These prices are effective as of January 31, 2024
But are subject to change without notice
The goods and services inside are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only those 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 select.
The responsible party or the decedent’s survivor who is handling the funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a copy of any preneed agreement, prior to the drafting of any contract, in the possession of the funeral establishment that has been signed and paid in full or in part, by or on behalf of the decedent.
Disclaimer of Warranties:
The only warranty on the casket and/or outer burial vault sold in connection with the service is the express written warranty if any, granted by the manufacture company. This Funeral Home makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the casket and/or outer burial container.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FUNERAL, CEMETERY, AND CREMATION MATTERS, CONTACT:
Department of Consumers Affairs Cemetery and Funeral Bureau 1625 North Market St. Suite S-208 Sacramento, CA 95834 (800) 952-5210
FD2471 1121 E Colorado St., Glendale, CA 91205
Phone: (818) 939-0909 Fax: (818) 279-7343 Email: valleymemorialservices@gmail.com
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY CASKET REPRESENTED AS HAVING PROTECTIVE FEATURES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A GASKET, WILL PRESERVE HUMAN REMAINS.
(By law we are required to collect taxes on all of our merchandise.)
The price range for adult caskets is from $2,000.00 to $7,500.00. For infant/ children casket is from $500.00 to $1,500.00. For oversized caskets is from $3,500.00 to $3,500.00. For alternative containers is from $200.00 to $200.00. For rental casket is $675.00 to $800.00.
BASIC SERVICES OF THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, STAFF AND OVERHEAD …………$2,995.00
This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you selected. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)
This Fee includes the following:
- Personnel available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to initial calls.
- Arrangement Conference.
- Coordinating service plans with cemetery, crematory, and / or parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased.
- Clerical assistance in the completion of various forms and permits associated with the funeral.
- Also covers overhead, including facility maintenance, equipment and inventory costs, insurance and administration.
- Expenses, and governmental compliance.
Embalming…………………………………………………………………………………………$1,095.00
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.
- Embalming of Autopsied Remains. $1,090.00
- Embalming of Tissue/Bone Donation Remains $1,090.00
- Embalming within 24 hours of visitation/service $1,090.00
· Other Preparation of the body
- Dressing, casketing and cosmetics of deceased $300.00
- Washing and disinfecting remains when no embalming is requested $300.00
- Preparation of remains embalmed, or un-embalmed for an ID-View $250.00
- Reconstructive Restoration When Necessary – Hourly $75.00
- Refrigeration (After 48 hours when family has not started the arrangement process) – Daily. $100.00
Every licensed funeral director who holds an un-embalmed body for a period longer than
24 hours shall cause the body to be refrigerated. CA Code of Regulations 1233c
- Additional charge for human remains over 300 pounds $300.00
- Dressing, hairdressing, or cosmetizing of deceased by a family member. $350.00
- Re-embalming or remains after coroner’s summons body for investigation $800.00
- Undressing of remains to exchange outfit (plus regular dressing, casketing and cosmetizing fee) $150.00
- Hair spray application (spray is not included) $175.00
- Other use of preparation room $350.00
THIS CHARGE IS FOR SERVICES THAT ARE ARRANGED FOR A RESIDENCE VIEWING OR FOR VIEWINGS AT A FUNERAL HOME/CHURCH
Monday – Sunday. Morning $850.00 per 4-hour or portion thereof - Evening $895.00 per 4-hour or portion thereof Each additional hour $125.00
Not included the rental fee of the chosen facility/church
Staff services for graveside service or church service (our services include local accompaniment of encased remains, or cremated remains, and staff to assist with the service within a 50-mile radius. Monday – Sunday $495.00 per 2-hour or portion thereof
Not included the cemetery fee!
TRANSPORTATION
| Transfer of deceased from the place of death to funeral home (within a 50-mile radius, one way) | $695.00 |
| Additional charge to the removal fee for human remains over 300 pounds | $300.00 |
| Funeral vehicle to cemetery (hearse within 50-mile radius) | $550.00 |
| Funeral vehicle to crematory for witness cremation (hearse within 50-mile radius) | $550.00 |
| Transfer to or from the crematory (within a 50-mile radius) | $350.00 |
| Transfer to or from the airport (within a 50-mile radius) | $350.00 |
| Service vehicle (within a 50-mile radius) | $295.00 |
| Service flower vehicle from funeral home (or home) to cemetery | $295.00 |
| Service flower vehicle from funeral home (or home) to church then to the cemetery | $495.00 |
| Additional distance from 50-mile radius will be charged on all transportation, per mile | $2.00 |
SPECIAL CHARGES
| Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home | $2100.00 |
This charge includes basic services of staff, removal of remains, embalming, necessary authorizations, and local transportation to airport. This charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the body. This charge applies to shipment within the continental United States only and does NOT include shipping charges/freight or any merchandise.
| Receiving of Remains from Another Funeral Home | $2450.00 |
This charge includes basic services of staff, transportation from the shipment receiving point (LAX airport) to our care, transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory. This charge does NOT include visitation, rites or dressing of remains, and does NOT include shipping charges/freight or any merchandise.
| Immediate Burial | $2,600.00 to $9,9950.00 |
Our services include immediate burial, without any rites or ceremonies, at the funeral home, graveside or elsewhere. It includes the removal of remains, transportation to the cemetery and necessary services of staff. Bathing or dressing of loved one is not included.
| Immediate Burial with casket provided by purchaser (All such containers must meet any applicable state or cemetery requirements) | $2,800.00 | |
| Immediate Burial with minimum casket purchased from our funeral home (tax will be added) | $3,050.00 | |
| Immediate Burial with other casket selected from our facility | $9,950.00 | |
| Graveside Burial with attendant | $2,995.00
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| Direct Cremation | $1,750.00 to $9,250.00 | |
Our charge for direct cremation without any attendant, rites or ceremonies includes the removal of remains, local transportation to crematory and necessary services of staff and authorization. If you wish to arrange a direct cremation you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers can be made of materials like fiberboard/cardboard, wood/cardboard or composition material (with or without outside covering). The containers we supply are cardboard container or casket.
| Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser | $1,750.00 | |
| (All such containers must meet any applicable state and/or crematory requirements) | ||
| Direct cremation with our Alternative Container CB-1 – cardboard, no interior (tax will be added) | $1,800.00 | |
| Witness cremation (crematory fee) at specified date/time | $ Varies | |
| Funeral vehicle to crematory for witness cremation (e.g. hearse within 50-mile radius) | $495.00 | |
| Rush cremation (crematory fee) | $ Varies | |
| Rush cremation (this funeral home’s fee will be added to the initial contract) within 48 hours of health departments | $480.00 | |
| acceptance of the death certificate and issuance of the disposition permit. | ||
| For decedents over 225 pounds additional charges will apply | $ Varies | |
| Crematory fee | $ Varies | |
| Medical donation/scientific donation | $1,290.00 | |
| Our charge for a standard body donation to medical school without any rites or ceremonies includes removal, local | ||
| transportation to medical school (within 50-mile radius). | ||
| Memorial Service | $2,600.00 | |
| This charge includes basic service staff, removal of remains, refrigeration of remains, disposition permit, crematory fee up to the first 225 pounds, and our alternative container. Use of our facilities and staff services Monday-Friday morning time per 4-hour or a portion thereof. There is an additional charge for weekend or holiday service of |
$450.00 | |
| Rush Service | $480.00 | |
| (This funeral home’s fee will be added to the initial contract) within 48 hours of health department’s acceptance of the death certificate and issuance of the disposition permit for all types of service. | ||
| Cemetery Disinterment | $2,950.00 | |
| This charge includes transfer from the cemetery within a 50-mile radius from our funeral home and basic services of the funeral director and staff, necessary authorizations, this charge does not include visitation, rites or ceremonies prior to interment in another cemetery or transported to a crematory and does not include crematory fee or cemetery fee. | ||
| OTHER SERVICES/MERCHANDISE | ||
| By law we are required to collect sales tax on all of our merchandise | ||
| Head panel for caskets (not available for all caskets) | $150.00 to $250.00 | |
| Register book | $15.00 to $100.00 | |
| Prayer cards (no photo) per 100 | $65.00 | |
| Photo prayer cards (1 photo) per 100 | $95.00 | |
| -----additional photo | $25.00 | |
| Service folders (no photo) per 100 | $125.00 | |
| Photo service folders (1 photo) per 100 | $175.00 | |
| -----additional photo | $30.00 | |
| Memorial package | $ Varies | |
| Custom printed obituaries | $ Varies | |
| Memorial buttons | $4.95 | |
| Photo enlargement | $120.00 to $350.00 | |
| Urn | $ Varies | |
| Cross/Crucifix | $25.00 to $55.00 | |
| Rosaries | $15.00 to $25.00 | |
| Pallbearer gloves (set of 6 pairs) | $30.00 | |
| Air Tray | $ | |
| Burial clothing | $250.00 to $450.00 | |
| Photo slide tribute online link up to 100 photos and 6 songs | $250.00 | |
| -----photo slide tribute DVD copy (each) | $35.00 | |
| One sheet map or one sheet flyer per 100 | $100.00 | |
| Crematory fee | $ Varies | |
| Rush cremation (crematory fee) | $ Varies | |
| Witness cremation (crematory fee) | $ Varies | |
| Cremation of remains inside a wood casket | $ Varies | |
| Certified death certificate (each) Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County | $24.00 | |
| Disposition permit (each) Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County | $12.00 | |
| County Recorder Exemplification (varies by county) | $ Varies | |
| Secretary of State Authentication | $ Varies | |
| Apostille | $350.00 | |
| Public Health letter | $ Varies | |
| Coroner’s Office Health letter | $ Varies | |
| Coroner’s Office removal fee | $ Varies | |
| Coroner’s Office sign out | $ Varies | |
| Consulate fees | $ Varies | |
| Clergy Honorariums | $ Varies | |
| Musician | $ Varies | |
| Escorts (2 escorts required for the first 10 vehicles) Family Transportation vehicle on the day of funeral $800 Personalized Poem (On a digital platform) $800 | $ Varies | |
| Air freight (ticket) | $ Varies | |
| Dove release at a specific location within a 25-mile radius | $ Varies | |
| Cemetery fees | $ Varies | |
| Headstone | $ Varies | |
| Flower arrangements | $ Varies | |
| Scattering ashes | $ Varies | |
| Mailing cremated remains (via United States Postal Service) | $ Varies | |
| Mailing documents | $ Varies | |
| ID view (30 minutes, 1 to 10 people only) | $350.00 | |
OUR CREDIT POLICY
We are an independent business providing services and merchandise and are totally dependent upon our clients for prompt payments. Therefore, is requested at the time arrangements are made. When monies are not readily available or guaranteed to us for funeral expenses and merchandise, evidence of financing and payment must be given prior to the time of the funeral being scheduled and/or announced. If an insurance policy is assigned to us as payment, there will be 5% of the policy value fee added to the funeral services and merchandise selected for processing and handling the account, plus a $150 to $350.00 documentation fee of the account will be added to the initial contract. For your convenience, we accept, cash, cashier checks, master card, and visa credit cards as payment for services and merchandise.