Valley Memorial
Funeral home and crematory
Available 24 hours, 7 days a week
Call (818) 939-0909
Valley Memorial
Direct cremation from
$950
Handled with the same care and respect as a full funeral service. Speak with a licensed funeral director any hour, day or night.
Our cremation package
One price, in full, below. There are no hidden fees.
$950
A simple, dignified cremation — the most affordable option, with everything legally required and nothing you don't need.
Not included: ceremony, viewing, or gathering. If your family wants a funeral with a service, that is arranged through our burial services.
A full itemized price list is provided in writing before you commit to anything.
Before you decide
We bring your loved one into our care, file the paperwork, and carry out the cremation. Then we return the ashes to you.
If you're not sure what you need, call us and we'll talk it through — there's no cost to ask.
What happens next
Call us. We walk you through the immediate decisions and nothing more.
We bring your loved one into our care, any hour, anytime, and anywhere.
We handle the permits, the filings, and the certified copies.
We return the ashes to you, and help with a memorial if you want one.
Questions before you decide? Call (818) 939-0909 — a licensed funeral director answers, any hour.
After cremation
We keep a curated selection of urns and memorial blocks — engraved marble with bronze detail, brushed pewter with brass banding, and cast stone — to hold your loved one's memory with dignity.
Call and we'll walk you through what's available and what it costs.
Additional services
Available as additions to any package. Pricing varies — call for details.
Valley Memorial
Licensed as both a funeral establishment and a crematory.
A death rarely happens at a convenient hour. Whenever you call, a licensed funeral director answers and can begin.
Valley Memorial holds funeral establishment license FD2471 and crematory license CR468. That means the arrangements and the cremation are handled under the same licensed care.
We quote the package you asked about. If a simpler option is the right one for you, we will say so.
In their words
My mother died at three in the morning and someone answered the phone. They came to the house, explained what would happen next, and did not try to sell me anything I did not need.
The price I was quoted on the phone was the price on the paperwork. For a direct cremation, that was all I needed to know.
They handled the permits and the death certificates, so I never had to visit a county office. The ashes came back to us in about a week, as they said.
Questions families ask
Typically direct cremations range from $2500-$6000 but here at Valley Memorial it is $950, the cheapest in Los Angeles that covers transfer to our mortuary, the paperwork and two certified copies of the death certificate, and the cremation itself. You receive an itemized price list in writing before you agree to anything.
In Los Angeles County the permits usually take a few business days to clear. Once we have them, the cremation itself takes several hours. Most families receive the ashes about seven to ten days after they first call us. If you have a date you are working toward, tell us and we will tell you plainly whether it is possible.
A direct cremation does not include a viewing or a gathering, but families have the option to choose direct cremations with (ID) Viewing or a Witnessed Cremation. Call us and we will explain the difference in cost.
No. A cremation does not require a purchased casket. Direct cremation uses a simple container, and that container is included in the $950.
All of it. We file the death certificate with the county, obtain the disposition permit required before a cremation can take place, and order the certified copies you need for banks, insurers, and government agencies. You do not need to visit any county office yourself.
The $950 direct cremation includes two certified copies. If the family needs more, it can be ordered by request. Additional copies cost less when ordered together at the start, so we will ask you about this early.
Call us either way. If your loved one passed at home, we come to the house, any hour. If it was at a hospital or care facility, we coordinate the release directly with their staff. If the death happened outside California, we arrange transport into our care and explain the added cost before it is incurred.
Yes. You can choose the cremation you want, record your wishes with us, and pay in advance so the cost is settled and your family is not making decisions under pressure. There is no obligation to pay anything to start a plan, and we will not push you toward a larger package.
If you have questions about our services or pricing, or need immediate assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(818) 939-09094520 Cutter St., Los Angeles, CA 90039