FL
Phone: 561-327-4965
Web: bethisraelchapel.com
Regular Hours | |
Regular Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
Beth Israel Memorial Chapel
Delray Beach, FL
Phone: 561-404-0047
Web: bethisraelchapel.com
Regular Hours | |
Regular Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
Edgley Cremation Services
West Palm Beach, FL
Contact: John Edgley
Phone: 561-640-9009
Web: edgleycremationservices.com
Regular Hours | |
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
Glick Family Funeral Home
Boca Raton, FL
Contact: Tim Glick
Phone:561-672-1880
Web: glickfamilyfuneralhome.
Regular Hours | |
Daily: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center
Coral Springs and Pompano Beach, FL
Phone: 954-753-8960 (Coral Springs), 954-946-2900 (Pompano Beach)
Web: dignitymemorial.com
Regular Hours | |
Not Available | Fee: None |
After Hours | |
Daily: 3 p.m.-7:30 a.m. | Fee: $495 |
Kronish Funeral Services
Boca Raton, FL
Contact: Keith Kronish
Phone: 561-295-8318
Web: kronishfuneral.com
Regular Hours | |
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
Levitt-Weinstein
Hollywood and North Miami Beach, FL
Contact: Mark Ginsberg
Phone: 754-201-4134 (Hollywood), 954-963-2400 (North Miami Beach)
Web: levitt-weinstein.com
Regular Hours | |
Daily: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Fee: None |
Sunshine Cremation Services
Boca Raton, FL
Phone: 561-266-4115
Web: sunshinecremation.com
Regular Hours | |
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. | Fee: None |
TM Ralph Funeral Homes
Plantation and Sunrise, FL
Phone: 954-587-6888 (Pompano Beach)
Web: tmralph.com
Regular Hours | |
M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat/Sun, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |