“Cooperative” Organizations in the Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale Area

UPDATED: June 6, 2023

This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Palm Beach/Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale 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.


Beth Israel Memorial Chapel

Boynton Beach, FL

Phone: 561-327-4965
Web: bethisraelchapel.com

Regular Hours
Regular Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee:
None

 


Beth Israel Memorial Chapel

Delray Beach, FL

Phone: 561-404-0047
Web: bethisraelchapel.com

Regular Hours
Regular Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee:
None

 


Edgley Cremation Services

West Palm Beach, FL

Contact: John Edgley
Phone: 561-640-9009
Web: edgleycremationservices.com

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

 


Glick Family Funeral Home

Boca Raton, FL

Contact: Tim Glick
Phone:561-672-1880
Web: glickfamilyfuneralhome.com

Regular Hours
Daily: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee:
None

 


Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center

Coral Springs and Pompano Beach, FL

Phone: 954-753-8960 (Coral Springs), 954-946-2900 (Pompano Beach)
Web: dignitymemorial.com

Regular Hours
Not Available Fee:
None
After Hours
Daily: 3 p.m.-7:30 a.m. Fee:
$495
Brain donation work is done at Pompano Beach location.

 


Kronish Funeral Services

Boca Raton, FL

Contact: Keith Kronish
Phone: 561-295-8318
Web: kronishfuneral.com

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

 


Levitt-Weinstein

Hollywood and North Miami Beach, FL

Contact: Mark Ginsberg
Phone: 754-201-4134 (Hollywood), 954-963-2400 (North Miami Beach)
Web: levitt-weinstein.com

Regular Hours
Daily: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fee:
None
Brain donation work is done at North Miami Beach location.

 

 


Sunshine Cremation Services

Boca Raton, FL

Phone: 561-266-4115
Web: sunshinecremation.com

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

 


TM Ralph Funeral Homes

Plantation and Sunrise, FL

Phone: 954-587-6888 (Pompano Beach)
Web: tmralph.com

Regular Hours
M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat/Sun, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee:
None