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Funeral Homes

	It is a subject no one wants to think about. But sooner or later, most of us have to make funeral arrangements for a loved one. This article will guide you through the decisions you'll need to make and provides evaluations of 35 area funeral homes. From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price
1.	Adobe Creek Funeral Home 331 Lakeville St Petaluma, CA 707-789-9000		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation 12341 Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd Saratoga, CA 408-257-6262	16 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Albert Brown Mortuary 3476 Piedmont Ave Piedmont, CA 510-652-1873	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Bay Area Cremation & Funeral Services 1189 Oddstad Dr Redwood City, CA 650-365-3909	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Benito & Azzaro Pacific Garden 1050 Cayuga St Santa Cruz, CA 831-423-5721	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Berge Pappas Smith Chapel of the Angels 40842 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA 510-656-1226	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Brentwood Funeral Home 839 1st St Brentwood, CA 925-634-2171		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Bryan-Braker Funeral Home 1850 W Texas St Fairfield, CA 707-425-4697	15 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	C E Stewart Chapel 189 N 2nd St Rio Vista, CA 707-374-2352		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	California Cremation Society 586 N 1st St #107 San Jose, CA 408-998-4066		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Chapel of Flowers Funeral Home 900 S 2nd St San Jose, CA 408-294-9663	17 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home 4499 Piedmont Ave Oakland, CA 510-654-0123	36 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park & Funeral Home 32992 Mission Blvd Hayward, CA 510-471-3363	34 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary 96 El Camino Real W Mountain View, CA 650-968-4453	37 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park 1201 El Camino Real Daly City, CA 650-755-0580		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Darling Fischer Chapel of the Hills 615 N Santa Cruz Ave Los Gatos, CA 408-354-7740	33 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Duggan's Mission Chapel 525 W Napa St Sonoma, CA 707-996-3655	12 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Duggan's Serra Mortuary 500 Westlake Ave Daly City, CA 650-756-4500	93 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Evergreen Mortuary of McAvoy O'Hara 4545 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 415-668-0077	30 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Fairfield Funeral Homes 1750 Pennsylvania Ave Fairfield, CA 707-425-1041		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Fernwood 301 Tennessee Valley Rd Mill Valley, CA 415-383-7100		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home 3665 Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA 510-654-8558	12 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Fremont Chapel of The Roses 1940 Peralta Blvd Fremont, CA 510-797-1900	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Funeral Consumer Alliance 463 College Ave Palo Alto, CA 650-321-2109		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Godeau Funeral Home 1123 Sutter St San Francisco, CA 415-673-3000	11 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Graham-Hitch Mortuary 4167 1st St Pleasanton, CA 925-846-5624	11 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Green Street Mortuary 649 Green St San Francisco, CA 415-433-5692	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Greer Family Mortuary 2694 Blanding Ave Alameda, CA 510-865-3755	21 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Grissom's Chapel & Mortuary 267 E Lewelling Blvd San Lorenzo, CA 510-278-2800	24 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel 1139 Saranap Ave Walnut Creek, CA 925-934-5400	38 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Jess C Spencer Mortuary 21228 Redwood Rd Castro Valley, CA 510-581-9133		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Keaton's Mortuary 1022 E St San Rafael, CA 415-453-0571	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Lima Family Erickson Memorial Chapel 710 Willow St San Jose, CA 408-295-5160	23 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary 466 N Winchester Blvd Santa Clara, CA 408-296-2977	34 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Los Gatos Memorial Park 2255 Los Gatos Almaden Rd San Jose, CA 408-356-4151	11 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Machado's Hillside Chapel 1051 Harder Rd Hayward, CA 510-537-6600	10 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Monte's Chapel of The Hills 330 Red Hill Ave San Anselmo, CA 415-453-8440		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Mount Tamalpais Mortuary & Cemetery 2500 5th Ave San Rafael, CA 415-459-2500	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	N Gray Crosby 2 Park Rd Burlingame, CA 650-342-6617	16 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Neptune Society 1780 Grant Ave Oakland, CA 415-898-1868	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park 300 Curtner Ave San Jose, CA 408-297-2447	50 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	Oak Park Hills Chapel 3111 N Main St Walnut Creek, CA 925-934-6500	25 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	Oakmont Memorial Park & Mortuary 2099 Reliez Valley Rd Lafayette, CA 925-935-3311	29 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
44.	Oakwood Memorial Chapel 3301 Paul Sweet Rd Santa Cruz, CA 831-475-2464		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
45.	Ouimet Bros Concord Funeral Chapel 4125 Clayton Rd Concord, CA 925-682-4242	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
46.	Pacific Interment Mortuary 2100 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 415-431-9940	15 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
47.	Pacific Interment Services 1094 Yerba Buena Ave Emeryville, CA 510-450-0187	17 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
48.	Parent-Sorensen Mortuary & Crematory 850 Keokuk St Petaluma, CA 707-763-4131	22 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
49.	Pittsburg Funeral Chapel 2295 Railroad Ave Pittsburg, CA 925-432-2114	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
50.	Redwood Chapel & White Oak Chapel 847 Woodside Rd Redwood City, CA 650-369-5537	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
51.	Richard Pierce Funeral Service 1660 Silverado Trl Napa, CA 707-226-7444	14 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
52.	Roller Hapgood & Tinney 980 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto, CA 650-328-1360	31 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
53.	Santos-Robinson Mortuary 160 Estudillo Ave San Leandro, CA 510-483-0123	18 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
54.	Sinai Memorial Chapel 1501 Divisidero St San Francisco, CA 415-921-3636	34 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
55.	Sinai Memorial Chapel 3415 Mt Diablo Blvd Lafayette, CA 925-962-3636	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
56.	Sneider Sullivan & O'Connell's Funeral Home 977 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 650-343-1804	27 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
57.	Spangler Mortuaries 174 N Sunnyvale Ave Sunnyvale, CA 408-736-6294	10 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
58.	Spangler Mortuaries 399 S San Antonio Rd Los Altos, CA 650-948-6619	25 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
59.	Sunset View Mortuary & Cemetery 101 Colusa Ave El Cerrito, CA 510-525-5111	32 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
60.	The Neptune Society 798 S 2nd St San Jose, CA 408-287-8700	45 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
61.	The Neptune Society 1 Loraine Ct San Francisco, CA 415-771-0717	33 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
62.	The Neptune Society 490 Grand Ave #215 Oakland, CA 510-451-0887	25 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
63.	The Neptune Society 2419 Grove Way Castro Valley, CA 510-889-7110	13 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
64.	The Neptune Society 1645 El Camino Real Belmont, CA 650-592-9880	22 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
65.	The Neptune Society 1855 Olympic Blvd #110 Walnut Creek, CA 925-944-5100	26 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
66.	Traditioncare Funeral Svc 2246 Morello Ave Pleasant Hill, CA 925-827-2911		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
67.	Willow Glen Funeral Chapel 1039 Lincoln Ave San Jose, CA 408-295-6446	26 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
68.	Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries 455 24th St Richmond, CA 510-232-4383	20 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
69.	Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries 825 Hartz Way Danville, CA 925-820-2999	12 ratings	Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
70.	Woodside Chapel of Crippen 400 Woodside Rd Redwood City, CA 650-369-4103		Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 57 local funeral homes. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

San Francisco Bay funeral homes by neighborhood

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Funeral Homes in Alameda, CA	Funeral Homes in Belmont, CA	Funeral Homes in Brentwood, CA
Funeral Homes in Burlingame, CA	Funeral Homes in Castro Valley, CA	Funeral Homes in Concord, CA
Funeral Homes in Daly City, CA	Funeral Homes in Danville, CA	Funeral Homes in El Cerrito, CA
Funeral Homes in Emeryville, CA	Funeral Homes in Fairfield, CA	Funeral Homes in Fremont, CA
Funeral Homes in Hayward, CA	Funeral Homes in Lafayette, CA	Funeral Homes in Los Altos, CA
Funeral Homes in Los Gatos, CA	Funeral Homes in Mill Valley, CA	Funeral Homes in Mountain View, CA
Funeral Homes in Napa, CA	Funeral Homes in Oakland, CA	Funeral Homes in Palo Alto, CA
Funeral Homes in Petaluma, CA	Funeral Homes in Piedmont, CA	Funeral Homes in Pittsburg, CA
Funeral Homes in Pleasant Hill, CA	Funeral Homes in Pleasanton, CA	Funeral Homes in Redwood City, CA
Funeral Homes in Richmond, CA	Funeral Homes in Rio Vista, CA	Funeral Homes in San Anselmo, CA
Funeral Homes in San Francisco, CA	Funeral Homes in San Jose, CA	Funeral Homes in San Leandro, CA
Funeral Homes in San Lorenzo, CA	Funeral Homes in San Mateo, CA	Funeral Homes in San Rafael, CA
Funeral Homes in Santa Clara, CA	Funeral Homes in Santa Cruz, CA	Funeral Homes in Saratoga, CA
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Subscriber Comments/Reviews

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote about NEPTUNE SOCIETY, Oakland, CA on 10/23/09: I very hightly recommend this company. They were extremely helpful and reliable every step of..........

Subscriber from EL SOBRANTE, CA wrote about SUNSET VIEW MORTUARY & CEMETERY, El Cerrito, CA on 09/20/09: Very nice staff you can feel they are working extra to helping you. Very nice..........

Subscriber from SAN BRUNO, CA wrote about SNEIDER SULLIVAN & O'CONNELL'S FUNERAL HOME, San Mateo, CA on 09/16/09: Inside decor and building interior is very old! The inside needs to be renovated. Their..........

Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL, San Francisco, CA on 09/13/09: extremely caring and competant. Three locations in the Bay Area........

Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about PACIFIC INTERMENT SERVICES, Emeryville, CA on 08/25/09: This service is hard to rate as in a cremation one receives a box of..........

Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote about PACIFIC INTERMENT SERVICES, Emeryville, CA on 07/29/09: Very low key, answered questions straight forward, no pressure for extras, cost was reasonable, enjoyed..........

Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about GREEN STREET MORTUARY, San Francisco, CA on 07/07/09: Honored my mother's pre-purchased services, knowledgeable about Chinese funeral practices, was accommodating and pleasant........

Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote about SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL, San Francisco, CA on 08/12/08: Staff is knowledgable and sensitive........

Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote about SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL, San Francisco, CA on 10/12/07: I've used the services of Sinai Memorial Chapel located in Lafayette, CA. I found the..........

Subscriber from SANTA CLARA, CA wrote about THE NEPTUNE SOCIETY, San Jose, CA on 09/12/07: I made up my mind checking out their referances. They were nice over the phone...........

Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote about BAY AREA CREMATION & BURIAL SE, Redwood City, CA on 09/12/07: Nice people in a time of need.......

Subscriber from SAN RAMON, CA wrote about ALAMEDA FAMILY FUNERAL, Saratoga, CA on 09/11/07: We found them to be very caring and helpful at an awful time. There was..........

Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote about CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES MEMORIAL PARK & FUNERAL HOME, Hayward, CA on 09/10/07: Last year, my spouse died and had the funeral service and burial at Chapel of..........

Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote about OAKMONT MEMORIAL PARK & MORTUARY, Lafayette, CA on 10/09/06: the people running oakmont today is like the difference between night and day compared to..........

Subscriber from HILLSBOROUGH, CA wrote about DUGGAN'S SERRA MORTUARY, Daly City, CA on 10/02/06: HAVE USED SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE VERY GOOD. GENERAL MANAGER MR GENTILE IS SUPER........

Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote about HULL'S WALNUT CREEK CHAPEL, Walnut Creek, CA on 09/26/06: I'm not gone yet but I called for info and the rep (Ray) was very..........

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