This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in San Antonio, Texas 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.
Angelus Funeral Home
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Kelly Tunnell
Phone: 210-227-1461
Web: www.theangelusfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $300 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $300 |
Hillcrest Funeral Home
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Joshua Gonzales
Phone: 210-431-9820
Web: www.hillcrestfuneral.net/history
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: None |
Lewis Funeral Home
San Antonio, TX
Contact: James Bryant
Phone: 210-227-7281
Web: www.lewisfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Fee: $100 |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly willing to open up after hours but cannot determine this until the time of death. | Fee: $150 |
Olinger-Saenz Mortuary Services
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Dotti Saenz or Ephraim Saenz
Phone: 210-924-4137
Web: www.olingermortuaryservice.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 24/7 | Fee: $395 + $65 per day refrigeration (one day is usually sufficient) |
Brain donation work is done at Southside Funeral Home, located in San Antonio.
Porter Loring Mortuary
San Antonio, TX
Phone: 210-227-8221
Web: www.porterloring.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
Brain donation work is done at McCullough location (downtown).
Southside Funeral Home
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Dotti Saenz or Ephraim Saenz
Phone: 210-924-4137
Web: www.southsidefh.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily: 24/7 | Fee: $395 + $65 per day refrigeration (one day is usually sufficient) |