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Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements in California

260 funeral homes and crematories offering pre-need arrangements 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 States1593Alabama119Alaska7Arizona23Arkansas114California260Colorado105Connecticut77District of Columbia5Florida365Georgia147Hawaii8Indiana172Iowa151Nevada40
All of California260Alameda County9Amador County1Butte County5Calaveras County1Contra Costa County9El Dorado County4Fresno6Glenn County1Humboldt County3Imperial County3Kern County7Lake County1Lassen County1Los Angeles50Marin County1Mendocino County1Merced1Monterey County4Nevada County1Orange County12Placer County4Plumas County4Riverside17Sacramento13San Benito County2San Bernardino15San Diego16San Francisco2San Joaquin County7San Luis Obispo6San Mateo County10Santa Barbara5Santa Clara County7Santa Cruz4Shasta County3Solano County3Sonoma County2Stanislaus County2Tehama County2Tulare County4Ventura County9Yuba 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.

260 funeral homes and crematories offering pre-need arrangements in California

Foothill Funeral & Cremation

2300 North Marengo Ave Suite A, Altadena, CA 91001

Foothill Funeral & Cremation is a family-owned cremation and burial provider in Altadena, with its own crematory beside a renovated chapel and service venue. It has served families since 2016, takes arrangements online and over the phone, and offers pre-planning.

CremationBurialPre-need arrangements

1-888-701-7779

Harmony Funeral Service And Cremation

1811 W Katella Avenue Ste 123b, Anaheim, CA 92804

In Anaheim, this home arranges burial, cremation and pre-planning for families throughout Orange County, Los Angeles County and surrounding communities. Arrangements can be made at the family's home, at the office, or remotely by email and phone.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-657-282-9664

Hilgenfeld Mortuary

120 E Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805

Hilgenfeld Mortuary is an independent, family owned and operated funeral home in Anaheim that has served the greater Orange County area for four generations. It offers burial and cremation services and pre-arrangement, and its staff speaks Spanish and German.

Spanish spokenGerman spokenBurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-714-535-4105

Angels Memorial Chapel

1071 South Main Street, Angels Camp, CA 95222

Angels Memorial Chapel on South Main Street in Angels Camp is one of the two Calaveras County chapels of a family-owned firm that states it has served Calaveras County families for 85 years. It offers pre-arrangement plans with flexible payment options.

Pre-need arrangements

1-209-736-4552

Diablo Valley Cremation & Funeral Services

5169 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531

In Antioch, this office at 5169 Lone Tree Way sees families by appointment only, one of the firm's locations with Concord and Pinole. It handles cremation and burial services and helps families contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs about headstones and burial in a national cemetery.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-925-998-0303

Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Center

2200 E 18th St, Antioch, CA 94509

Holy Cross Cemetery & Funeral Center in Antioch provides funeral and cremation services beside ground burial, cremation niches, mausoleum crypts and family estates on fifty-five acres. The Diocese of Oakland runs it for the regional Catholic community, and a memorial Mass is held on the first Saturday of each month.

Catholic funeralsBurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-925-757-0658

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries

11 E Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006

In Arcadia, this Forest Lawn location is one of its Advance Planning Centers, serving the San Gabriel Valley. Visitors meet a Planning Advisor to plan ahead and learn about memorial property and services.

Pre-need arrangements

1-888-204-3131

Lady Family Mortuary

555 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

In Arroyo Grande, this crematory operates on site at the Fair Oaks Avenue mortuary, which arranges funerals and cremations. Staff speak Spanish, and the mortuary helps families arrange traditional military tributes.

CrematorySpanish spokenCremationPre-need arrangements

1-805-489-4717

Lady Family Mortuary

555 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

In Arroyo Grande, this mortuary on Fair Oaks Avenue arranges funerals and cremations and has its own on-site crematory. Staff speak Spanish, and the mortuary helps families arrange traditional military tributes.

Spanish spokenCremationPre-need arrangements

1-805-489-4717

Blue Sky Cremation Service

7905 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422

In Atascadero, a family owned and operated funeral home that specializes in cremations, performed in its own crematory, and also offers burial and pre-need services. It is one of three locations, with Paso Robles and Morro Bay, serving San Luis Obispo County.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-805-461-0835

Alpine Online Cremation

1900 N Chester Ave, Ste B, Bakersfield, CA 93308

A simple cremation provider based in Bakersfield, where families can make the arrangements online from any device or by phone, for now or in advance. A local family owned business, it serves a radius of about 50 to 60 miles, including Delano, Wasco, Shafter, Taft and Tehachapi.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-661-331-3339

Doughty-Calhoun-O'meara Inc

1100 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

In Bakersfield, these funeral directors offer cremation and help families with pre-planning.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-661-324-9821

Funeraria Del Angel Hillcrest

9101 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield, CA 93306

In Bakersfield, this funeral home and its 80-acre memorial park have served the area for over 55 years, with visitation rooms, a chapel for up to 350 and a reception room for up to 120. Its staff include Spanish-speaking associates, and the park has the Serenity Cremation Gardens and a Hill of Valor honoring veterans.

Spanish spokenPre-need arrangements

1-661-366-5766

Johnson And Taft Mortuary

115 18th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Johnson & Taft Mortuary is a family owned and operated mortuary on 18th Street in Bakersfield. It plans burial services with visitation, funeral and committal, and cremation with a memorial gathering, and families can record their wishes ahead through its online preplanning form.

Pre-need arrangements

1-661-843-7356

Funeraria Del Angel Bell

4667 E Gage Ave, Bell, CA 90201

In Bell, this funeral home has handled funeral and cremation arrangements for more than 60 years, now in a Spanish-style building on East Gage Avenue built in 2021. Its bilingual team plans services in Hispanic traditions, arranges funerals in advance and can transfer a loved one to another country.

CremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-323-560-2216

Colma Cremation And Funeral Services

111 Industrial Way Ste 5, Belmont, CA 94002

This Belmont location of a family-owned Colma funeral home serves families throughout the Peninsula. It offers cremation, burial, green burial and preplanned arrangements, and the home specializes in Chinese funeral traditions.

CremationBurialGreen burialPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-888-757-7888

Crippen & Flynn Carlmont Chapel

1111 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002

In Belmont, this chapel opened in November of 2004, only blocks from San Carlos. It serves San Mateo County with traditional funeral arrangements, cremations and veterans' services, and its firm offers preplanning and domestic and international shipping.

CremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans servicesOut-of-state and international transport

1-650-595-4103

Frye Chapel & Mortuary

799 Brawley Ave, Brawley, CA 92227

This Brawley mortuary and crematory states it is family-owned and operated, with over 60 years of service in the Imperial Valley. It offers pre-need, at-need and cremation services, and arranges transfers to Mexicali for burial through the Mexican Consulate.

CrematoryCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-760-344-1414

Frye Chapel Mortuary & Crematory

799 Brawley St, Brawley, CA 92227

This Brawley mortuary and crematory states it is family-owned and operated, with over 60 years of service in the Imperial Valley. It offers pre-need, at-need and cremation services, and arranges transfers to Mexicali for burial through the Mexican Consulate.

CremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-760-344-1414

Accord Cremation & Burial Services

535-C West Lambert Rd, Brea, CA 92821

In Brea, this office serves Orange and Los Angeles Counties with burial and cremation arrangements. It coordinates with cemeteries including VA cemeteries and assists with planning before a death occurs.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

1-800-843-0995
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