This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Riverside 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.
Akes Family Funeral Home
Riverside, CA
Contact: Ruth Akes
Phone: 951-785-4071
Web: akesfamilyfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Available 24×7 | Fee: $450 |
Arlington Mortuary
Riverside, Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange County, and San Bernardino, CA
Contact: Emily Treitler (Riverside)
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 appt. | Fee: None |
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Cathedral City, CA
Contact: Vicky Franco
Phone: 760-328-3240
Web: forestlawn.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
Roubidoux Mortuary
Riverside, CA
Contact: Jennifer Rubenstein
Phone: 951-683-2215
Web: rubidouxmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $100 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $100 |
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.