South Coast Family Funeral Services
Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted August 15, 2023 Checked August 15, 2026
This list is dated August 15, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list1041 W. 18th Street, Suite A-209, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Direct cremation
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated August 15, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Cremation with service
$5,405
The middle price in Orange County is $6,885.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, the cremation charge itself, rental casket for the viewing and california permit for disposition of human remains.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director And Staff And Overhead" | $1,595 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $495 |
| "you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you" | $695 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $395 |
| "Staff services for visitation (per three hour period)" | $595 |
| "Staff services for funeral services at religious facility" | $595 |
| "Crematory fee" | $995 |
| 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 | $5,401 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $5,405 |
It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and 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 the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- the cremation charge itself
- rental casket for the viewing
- california permit for disposition of human remains
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home (Within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance $2 per mile/one way)"
Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The median across Orange County is $6,885, from 16 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$5,605
The middle price in Orange County is $6,745.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse, service vehicle and 2 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of the Funeral Director And Staff And Overhead" | $1,595 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home" | $495 |
| "you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you" | $695 |
| "Dressing and casketing of deceased" | $395 |
| "Staff services for visitation (per three hour period)" | $595 |
| "Staff services for funeral services at religious facility" | $595 |
| "Funeral vehicle / hearse" | $400 |
| "Flower / service vehicle" | $295 |
| "Staff services for graveside service" | $500 |
| 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 | $5,601 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $5,605 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and 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 the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- a hearse
- service vehicle
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
- california permit for disposition of human remains
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home (Within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance $2 per mile/one way)"
The median across Orange County is $6,745, from 13 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
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 Orange County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & MortuaryCosta Mesa, CA
- Opal Cremation of Orange CountyCosta Mesa, CA
- South Coast Family Funeral Services, Inc.Costa Mesa, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in California?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in California?
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