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Cremation and Burial Services

Brea, Orange County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2026 Checked September 11, 2026

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Direct cremation

$1,020

The middle price in Orange County is $1,970.

The home posts $980. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,020.

How this adds up
"OPTION C1 Private Cremation"$980
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
1 certified copy of the death certificate$26
Sum$1,018
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,020

This covers transportation of the deceased from hospital or coroner's office to our facility within 30 miles, securing doctor's certification on the death certificate, preparing of permit for disposition, cardboard cremation container, the actual cremation (non-witnessed) within seven to ten business days, and releasing the cremains to the responsible person in a heavy plastic urn. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • transportation of the deceased from hospital or coroner's office to our facility within 30 miles, securing doctor's certification on the death certificate, preparing of permit for disposition, cardboard cremation container, the actual cremation (non-witnessed) within seven to ten business days, and releasing the cremains to the responsible person in a heavy plastic urn.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "OPTION C1 Private Cremation".

The median across Orange County is $1,970, from 25 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$3,935

The middle price in Orange County is $6,885.

The home posts $3,895. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $3,935.

How this adds up
"OPTION C6-2 Private Cremation with Traditional Service - with Viewing, with ceremonial chapel casket (rental)"$3,895
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
1 certified copy of the death certificate$26
Sum$3,933
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,935

This covers coordination by staff with services in a local church or other facility, necessary motor equipment, embalming, dressing, grooming, cosmetology, memorial register, 50 folders. The charges for private cremation are included. Viewing and Service to take place up to three hours. It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • coordination by staff with services in a local church or other facility, necessary motor equipment, embalming, dressing, grooming, cosmetology, memorial register, 50 folders. The charges for private cremation are included. Viewing and Service to take place up to three hours.

What this home's price does not cover

  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "OPTION C6-2 Private Cremation with Traditional Service…".

The median across Orange County is $6,885, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$1,875

This covers california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"OPTION B1 Immediate Burial without Services ... $995.00"$995
"Caskets Available ... from $839.00 to $4,017.00"$839
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
1 certified copy of the death certificate$26
Sum$1,872
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,875

It does not cover a casket. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • california permit for disposition of human remains

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$1,035

The middle price in Orange County is $3,435.

This covers immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides and california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"OPTION B1 Immediate Burial without Services"$995
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
1 certified copy of the death certificate$26
Sum$1,033
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,035

Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
  • california permit for disposition of human remains

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "OPTION B1 Immediate Burial without Services".

The median across Orange County is $3,435, from 13 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.

Certified copies of the death certificate

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $26 each. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.

How many certified copies do you need?

Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.

One certified copy is $26.

Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Where to look next

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