“Cooperative” Organizations in the Columbus, OH Area

UPDATED: March 27, 2021

This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Columbus, OH area that we deem “cooperative.” A “cooperative” funeral home or cremation organization meets two criteria:

ACCESS

  • makes its facility available to pathology personnel on a daily basis. At minimum, a four-hour window each day is necessary.
  • ideally, makes its facility available on a 24×7 basis.

FEES

  • charges a reasonable fee, if any, and assesses that fee only if the facility is utilized after-hours. We have not included funeral homes or cremation organizations where the facility charge exceeds $500.
  • ideally, charges no fee to the family (or anyone else) for allowing pathology personnel to use its facilities.

Listed below are places we’ve worked with or called somewhat recently that we deem “cooperative.” This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and serves only as a starting point. If you identify other organizations that should be on this list, let us know.

Fees listed assume that your family is utilizing this business for final arrangements.

Note 1: if you are using a funeral home or cremation organization that does not allow the work on its premises, we can ask one of these “cooperative” funeral homes whether its facility can be rented for a fee for the brain donation work. And the “cooperative” funeral home may provide transportation from the place of death.

Note 2: there are two rare cases when a funeral home or cremation organization need not be open on a daily basis: (1) if death has occurred or (2) if the loved one is utilizing a “death with dignity” act on a certain day/time.

 


Egan-Ryan Funeral Service

Columbus, OH (2 locations)

Contact: Bob Ryan
Phone: 614-221-6665 (Broad Street location), 614-451-5900 (Kenny Road location)
Web: egan-ryan.com

Regular Hours
M-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee:
None
After Hours
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. Fee:
Cannot determine this until the time of death.

Brain donation work done at the Broad Street location.

 


Reed-Egan Funeral Home

Newark, OH

Contact: Agnes Reed
Phone: 740-344-6106
Web: reedegan.com

Regular Hours
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. Fee:
None

 


Shaw-Davis Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

Columbus, OH (2 locations)

Contact: Adam Shaw
Phone: 614-262-2600 (North High Street), 614-299-4155 (West 2nd Avenue)
Web: shaw-davis.com

Regular Hours
M-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee:
None
After Hours
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. Fee:
Cannot determine this until the time of death.

Brain donation work done at West 2nd Avenue location.

 


Tidd Family Funeral Home

Hilliard and Mt. Sterling, OH

Contact: Randy Mayfield
Phone: 614-876-1722 (Hilliard), 740-869-2777 (Mt. Sterling)
Web: tiddfuneralservice.com

Regular Hours
Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary. Fee:
None

Brain donation work done at the Hilliard location.