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Adobe Creek Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Petaluma, CA

A funeral home.

Posted August 18, 2026 Checked August 29, 2026

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331 Lakeville Street, Petaluma, CA 94952

Direct cremation

$1,795

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 heavy cardboard container"$1,795
Sum$1,795

This covers these prices include the limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of body, refrigeration until all permits are attained and transportation to the local crematory. This fee INCLUDES the physical cremation fee at our crematory and county permit fee. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • these prices include the limited services of funeral director and staff, local removal of body, refrigeration until all permits are attained and transportation to the local crematory. This fee INCLUDES the physical cremation fee at our crematory and county permit fee.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct cremation with heavy cardboard container".

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

Cremation with service

$3,995

The middle price in California is $6,885.

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

How this adds up
"Funeral Service with Cremation Option"$3,995
Sum$3,995

This covers embalming or repository care, Visitation at Adobe Creek Funeral Home, Direction and supervision of Chapel or Church funeral service, Hearse for transport, Cremation Process, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. A cremation casket or a rental casket will need to be purchased or rented for this package. That usually adds more than $1,000 to the figure shown, so ask the funeral home directly for an accurate price. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • embalming or repository care, Visitation at Adobe Creek Funeral Home, Direction and supervision of Chapel or Church funeral service, Hearse for transport, Cremation Process, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards.

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Funeral Service with Cremation Option".

The median across California is $6,885, from 203 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,390

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

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

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial w/ flat top cloth covered fiberboard casket"$3,390
Sum$3,390

This covers embalming, additional refrigeration, dressing, viewing and ceremony. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • embalming
  • additional refrigeration
  • dressing
  • viewing
  • ceremony

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate Burial w/ flat top cloth covered fiberboard casket".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,395

The middle price in California is $3,435.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial w/ container provided by the purchaser"$2,395
Sum$2,395

Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. 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

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

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

Burial with graveside service

$3,110

The middle price in California is $5,380.

The home posts $3,095. With the California permit for disposition of human remains, $3,110.

How this adds up
"Graveside Service Option"$3,095
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$3,107
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,110

This covers all package pricing includes the administrative and professional services of funeral director and staff and use of mortuary facilities, local transfer from place of death, notification to Social Security and procuring death certificate and disposition permit. Direction and supervision of graveside service, Hearse for transport to cemetery, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards. It does not cover a casket. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. 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

  • all package pricing includes the administrative and professional services of funeral director and staff and use of mortuary facilities, local transfer from place of death, notification to Social Security and procuring death certificate and disposition permit. Direction and supervision of graveside service, Hearse for transport to cemetery, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Graveside Service Option".

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

Traditional funeral service

$4,010

The middle price in California is $6,895.

The home posts $3,995. With the California permit for disposition of human remains, $4,010.

How this adds up
"Traditional Funeral Option (All One Day)"$3,995
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$4,007
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,010

This covers embalming or repository care, Visitation at Adobe Creek Funeral Home (3 hours visitation day of the service, funeral to conclude by 5 P.M.), Direction and supervision of Chapel or Church funeral service, Hearse for transport to cemetery, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards. It does not cover a casket. Certified copy of the death certificate is already in this price. This home says so on its own price list, so there is nothing to add for it. 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

  • embalming or repository care, Visitation at Adobe Creek Funeral Home (3 hours visitation day of the service, funeral to conclude by 5 P.M.), Direction and supervision of Chapel or Church funeral service, Hearse for transport to cemetery, Preparing and submitting funeral notices, Flower van, Register Book and 50 Memorial Folders/Cards.

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Traditional Funeral Option (All One Day)".

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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