How Much Is a Funeral

Their own posted prices, dated and sourced. Every funeral home, as we reach them.

Beacon Mortuary

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA

A funeral home.

Posted January 1, 2026 Checked August 15, 2026

Read this home's price list

616 Alta, Santa Monica, CA

Cremation Packages overage fee, starting 251lbs. (each 50lbs. increment

$115

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Cremation Packages overage fee, starting 251lbs. (each 50lbs. increment"$85
1 certified copy of the death certificate$26
Sum$111
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $115

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 $26 to this home's own price.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

This home posts package prices rather than an itemized general price list; each figure below is the home's own posted package total. 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 $26 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 $26.

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.

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