This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Seattle, WA 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.
Acacia Funeral Home
Seattle, WA
Phone: 206-362-5525
Web: acaciafuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 7 a.m.-6 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open weekends and possibly holidays by appt. | Fee: $395 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility in North Seattle
American Memorial Funeral Directors
Everett, Renton, Olympia, Tacoma, WA
Phone: 425-455-9665
Web: americanmemorial.org
| Regular Hours | |
| 24×7 | Fee: $395 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility located in Kent.
Barton Family Funeral Services
Kirkland, Edmonds, Renton, Seattle, WA
Contact: Pat Barton
Phone: 425-823-1900
Web: bartonfuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $140 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility located in Kent.
Bonney-Watson
SeaTac, Seattle, Federal Way, WA
Contact: Laura Frampton
Phone: 206-242-1787 (Main/SeaTac), 253-839-7317 (Federal Way)
Web: bonneywatson.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open 24×7 including holidays by appt. | Fee: $395 |
Brain donation work is done at the Bonney-Watson SeaTac location.
Cady Cremation Services & Funeral Home
Kent, WA
Contact: Eric Jensen
Phone: 253-872-8888
Web: cadycremationservices.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Th 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $100 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open 24×7 including holidays by appt. | Fee: $100 |
Cascade Memorial
Bellevue and Federal Way, WA
Contact: Amanda Mort
Phone: 425-641-6100 (Bellevue), 253-874-9000 (Federal Way)
Web: cascadememorial.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open 24×7 including holidays by appt. | Fee: $350 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility in North Seattle.
Cook Family Funeral Home
Bainbridge Island, WA
Contact: Alison Hahn or Tim Dinan
Phone: 206-842-9040
Web: cookfamilyfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $140 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility located in Kent.
The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial
Seattle, WA
Contact: Chris Ronk
Phone: 206-529-3800
Web: funerals.coop
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $140 |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility located in Kent.
Curnow Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Sumner, Bellevue, Graham, Puyallup, WA
Contact: Randy King
Phone: 253-863-2800 (Sumner), 425-746-8888 (Bellevue), 253-200-0663 (Graham), 253-845-1172 (Hill Funeral Home, Puyallup)
Web: curnowfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $150 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open weekends and possibly holidays by appt. | Fee: $150 |
Brain donation work is done at the Curnow Sumner location.
Emmick Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Seattle, WA
Contact: Michael Emmick or Craig Emmick
Phone: 206-935-2207
Web: emmickfunerals.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $300 |
Brain donation work is done at Emmick facility located in Kent.
Flintoft’s Funeral Home & Crematory
Issaquah, WA
Contact: Allen Flintoft
Phone: 425-392-6444
Web: flintofts.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $150 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours, Sundays, and holidays by appt. | Fee: $500 |
Funeral & Cremation Care
WA statewide service area
Contact: Michael Galaviz
Phone: 800-764-0895
Web: funeralandcremationcare.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appointment | Fee: $300 |
Harvey Family Funeral Home
Seattle, WA
Contact: Thomas Harvey
Phone: 206-632-0100
Web: harveyfuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $140 |
Mountain View Funeral Home
Lakewood, WA
Contact: Casey Rose or Caitlin Baranko
Phone: 253-948-9895
Web: mountainviewtacoma.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
Neptune Society
Lynnwood, WA
Contact: Brent Glenn
Phone: 425-672-8688
Web: neptunesociety.com/location/seattle-cremation
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 7 a.m.-6 p.m. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at partner facility in North Seattle.
Western Cremation Alliance, formerly Washington Cremation Alliance
western WA service area
Contact: Adrien Hunter
Phone: 844-927-3628
Web: westerncremation.org
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: $140 |
Brain donation work is done at a partner facility located in either Kent or Marysville, whichever is closer.