How Much Is a Funeral

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Fernwood

Mill Valley, CA

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2026 Checked August 24, 2026

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301 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Direct cremation

$2,595

The middle price in California is $2,110.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with alternative cardboard cremation container"$2,595
Sum$2,595

This covers basic professional services of funeral director and staff, transfer from place of death to Funeral Home, refrigeration (up to ten days), the cremation charge itself and disposition permit. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic professional services of funeral director and staff
  • transfer from place of death to Funeral Home
  • refrigeration (up to ten days)
  • the cremation charge itself
  • disposition permit.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with alternative cardboard cremation container".

The median across California is $2,110, from 387 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$7,525

The middle price in California is $6,310.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price $7,525"$7,525
Sum$7,525

This covers total Package Price $7,525. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • total Package Price $7,525

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Total Package Price $7,525".

The median across California is $6,310, from 281 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

$5,035

The middle price in California is $3,135.

This covers Direct Burial.

How this adds up
"Direct Burial"$3,040
"Nahum"$1,995
Sum$5,035

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Direct Burial

The median across California is $3,135, from 319 posted price lists we have read.

$3,040

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Burial"$3,040
Sum$3,040

This covers direct Burial. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • direct Burial

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Burial".

Burial with graveside service

$7,100

The middle price in California is $4,865.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price $7,100"$7,100
Sum$7,100

This covers total Package Price $7,100. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • total Package Price $7,100

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Total Package Price $7,100".

The median across California is $4,865, from 291 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$9,275

The middle price in California is $6,403.

This covers the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, transfer of deceased from place of death to funeral home, embalming, dressing, casketing, shrouding, and/or cosmetic application:, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial and 3 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"Basic Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff"$2,395
"Transfer of deceased from place of death to funeral home"$695
"Embalming"$1,295
"Dressing, casketing, shrouding, and/or cosmetic application:"$695
"Use of Remembrance Room with Valet Car Service included"$1,705
"Utility Vehicle or Funeral Coach for transportation to interment site (up to 3 hours)"$1,200
"Fernwood Graveside Service (Up to one hour)"$895
"Service Vehicle/Flower car or van"$395
Sum$9,275

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial
  • transfer of deceased from place of death to funeral home
  • embalming
  • utility Vehicle or Funeral Coach for transportation to interment site (up to 3 hours)
  • fernwood Graveside Service (Up to one hour)
  • service Vehicle/Flower car or van

The median across California is $6,403, from 268 posted price lists we have read.

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

28 other packages this home posts

Funeral Service Packages range from

$7,100

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Funeral Service Packages range from"$7,100
Sum$7,100

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$11,610

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$11,610
Sum$11,610

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. This home lists this package at $12,957 and takes $1,347 off it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • basic professional services of funeral
  • transfer from place of death
  • refrigeration (up to 10 days)
  • dressing, casketing, shrouding, and/or
  • staff for graveside service – up to one hr
  • disposition permit
  • remembrance cards or service folder
  • guest register book

Package Discount (

$1,350

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,347
Sum$1,347
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,350

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$11,610

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$11,610
Sum$11,610

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,380

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,377
Sum$1,377
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,380

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$7,100

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$7,100
Sum$7,100

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,380

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,377
Sum$1,377
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,380

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$9,500

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$9,500
Sum$9,500

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$2,885

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$2,885
Sum$2,885

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$8,570

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$8,567
Sum$8,567
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $8,570

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount ($1,587) ($1,332)

$1,590

This covers Package Discount ($1,587) ($1,332).

How this adds up
"Package Discount ($1,587) ($1,332)"$1,587
Sum$1,587
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,590

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Package Discount ($1,587) ($1,332)

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$10,665

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$10,665
Sum$10,665

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,590

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,587
Sum$1,587
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,590

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$8,265

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$8,265
Sum$8,265

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,590

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,587
Sum$1,587
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,590

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$10,665

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$10,665
Sum$10,665

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,335

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,332
Sum$1,332
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,335

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$7,525

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$7,525
Sum$7,525

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$1,335

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$1,332
Sum$1,332
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,335

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$9,925

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$9,925
Sum$9,925

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount (

$4,875

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount ("$4,872
Sum$4,872
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,875

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$3,595

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$3,595
Sum$3,595

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount: (

$2,695

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount: ("$2,692
Sum$2,692
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,695

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Discount: (

$2,695

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Package Discount: ("$2,692
Sum$2,692
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,695

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$2,400

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$2,400
Sum$2,400

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Total Package Price

$2,595

This covers Total Package Price.

How this adds up
"Total Package Price"$2,595
Sum$2,595

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Total Package Price

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Direct Burial

$3,040

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Burial"$3,040
Sum$3,040

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. It does not cover price does not include cemetery charges. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • includes Basic Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff
  • transfer of deceased from place of death to Funeral Home
  • refrigeration or storage
  • permit
  • utility vehicle and/or service vehicle for transportation to the burial location at Fernwood Cemetery.

What this home's price does not cover

  • price does not include cemetery charges.

Valet car service (included in some packages)

$575

This covers Valet car service (included in some packages).

How this adds up
"Valet car service (included in some packages)"$575
Sum$575

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • Valet car service (included in some packages)

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
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

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

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

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