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Valley Funeral and Cremation Center

Palm Springs, Riverside County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted October 1, 2024 Checked August 15, 2026

This list is dated October 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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19465 North Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262

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Direct cremation

$1,035

The middle price in Riverside County is $2,035.

The home posts $997. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,035.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation Package"$997
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$1,033
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,035

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. 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 $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the Basic Services of the Funeral Director and staff, a single transfer to the funeral home, refrigeration, the alternative container, the cremation fee, permit, one certified death certificate, and plastic urn.

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

The median across Riverside County is $2,035, from 23 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$2,840

The middle price in Riverside County is $5,425.

The home posts $2,800. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $2,840.

How this adds up
"Viewing with Rental Casket and Cremation"$2,800
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$2,836
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,840

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. 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 $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the Basic Services of the Funeral Director and staff, a single transfer to the funeral home, refrigeration/embalming, a rental casket, a rental casket insert, casketing and preparation of the decedent, hearse and transport to the service, service directors at the church, the cremation, an alternative container for cremation, the state cremation fee, one permit, one certified death certificate, and a temporary plastic urn or transfer to family urn.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Viewing with Rental Casket and Cremation".

The median across Riverside County is $5,425, from 16 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

$2,575

The middle price in Riverside County is $2,763.

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

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$1,350
"Caskets"$1,200
1 certified copy of the death certificate$24
Sum$2,574
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,575

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $24 to this home's own price.

The median across Riverside County is $2,763, from 21 posted price lists we have read.

$1,375

The home posts $1,350. With one certified copy, $1,375.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$1,350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$24
Sum$1,374
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,375

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

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate Burial

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

Burial with graveside service

$2,250

The middle price in Riverside County is $4,475.

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

The home posts $2,225. With one certified copy, $2,250.

How this adds up
"Graveside Service"$2,225
1 certified copy of the death certificate$24
Sum$2,249
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,250

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes are extra, priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • the Basic Services of the Funeral Director and staff, a single transfer to the funeral home, refrigeration, embalming, dressing, cosmetics, casketing (into the casket purchased by family), delivery of deceased to the local cemetery, coordinating service plans, one certified death certificate, and a burial permit.

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 "Graveside Service".

The median across Riverside County is $4,475, from 18 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated October 1, 2024, 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.

2 other packages this home posts

Direct Cremation Package

$1,025

The home posts $997. With one certified copy, $1,025.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation Package"$997
1 certified copy of the death certificate$24
Sum$1,021
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,025

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • includes the Basic Services of the Funeral Director and staff, a single transfer to the funeral home, refrigeration, the alternative
  • container, the cremation fee, perit, one certified death certificate, and plastic urn.

Immediate Burial

$1,375

The home posts $1,350. With one certified copy, $1,375.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial"$1,350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$24
Sum$1,374
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,375

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $24 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • a burial permit.
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 Riverside County charge

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