How Much Is a Funeral

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Lori Family Mortuary

Santa Maria, CA

A funeral home.

Posted November 1, 2024 Checked August 24, 2026

This list is dated November 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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915 E. STOWELL ROAD, Ste. A, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454

Direct cremation

$1,690

The middle price in California is $2,188.

The home posts $1,675. With the California permit for disposition of human remains, $1,690.

How this adds up
"2. Direct Cremation with minimal alternative container: Heavy Cardboard"$1,675
California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026$12
Sum$1,687
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $1,690

This covers local removal of remains, transportation to crematory and minimum services of staff, 3 days refrigeration and the crematory fee. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes 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

  • local removal of remains
  • transportation to crematory and minimum services of staff
  • 3 days refrigeration
  • the crematory fee

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • 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 "2. Direct Cremation with minimal alternative container: Heavy Cardboard".

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: "* Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile."

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 this home's price list, dated November 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated November 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated November 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated November 1, 2024, 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 November 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

16 other packages this home posts

ATP HIVAEINS COSINE Th ansunesas 1 x eewserenrosed « ssecemanommame + 2 1 remrumemmmeremeneeae = +» arenes Itemized Amount = $3295.00

$3,295

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"ATP HIVAEINS COSINE Th ansunesas 1 x eewserenrosed « ssecemanommame + 2 1 remrumemmmeremeneeae = +» arenes Itemized Amount = $3295.00"$3,295
Sum$3,295

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price = $1675.00

$1,675

This covers package Price = $1675.00.

How this adds up
"Package Price = $1675.00"$1,675
Sum$1,675

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price = $1675.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price = $2,795.00

$2,795

This covers package Price = $2,795.00.

How this adds up
"Package Price = $2,795.00"$2,795
Sum$2,795

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price = $2,795.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Alternative Container (Cardboard) Value

$75

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

How this adds up
"Alternative Container (Cardboard) Value"$75
Sum$75

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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

Itemized Amount = $3,765.00

$3,765

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Itemized Amount = $3,765.00"$3,765
Sum$3,765

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price = $2,995.00

$2,995

This covers package Price = $2,995.00.

How this adds up
"Package Price = $2,995.00"$2,995
Sum$2,995

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price = $2,995.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Itemized Amount = $5,865.00

$5,865

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Itemized Amount = $5,865.00"$5,865
Sum$5,865

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price = $4,995.00

$4,995

This covers package Price = $4,995.00.

How this adds up
"Package Price = $4,995.00"$4,995
Sum$4,995

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price = $4,995.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Itemized Amount=

$3,890

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Itemized Amount="$3,890
Sum$3,890

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price=

$3,500

This covers package Price=.

How this adds up
"Package Price="$3,500
Sum$3,500

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

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What this home's price does not cover

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$4,490

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
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Sum$4,490

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Price=

$3,995

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Price="$3,995
Sum$3,995

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

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$1,995

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Price="$1,995
Sum$1,995

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price=

$4,550

This covers package Price=.

How this adds up
"Package Price="$4,550
Sum$4,550

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price=

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Transportation from place of death to funeral home (within a 20-mile radius) extra miles at

$5

It does not cover what this package covers.

How this adds up
"Transportation from place of death to funeral home (within a 20-mile radius) extra miles at"$4
Sum$4
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $5

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price does not cover

  • what this package covers

Package Price = $5,500.00

$5,500

This covers package Price = $5,500.00.

How this adds up
"Package Price = $5,500.00"$5,500
Sum$5,500

It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

What this home's price covers

  • package Price = $5,500.00

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

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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