How Much Is a Funeral

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Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary and Chapel

Lakeport, Lake County, CA

A funeral home, family owned.

Checked September 11, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on September 11, 2026.

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1625 High St, Lakeport, CA 95453

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$1,885

The middle price in California is $2,188.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with containers provided by purchaser or minimum containers provided by Chapel of the Lakes"$1,885
Sum$1,885

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with containers provided by purchaser or minimum containers provided by Chapel of the Lakes".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

The median across California is $2,188, from 324 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from the price list we read from this home on September 11, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,800

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 $3,796. Rounded up, $3,800.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial with minimum casket purchased at our facility"$3,796
Sum$3,796
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,800

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with minimum casket purchased at our facility".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,165

The middle price in California is $3,435.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial with casket provided by purchaser"$2,161
Sum$2,161
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,165

It does not cover certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial with casket provided by purchaser".

The median across California is $3,435, from 236 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$2,390

The middle price in California is $5,380.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff $1375.00"$1,375
"Transfer of Remains to Our Funeral Home From Anywhere In Lake County $524.00"$524
"Other Preparation of the Body $125.00"$125
"Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service $350.00"$350
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$2,386
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,390

It does not cover a hearse, a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, 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 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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • 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 hearse
  • a casket
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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 California is $5,380, from 215 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$3,375

The middle price in California is $6,895.

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, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service and california permit for disposition of human remains.

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff $1375.00"$1,375
"Transfer of Remains to Our Funeral Home From Anywhere In Lake County $524.00"$524
"Embalming $335.00"$335
"Other Preparation of the Body $125.00"$125
"Use of Facilities and Staff for Visitation $300.00"$300
"Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony $350.00"$350
"Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service $350.00"$350
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$3,371
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,375

It does not cover a hearse, a casket and certified copies of the death certificate, 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 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
  • 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 hearse
  • a casket
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

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 California is $6,895, from 193 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

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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