This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Santa Barbara 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. If you are located in Santa Barbara, we recommend looking 30 miles north or south of Santa Barbara for a larger selection of cooperative funeral homes. Our webpage, “Cooperative” Organizations in Southern California (SoCal) – Ventura, includes cooperative organizations located within a 30-40 mile radius of Santa Barbara.
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.
Cremation Society of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Contact: Michael Boyko
Phone: 805-258-7700
Web: cremationsb.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
| After Hours | |
| M-F 5 p.m.-8 a.m. Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $350 |
McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary
Santa Barbara, CA
Contact: Jennifer Parks
Phone: 805-569-2424
Web: mcdermottcrockett.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| M-F 5 p.m.-8 a.m. Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $350 |
Pueblo Del Rey Funeral Services
Santa Barbara, CA
Contact: Ruben Rey
Phone: 805-845-7420
Web: pueblodelreyfuneralservice.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $500 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $500 |