East County Mortuary & Cremation Service
El Cajon, San Diego County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted January 1, 2025 Checked August 15, 2026
This list is dated January 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list374 N. Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
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Direct cremation
$1,700
The middle price in San Diego County is $1,935.
The home posts $1,660. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,700.
How this adds up
| "B. Direct Cremation with Alternative Container selected from our funeral home" | $1,660 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $26 |
| Sum | $1,698 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,700 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. 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 $26 to this home's own price.
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 price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B. Direct Cremation with Alternative Container selected from our funeral home".
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
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: "7. Additional Mileage Charges (one way)…………………………………………………………………………..$5 per mile"
The median across San Diego County is $1,935, from 29 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
$4,030
This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
The home posts $3,990. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $4,030.
How this adds up
| "B. Immediate Burial with minimum casket selected from our funeral home" | $3,990 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $26 |
| Sum | $4,028 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,030 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death, 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 $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price does not cover
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- 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 price is the home's own package, the one it calls "B. Immediate Burial with minimum casket selected from our funeral home".
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
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: "7. Additional Mileage Charges (one way)…………………………………………………………………………..$5 per mile"
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: "7. Additional Mileage Charges (one way)…………………………………………………………………………..$5 per mile"
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
$3,035
The middle price in San Diego County is $4,043.
This covers immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides and california permit for disposition of human remains.
How this adds up
| "A. Immediate Burial with casket provided by purchaser" | $2,995 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $26 |
| Sum | $3,033 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,035 |
It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death, 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 $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
- california permit for disposition of human remains
What this home's price does not cover
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- 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 price is the home's own package, the one it calls "A. Immediate Burial with casket provided by purchaser".
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: "7. Additional Mileage Charges (one way)…………………………………………………………………………..$5 per mile"
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: "7. Additional Mileage Charges (one way)…………………………………………………………………………..$5 per mile"
The median across San Diego County is $4,043, from 21 posted price lists we have read.
Burial with graveside service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2025, 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.
3 other packages this home posts
Immediate Burial (unspecified day and time)…..from
$3,025
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "Immediate Burial (unspecified day and time)…..from" | $2,995 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $3,021 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,025 |
It does not cover what this package covers. 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 covers
- immediate Burial (unspecified day and time)…..from
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
Direct Cremation…………………………………………….......from
$1,625
It does not cover what this package covers.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation…………………………………………… ... from" | $1,595 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $1,621 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,625 |
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
C. Direct Cremation with Cremation Casket selected from our funeral home…
$2,420
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "C. Direct Cremation with Cremation Casket selected from our funeral home…" | $2,390 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $2,416 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,420 |
It does not cover what this package covers. 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 covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
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 list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. California charges $26 for one, so that is the figure below. 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.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in San Diego County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Abbey Cremation & Funeral ServiceEl Cajon, CA
- Paris Frederick Mortuary & Cremation ServiceEl Cajon, CA
- Erickson-Anderson MortuaryLA MESA, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
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