Servicios

Prices effective October 1, 2023 and subject to change without notice.

The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.

Primary Services Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff ………………..………..………….……

Our services include: readiness to serve 24 hours; conducting the arrangements conference; planning funeral services; shelter of remains; obtaining necessary governmental forms and authorizations for final disposition; coordinating with the cemetery, crematory, clergy, common carriers, or other third parties. In addition, this fee includes a proportionate share of taxes, licenses, utilities and business expenses to serve the public.

This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)

Embalming ………………………………………………………………….……………….

Except in certain special cases,
embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.

Other Preparation of the Body Refrigeration (up to the date of intended disposition and/or fifth business day) ……………

Refrigeration/Shelter of remains (per day after disp. date and/or fifth day) ..………….
Dressing / Cosmetic application / placing deceased in casket ..…………..……………..
Autopsy Restoration …………..…………………………………………………………….
Organ Donation Restoration ……..…………………………………………………………
Special Restoration (per hour) ………..………………………………………….…………
Removal of Medical Device ………………..……………………………………………….

Facilities, Equipment, and Staff

Use of Equipment without Staff for Outside Facility ……………….……………..………
Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service ……………….…………………..…
Use of Equipment and Staff for Church Service ……………..………………..…….……
Use of Equipment and Staff for Home Viewing (staff/vehicle delivery & removal only) ..
Use of Facilities and Staff for Dressing by family (2hrs/weekdays/during business hrs).
Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing/Visitation – Main Chapel (15 mins to 3 hrs/ weekdays until 8pm or Saturday morning); seats 150 ($250/hr thereafter) ……………….. 
Use of Banquet Room (50 Seats; during viewing/visitation/memorial service hours) ….
Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service – Main Chapel (1 to 2 hrs/weekdays before 5pm); seats 150 ………………………………………………………………. 
Staff to Conduct a Service (per incident, per hour)* ..……………………..…………..
Limited to 3 hours, Mon ~ Fri between 9am to 4pm – in addition to hearse  
*Vigil, Viewing, Funeral or Memorial Service  
*Place of Worship Service  
*Graveside or Entombment Service  
*Urn Committal
Staff for service after hours or Saturday. We offer a discount mentioned herein on a traditional package for client-families who do not choose the viewing/visitation service after 4:00 pm on weekdays and Saturday mornings (15 mins to 3 hrs max).

Automotive Equipment (within 20 mile radius)

Service Vehicle for transfer of deceased (per incident) to/from: .……………..………..
Removal from Place of Death, Unschedule Final Disposition, Common Carrier. After Hours Removal (4:00pm ~ 8:30am, weekends or holidays; additional) …………
Additional Attendant(s) for Removal (per person) ……………………….……………..
Hearse and Driver (Local up to 3 hours, $150/hr thereafter) …………………….………
Service/Utility Vehicle (per incident)* …………………………………….………………
*Local: flower run, obtaining documents from clerk-recorder’s, consulate, etc. Service/Utility Vehicle (per incident) to SAC Secretary of State (120 miles one-way)… Transportation Outside the specified mileage (per mile)* …………….……………….
*Vehicles are priced for three hours continual use per event or occurrence. Each additional hour for continual use will be charged at $150/hr or 1/3 the stated price, whichever is greater.

Merchandise

Caskets (a complete price list will be attached to our GPL).
“THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY CASKET PRESENTED AS HAVING PROTECTIVE FEATURES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A GASKET, WILL PRESERVE HUMAN REMAINS.”
Adult Caskets …………………………………………………………………………..……
Infant & Children Caskets ………………………………………………….………………
Alternative Containers …………….…………………………….………………………….

Minimum Packages

Direct Cremation Price Range:
Our charge for a direct cremation
(without embalming, container or casket, viewing, death certificate, permit, or ceremony)
includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; local van transportation of deceased from place of death; care and custody of deceased; unscheduled local van transportation to crematory and crematory fee. Cremation cannot take place until a death certificate is filed and a permit issued by the local county.

If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are made of fiberboard, composition material, or wood.
Direct cremation with container/casket selected from our inventory ………………………….
(in addition to the cost of a container/casket; it could also be provided by the purchaser) Department of Consumer Affairs; Funeral Home collects this fee for the crematory…
Witnessed Cremation …………………………………………………………………….
(casket or container remains closed; Mon ~ Fri before 1pm or determined by the crematory).
Family Requested Date for Unwitnessed Cremation, Delivery, or Disposition …………..
(24 hrs. in advanced – if available). Rush handling of cremation ………………………………………………………………………………..
Weekend or Holiday Cremation …………………………………………………………………………… Packaging and Shipping of Cremated Remains by US Postal Service ………………………
Private family viewing (casketed or cot) ……………………………………………………………….
Limited to immediate family, 15 people max for 15 mins., Mon~Fri 9am~4pm
(other charges may apply). Second viewing scheduled ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Immediate Burial Price Range:
Our charge for an immediate burial (without embalming, casket, viewing, flowers, ceremony, death certificate, permit, or cemetery property) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; local van transportation of deceased from place of death; care and custody of deceased; unscheduled local van transportation to cemetery. Burial cannot take place until a death certificate is filed and a permit issued by the county.
Immediate burial  ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(in addition to the cost of the casket; it could also be provided by the purchaser)

Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home …………………………………………………
Our charge (without other preparation, casket, viewing, ceremony, air tray, common carrier charges, or if applicable, consulate fees and documents required by consulate or receiving funeral home) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; local van transportation of deceased from place of death; care and custody of deceased; embalming; and unscheduled local van transportation to common carrier. Forwarding cannot take place until a death certificate filed and a permit issued by the county.

Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home ……………………………………………….
Our charge (without other preparation, casket, viewing, ceremony, common carrier, cemetery, or crematory charges & DCA Fees) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; local van transportation of deceased from common carrier; care and custody of deceased; burial or cremation permit; and unscheduled local van transportation to cemetery or crematory.

At Need Package Discounts: “We offer a discount on traditional packages with an overall savings of $500 to client-families that purchased a casket from Casa Funeral San José”.

Our general price list is available upon request.