Funeral Service Packages & General Price List

Our Funeral & Cremation Costs


Garden Chapel Funeral Directors offers many choices for you to honor your loved one. Whatever you choose, a gathering is an important time to say goodbye and comfort each other. We will assist you with creating a meaningful option which reflects and celebrates the life of your loved one. Below, you can find our funeral costs and package options. If one of the funeral or cremation packages listed below does not meet your needs, we will work with you to create a package that meets your unique needs and desires.

Traditional Service

This package includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal during regular business hours (Within 25 mile radius in San Mateo & San Francisco County), embalming, dressing and cosmetizing, casketing, use of chapel visitation for 4 hours, 2 Hours use of chapel for funeral ceremony or staff direction and supervision of funeral at church or another location, hearse to local church and cemetery or crematory, use of utility vehicle and driver, securing and filing death certificate and disposition permit, memorial register book and prayer cards (up to 100), acknowledgment cards (25), crucifix or cross, pallbearers items, and use of projector for photo tribute. Also includes website funeral notice.   It does not include disposition permit and death certificate fees, consular fees (when applicable), family limousine, clergy honorarium, musician’s gratuities, newspaper notices, casket or alternative container, sales tax on merchandise or other items not listed above. Additional items will be added at their actual cost.  
   

$ 4,695.00

Alternative Interment Services

Alternative services offer families various options to traditional services. Services can be customized to meet the specific needs of family and friends in selecting a meaningful and dignified funeral. Alternative interment services may include public or private visitation, funeral or memorial ceremonies and committal services.

Interment Service Package A - 
Same Day Visitation and Funeral Services

Includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal during regular business hours (Within 25 mile radius in San Mateo & San Francisco County), embalming, dressing and cosmetizing, casketing of remains in selected casket, use of visitation parlor for visitation during daytime hours (3 hours) on the same day of funeral services, hearse to local cemetery, arrangement, coordination and supervision of daytime funeral services, use of utility vehicle, memorial register book, prayer cards (100), acknowledgment cards (25) and use of projector for photo tribute. Also includes website funeral notice. It does not include disposition permit and death certificate fees, cemetery charges, clergy honorarium, newspaper notices, or any other item not listed above. Price of casket, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.  

$ 4,115.00

Interment Service Package B -
Direct Burial (Unattended Burial)

Includes: Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, Local transportation to funeral home using one staff person (In County, including San Francisco), Sanitary care of unemablmed remains, Placement of 
remains in the selected casket, Arrangement and coordination for unattended burial, Use of utility vehicle or hearse to local Cemetery. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE Burial Permit, Death Certificates, Cemetery 
Charges, Clergy Honoraria, Newspaper Notices, Embalming, Dressing, Cosmetics of unemablmed remains or any other items not listed above. Price of casket, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.

Without I.D. Viewing $1,995.00
With I.D. Viewing $2,275.00

Interment Service Package C -
Committal Service Only

Includes: Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, Local transportation to funeral home using one staff person (In County, including San Francisco), Sanitary care of unemablmed remains, Placement of remains in the selected casket, Scheduling and Staff Direction for committal service at local cemetery during a weekday, Use of utility vehicle and hearse. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE Burial Permit, Death Certificates, Cemetery Charges, Clergy Honoraria, Newspaper Notices, Embalming, Dressing, Cosmetics of unemablmed remains or any other items not listed above. 
Price of casket, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.

$ 2,195.00

Natural Interment Service Package D (No Services) *

Includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal using one staff person anywhere within San Mateo & San Francisco County and during regular business hours, wrapping and placement in a natural wicker burial casket, staff direction and scheduling for a interment at cemetery, use of utility vehicle and hearse to local cemetery, It does not include: embalming or sanitary care of unembalmed, burial permit and death certificate fees, cemetery charges, clergy honorarium, newspaper notices, or any other item not listed above. Price of casket, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.

$ 5,395.00

*Direct Natural Service
 (Same as Package D except unscheduled delivery to cemetery)

$ 4,375.00

Alternative Cremation Packages

Cremation is an alternative way of preparing a deceased for final disposition. Through heat and evaporation, the body is reduced to its basic elements referred to as cremated remains. After cremation the cremated remains are processed for placement in an urn (inurnment) or other form of final disposition. Cremation is a final disposition; arrangements for burial, inurnment, scattering or other disposition are necessary. Cremation may be selected from the following traditional or alternative services.

Cremation Service Package E -
Direct Cremation with Memorial Service

This service package includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal using one person, during regular business hours, wrapping and placement of remains in casket or alternative container, included, use of chapel for Memorial Service, use of utility vehicle, transportation to crematory, placement of cremated remains in selected urn and delivery of cremated remains to local cemetery, coordination and supervision of memorial service at our facilities, memorial register book, prayer cards (100), acknowledgment cards (25) and lobby tribute of 25 pictures. Also includes website funeral notice.
It does not include disposition permit and death certificate fees, cemetery charges, clergy honoraria, newspaper notices, or any other item not listed above. Price of casket, urn, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.

Weekdays $2,855.00
Weekends $3,175.00

Cremation Service Package F -
Direct Cremation with Identification viewing

This service package include the Funeral Director and Staff Services Fee, local removal using one person, during regular business hours, identification viewing with minimal preparation for 30 minutes, placement of remains in a selected casket or alternative container, use of utility vehicle, transportation to crematory, placement of cremated remains in selected urn, arrangement and coordination with crematory for cremation and delivery of cremated remains to a local cemetery. It does not include burial permit and death certificate fees, cemetery charges, clergy honoraria, newspaper notices, or any other item not listed above. Price of casket, urn, taxes and additional charges will be added as selected.

$ 2,075.00

Cremation Service Package G -
Direct Cremation (No Service)

Includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal using one staff person, during regular business hours, wrapping and placement of remains in selected casket or alternative container, use of utility vehicle and transportation to crematory, placement of cremated remains in selected urn, and delivery of cremated remains to local cemetery or preparation of urn for pick up from our facility by next-of-kin or authorized representative. It does not include embalming or sanitary care of unembalmed re-mains (if necessary), scheduled delivery to cemetery, burial permit and death certificate fees, cemetery charges, clergy honoraria, newspaper notices, or any other item not listed above. Price of casket, taxes and
additional charges will be added as selected.

$ 1,795.00

Memorial Service when Garden Chapel
does not handle disposition of remains.

This package includes arrangement, coordination, and supervision of the service at our facility; use of utility vehicle within a 25 mile radius for after service delivery of flowers. Availability of chapel is limited to 3 hours, and only available Monday thru Friday 9AM-5PM. It does not include register book, prayer cards, clergy honoraria, newspaper notice, organist, vocalist or filing and death certificate fees.

$ 950.00

Shipping Services

Shipping services may consist of forwarding to receiving remains from another funeral director. They may precede or follow traditional or alternative services; they can also be selected as packaged services as listed below. Additional charges for merchandise, air fare, transportation, permits, consular fees, etc., will be added as required.

Forwarding of Remains

This direct shipment service includes the Funeral Director and Staff Service Fee, local removal during regular business hours, embalming, dressing and cosmetizing, placement of remains in selected casket and includes shipping container or combo unit, securing and filing death certificate and transit permit, coordination of transportation schedule with airlines and receiving funeral director. 
It does not include death certificate filing fees, death certificates, airlines charges, consular fees (if applicable), casket, newspaper notices and any other charges not listed above.

$ 2,285.00

Receiving of Remains (No Service)

This limited service includes removal from local airport, securing and filing of disposition permit, and hearse to local cemetery for unscheduled interment. Permit filing fee and other charges not listed above will be added as required.

$ 1,350.00

Providing Affordable Funeral Costs for Years

We've had years of experience serving many families, so we understand and respect your decisions. Not only that, we will take all the time you may need to make an informed decision. Call us today or email us through the Contact Us form.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss the funeral and cremation packages we offer and to explore your options. We are here to help you make an informed decision. Simply call to ask any questions.
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