This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Greater Tampa 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.
Anderson McQueen Funeral Homes
Two locations in St. Petersburg
Contact: Michael Shorter
Phone: 727-258-2929
Web: andersonmcqueen.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Cremations of Greater Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Contact: TJ Cohen
Phone: 813-957-2669
Web: cremationstampabay.com
| Regular Hours | |
| 24×7 | Fee: None |
Good Earth Crematory
Bradenton, FL
Contact: William or Karin Thompkins
Phone: 941-748-7756
Web: goodearthcrematory.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open weekends and after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Grasso Funeral, Memorial, & Cremation Services
Largo, FL
Phone: 727-223-4965
Web: grassofuneralmemorialandcremat
| Regular Hours | |
| By appointment. | Fee: $500 |
Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory
Belleair Bluffs, FL
Phone: 727-584-7671
Web: hubbellfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $195 |
| After Hours | |
| Weekends and evenings by appointment. | Fee: $195 |
Michels & Lundquist
New Port Richey, FL
Phone: 727-845-1957
Web: michels-lundquist.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Possibly by appointment. | Fee: None |
Neptune Society – Tampa
Palm Harbor, FL
Contact: Jeffrey Gray
Phone: 727-619-1411
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily as needed. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work takes place at Pinellas Care Center in Clearwater.
Shannon Funeral Home
Bradenton, FL
Contact: Tammy Valenti
Phone: 941-746-2111
Web: shannonfuneralhomes.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
Sun City Center Funeral Home
Sun City Center, FL
Contact: Danielle Daugherty
Phone: 813-279-8330
Web: suncitycenterfuneralhome.
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open Sundays by appointment. | Fee: None |
Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home & Crematory
Contact: Thomas Dobies
Phone: 727-937-7555
Web: dobiesfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours by appointment. | Fee: None |
Toale Brothers Funeral Home
Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941-955-4171
Web: toalebrothers.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |