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Burial Services in California

295 funeral homes and crematories offering burial in California, listed by city and county. Each listing names the services the home offers, the faiths it serves and the languages its staff speak, with its address, its phone and a link to its general price list where it posts one.

All States1284Alabama56Alaska12Arizona34Arkansas70California295Colorado77Connecticut67District of Columbia5Florida315Georgia120Hawaii13Indiana122Iowa74Nevada24
All of California295Alameda County14Amador County1Butte County4Colusa1Contra Costa County10El Dorado County2Fresno4Glenn County1Humboldt County2Kern County8Lake County1Lassen County1Los Angeles74Marin County1Mendocino County2Merced3Modoc County1Monterey County4Nevada County1Orange County17Placer County4Riverside13Sacramento15San Benito County1San Bernardino20San Diego26San Francisco1San Joaquin County3San Luis Obispo4San Mateo County8Santa Barbara4Santa Clara County11Santa Cruz3Shasta County7Solano County3Sonoma County3Stanislaus County4Sutter County1Tehama County1Tulare County1Ventura County8Yuba County2
All servicesBurial295Cremation459Green burial26Pre-need arrangements260Veterans services113Out-of-state and international transport126Human composting3Water cremation (aquamation)12
Any faithJewish15Catholic15Christian5Muslim11Buddhist9Hindu6Sikh4Jain1Latter-day Saints2
Any languageSpanish77Vietnamese4Chinese5Korean4Tagalog3Russian1Armenian1Arabic2Persian2German3

Licence rows come from the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (Department of Consumer Affairs); what a home offers comes from its own site. SimplyTrust lists no prices, no reviews and no rankings, and does not endorse any home. Contact a home directly for its general price list, which the Funeral Rule requires it to provide.

295 funeral homes and crematories offering burial in California

Martinez Family Funeral Home

1680 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116

A family-owned and operated funeral home on Alum Rock Avenue in East San Jose, next to the Mexican Heritage Plaza. It arranges cremation, burial and shipping to another state or country; its own chapel holds up to 30 people, with a sister chapel for 300.

CremationBurialOut-of-state and international transportPre-need arrangements

1-408-347-8674

Grissoms Chapel & Mortuary

267 E Lewelling Blvd, San Lorenzo, CA 94580

In San Lorenzo, this family-owned mortuary has served families since 1957 and has stood on Lewelling Boulevard since 1969. It offers burial, funeral, memorial and cremation services with its own crematory on site, helps veterans' families with benefits and handles international ship-outs. Its large chapel seats 200.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transportVeterans services

1-510-278-2800

Allen Brothers Mortuary - San Marcos Chapel

435 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069

In San Marcos, this San Diego County chapel arranges burial and cremation, processes the paperwork for burial in any national cemetery, and honors pre-need policies arranged earlier. The site states the San Marcos location is temporarily closed for renovations and that the chapel joined the Alhiser-Comer Mortuary family effective March 3, 2026.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-760-744-4522

Grissom's Cremation & Burial Centers

9130 B Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

In San Ramon, this family-owned cremation and burial center was established in 1996 as an arrangement office for the Tri-Valley, including Danville, Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Alamo. It arranges burial, funeral, memorial and cremation services and handles international ship-outs from the Tri-Valley area.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-925-560-0800

Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary

1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705

In Santa Ana, this mortuary was built in 1976 on the grounds of the 73-acre Fairhaven Memorial Park, a cemetery created in 1911. The cemetery has many burial options, including the Eternal Springs cremation garden, and a section devoted to veterans called Garden of Valor.

Burial

1-714-633-1442

Huntington Funeral Home

1043 W Civic Center Dr. Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92703

In Santa Ana, this Civic Center Drive funeral home arranges burial, direct cremation, viewings, home wakes, memorial services and national and international ship-outs. It conducts burials in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern and San Diego counties and works with the Los Angeles and Riverside national cemeteries.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transportVeterans services

1-800-565-1799

Beddingfield Funeral Service

800 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050

In Santa Clara, this independently owned, family-operated funeral home, established in 2008, serves San Jose, Santa Clara and the Santa Clara Valley. It arranges funerals, burial, cremation and pre-planning, offers worldwide shipping and assists with military benefits.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transportVeterans services

1-408-777-8100

Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel

1050 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

In Santa Cruz, the chapel offers burial, cremation, funeral and memorial services, green burial, veterans services and pre-need planning. Established in 2000, it occupies a building first built in the 1950s as a greenhouse, with multiple chapels and reception space.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsGreen burialVeterans services

Funeraria Moreno Mortuary

214 N Lincoln St, Santa Maria, CA 93458

A family-owned mortuary in Santa Maria serving Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. It arranges Catholic funerals, memorial services, graveside ceremonies and cremation, and ships remains to Mexico, handling consulate and health department documents.

Catholic funeralsBurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-805-614-9335

Magner-Maloney Crematory

600 E Stowell Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93454

Magner-Maloney's on-site crematory in Santa Maria serves the funeral home's cremation families, with services ranging from casketed services followed by cremation to memorial services after cremation. The funeral home has served the Santa Maria Valley since 1935.

CrematoryBurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-805-925-2753

Magner-Maloney Funeral Home And Crematory

600 E Stowell Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93454

In Santa Maria, Magner-Maloney Funeral Home and Crematory arranges burial and cremation services at its own on-site crematory, and arranges transportation from other states and forwarding to other countries. It has served the Santa Maria Valley since 1935.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-805-925-2753

Beacon Mortuary

616 Alta Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90402

In Santa Monica, Beacon Mortuary serves Los Angeles County and all surrounding communities with burial and cremation packages, from direct cremation to a traditional burial service. It answers calls at any hour and offers pre-planning through an online pre-arrangement form.

CremationBurialPre-need arrangements

1-424-324-9474

City Of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary

1847 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404

In Santa Monica, this cemetery, mausoleum and mortuary is owned and operated by the City of Santa Monica and has served the community for over 100 years. It provides burial and cremation, cemetery property and a section of green-natural burial plots.

BurialCremationGreen burialPre-need arrangements

1-310-458-8717

Farrington Mortuary

1505 9th Street #306, Santa Monica, CA 90401

In Santa Monica, Farrington Mortuary keeps an administrative office open by appointment only and offers cremation, burial and ship outs across Southern California. It arranges natural burials, Muslim burials and Buddhist cremation ceremonies, and it arranges human composting with a facility in Seattle.

Muslim funeralsBuddhist funeralsCremationBurialGreen burial+3

1-800-674-3659

Friends

1502 20th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404

In Santa Monica, FRIENDS Funeral Home arranges cremations, burials and ship-outs of remains, domestic and international. It offers Muslim burials with ceremonial washings and has a Spanish-language service line.

Muslim funeralsSpanish spokenCremationBurialOut-of-state and international transport

1-888-939-5959

Funeraria Del Angel Santa Paula

128 S 8th St, Santa Paula, CA 93060

In Santa Paula, this Funeraria del Angel home was founded in 1956 and serves the Santa Clara River Valley, including Piru and Fillmore. It arranges burials and visitations, performs its cremations on site and accommodates extended and overnight visitations in keeping with Hispanic funeral customs.

CremationBurial

1-805-525-5595

Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation, Inc.

12341 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070

In Saratoga, this family owned and operated home runs an on-site crematory for religious and witness cremations, all indoors and temperature controlled. It serves Santa Clara County families with cremation, burial and the shipping of human remains.

CrematoryBurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-408-257-6262

Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation, Inc.

12341 Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070

In Saratoga, this family owned and operated home serves Santa Clara County families with funeral, cremation and burial services and the shipping of human remains, domestic and international. Its on-site crematory handles religious and witness cremations.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-408-257-6262

Farewell - Page Funeral Chapel

2014 Arrants Street, Selma, CA 93662

This Selma chapel was started in 1888 and states it is still at the same address; since 2015 it has been in the care of Farewell Funeral Service, which offers cremation through its own crematory and one green burial package. Staff can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

BurialCremationGreen burialPre-need arrangements

1-559-896-1240

Duggan's Mission Chapel

525 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476

In Sonoma, this funeral home offers cremation and burial services from two chapels and has its own crematory on the premises. It was established in 1952, in a building whose architecture is a replica of the Sonoma Mission.

CremationBurial

1-707-996-3655
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