How Much Is a Funeral

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Loving Care Funeral Services

Delano, Kern County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted July 7, 2026 Checked August 15, 2026

Read this home's price list

1303 Glenwood Street, Delano, CA 93215

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Direct cremation

$1,080

The middle price in Kern County is $1,845.

This covers transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care and california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container provided by Funeral Home"$1,045
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$23
Sum$1,080

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and 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 $23 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home’s care
  • california permit for disposition of human remains

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • 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 "Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container provided by Funeral Home".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Transfer to or from airport (within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $5.00 per mile)"

The median across Kern County is $1,845, from 8 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

This home's price list, dated July 7, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with the funeral home minimum casket

$3,280

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This home's own price list states what this price covers, in its own words, listed below.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with standard size minimum unfinished casket up to 250 lbs"$3,245
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$23
Sum$3,280

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and 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 $23 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the funeral director's services
  • staff
  • overhead
  • removal from the place of death within 30 miles
  • local transfer to Loving Care Funeral Services
  • two days of refrigeration instead of embalming
  • hearse service to a local cemetery

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • 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 "Immediate burial with standard size minimum unfinished casket up to 250 lbs".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Transfer to or from airport (within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $5.00 per mile)"

Immediate burial with a casket the family provides

$2,285

The middle price in Kern County is $3,810.

This home's own price list states what this price covers, in its own words, listed below.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket provided by family"$2,250
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$23
Sum$2,285

It does not cover the casket the family supplies, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and 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 $23 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the funeral director's services
  • staff
  • overhead
  • removal from the place of death within 30 miles
  • local transfer to Loving Care Funeral Services
  • two days of refrigeration instead of embalming
  • hearse service to a local cemetery

What this home's price does not cover

  • the casket the family supplies
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • 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 "Immediate burial with casket provided by family".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Transfer to or from airport (within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $5.00 per mile)"

The median across Kern County is $3,810, from 5 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

This home's price list, dated July 7, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

This home's price list, dated July 7, 2026, does not show a price for this service, so please 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 $23 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 $23.

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

What the other funeral homes in Kern County charge

The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:

The same question, answered for every California home we have read:

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