This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Tucson, AZ 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.
Avenidas Cremation & Burial
Tucson, AZ
Contact: Brandon Walls
Phone: 520-305-4740
Web: avenidascremation.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: Cannot determine this until the time of death |
Avenidas Funeral Chapel
Avondale, AZ
Contact: Brandon Walls
Phone: 623-925-1525
Web: avenidasfuneralchapel.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: Cannot determine this until the time of death |
Desert Sunset
Tucson and Catalina, AZ
Contact: Kevin Morrison (Tucson), Tina Hyde (Catalina)
Phone: 520-742-7901 (Tucson), 520-818-0038 (Catalina)
Web: desertsunsetfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. Possibly willing to open up after hours but cannot determine this until the time of death. | Fee: Sat. $300, Sun. $400, M-F after 4 p.m. $200 |
Brain donation work is done at Adair Funeral Home (Avalon Chapel), located in Oro Valley or Adair Funeral Home (Dodge Chapel), located in Tucson.
Sensible Cremation and Funerals
Tucson, AZ
Contact: Amber Vargas
Phone: 520-622-2262
Web: sensiblecf.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends and after hours by appt. | Fee: $500 |