Serene Funeral Services
Northridge, Los Angeles County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted March 1, 2023 Checked September 2, 2026
This list is dated March 1, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list18311 Napa Street, Northridge, CA 91325
From this home's state license record.
No website on file yet.
Direct cremation
$2,130
The middle price in Los Angeles County is $2,505.
The home posts $2,090. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $2,130.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation with alternative container" | $2,090 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $2,126 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,130 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, local transfer of remains to funeral home, care of remains, refrigeration of un-embalmed remains and cremation fee. 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 $24 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of funeral director and staff
- local transfer of remains to funeral home
- care of remains
- refrigeration of un-embalmed remains
- cremation fee
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 "Direct Cremation with alternative container".
The median across Los Angeles County is $2,505, from 63 posted price lists we have read.
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 Los Angeles County charge
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