This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in San Francisco and on the Peninsula 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.
All County Cremation Services
Colma, CA
Contact: Mary Ann Cruz or Jack Jensen
Phone: 650-343-3914
Web: allcountycremationserv.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at a sister mortuary in the Bay Area. Additional sanitation fee of $150 may apply if the donor is positive for COVID-19.
The Bryant Mortuary
San Francisco, CA
Contact: Anthony Kelley
Phone: 415-861-4559
Web: bryantmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and possibly in evenings by appointment. | Fee: None |
Crippen & Flynn Funeral Chapels
Belmont, CA
Contact: Lisa Pappas
Phone: 650-595-4103
Web: crippenandflynnchapels.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Regular Hours: M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Sun. and after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Crippen & Flynn Funeral Chapels
Redwood City, CA
Contact: Lisa Pappas
Phone: 650-369-4103
Web: crippenandflynnchapels.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Regular Hours: M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on Sun. and after hours by appointment | Fee: None |
Crosby-N. Gray Funeral Home
Burlingame, CA
Contact: Jack Jensen
Phone: 650-342-6617
Web: crosby-ngray.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: $300 |
Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary
Mountain View, CA
Contact: Sherri Cusimano
Phone: 650-968-4453
Web: cusimanocolonial.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: None |
Duggan’s Funeral Service – The Duggan Welch Family
San Francisco, CA
Contact: Thomas Halloran
Phone: 415-431-4900
Web: duggansfuneralservice.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 10 am. – 6 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
Duggan’s Serra Mortuary
(not affiliated with Duggan’s Funeral Service)
Daly City, CA
Contact: Steve Mueller
Phone: 650-756-4500
Web: duggans-serra.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Fee: $500 |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: $500 |
Honor Cremations
San Jose, CA
Contact: David Madden or Mayra Banda
Phone: 408-645-5140
Web: honorcremations.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on evenings and weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
McAvoy & O’Hara Evergreen Memorial
San Francisco, CA
Contact: Richard McAvoy
Phone: 415-668-0077
Web: mcavoyohara.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M – F: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
Sneider & Sullivan & O’Connell Funeral Home
San Mateo, CA
Contact: Rick Riffel
Phone: 650-293-9440
Web: ssofunerals.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: $300 |