How Much Is a Funeral

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Collins Family Funeral Home

Lodi, San Joaquin County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2025 Checked September 11, 2026

This list is dated January 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

Read this home's price list

123 North School St, Lodi, CA 95240

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$1,625

The middle price in San Joaquin County is $1,625.

The home posts $1,585. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,625.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation Only (No Viewing)"$1,585
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$24
Sum$1,621
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,625

This covers minimum services of funeral director and staff, vehicle an staff for transfer of remains to funeral home, preparation of death certificate and obtaining cremation permit, refrigeration/disinfection facilities, cremation fee, minimum cardboard container (to house remains for cremation process), plastic urn, delivery of remains to crematory and retrieval of cremated remains, delivery to local cemetery, if desired. It does not cover holding the body beyond the days 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 $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • minimum services of funeral director and staff, vehicle an staff for transfer of remains to funeral home, preparation of death certificate and obtaining cremation permit, refrigeration/disinfection facilities, cremation fee, minimum cardboard container (to house remains for cremation process), plastic urn, delivery of remains to crematory and retrieval of cremated remains, delivery to local cemetery, if desired.

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 Only (No Viewing)".

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Refrigeration of Remains - 48 hours or day portion there included - $75.00 per day thereafter"

The median across San Joaquin County is $1,625, from 7 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

$4,020

The middle price in San Joaquin County is $4,020.

This covers california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"*DIRECT BURIAL (No Services - Delivery to Cemetery ONLY $2,985.00"$2,985
"Adult Caskets $995.00 to $8,485.00"$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$24
Sum$4,016
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,020

It does not cover holding the body beyond the days 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 $24 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

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Refrigeration of Remains - 48 hours or day portion there included - $75.00 per day thereafter"

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.

The median across San Joaquin County is $4,020, from 5 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$4,025

The middle price in San Joaquin County is $4,603.

The home posts $3,985. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $4,025.

How this adds up
"Graveside Service Without Visitation"$3,985
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$24
Sum$4,021
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,025

This covers coordination/direction of service, staff and vehicle for transfer of remains to funeral home, refrigeration/disinfection of remains, preparation of necessary documents, vehicle and staff for transfer of remains to cemetery, standard memorial book and memorial folders. If remains ARE NOT TO BE DRESSED, deduct $75.00. It does not cover holding the body beyond the days 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 $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • coordination/direction of service, staff and vehicle for transfer of remains to funeral home, refrigeration/disinfection of remains, preparation of necessary documents, vehicle and staff for transfer of remains to cemetery, standard memorial book and memorial folders. If remains ARE NOT TO BE DRESSED, deduct $75.00.

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "Graveside Service Without Visitation".

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Refrigeration of Remains - 48 hours or day portion there included - $75.00 per day thereafter"

The median across San Joaquin County is $4,603, from 6 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$4,025

The middle price in San Joaquin County is $5,830.

The home posts $3,985. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $4,025.

How this adds up
"Chapel or Church Funeral Service (Including Committal at Cemetery)"$3,985
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$24
Sum$4,021
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,025

This covers coordination/direction of services, staff supervision of visitation, embalming and other preparation of remains, use of facilities and staff for funeral ceremony or equipment for church services, visitation and preparation rooms, staff and vehicle for transfer of remains for funeral home and funeral coach (hearse). It does not cover holding the body beyond the days 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 $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • coordination/direction of services
  • staff supervision of visitation
  • embalming and other preparation of remains, use of facilities and staff for funeral ceremony or equipment for church services
  • visitation and preparation rooms
  • staff and vehicle for transfer of remains for funeral home
  • funeral coach (hearse)

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "Chapel or Church Funeral Service (Including Committal at Cemetery)".

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Refrigeration of Remains - 48 hours or day portion there included - $75.00 per day thereafter"

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.

The median across San Joaquin County is $5,830, from 7 posted price lists we have read.

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 $24 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 $24.

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 San Joaquin 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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