You’ve been given this webpage as you likely have asked for a suggestion on funeral homes or cremation organizations in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 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.
All Options Funeral Home
Tempe, AZ
Contact: Sandy Khneiger
Phone: 480-214-3104
Web: alloptionsfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours and on weekends by appt. | Fee: $250 |
Arizona Cremation & Burial Services
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Tony Cerullo
Phone: 602-424-8056
Web: arizonacremationandburial
| Regular Hours | |
| M-Th 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open after hours and on weekends by appt. | Fee: $200 |
Avenidas Funeral Chapel
Avondale, AZ
Contact: Kyle Briggs
Phone: 623-926-1525
Web: avenidasfuneralchapel.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fee: $310 |
| After Hours | |
| Available on Sun. by appt. | Fee: $490 |
Best Funeral Services
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Julia Ramirez
Phone: 602-906-9600
Web: bestfuneralservices.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $200 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $200 |
Falconer Funeral Home
Gilbert, AZ
Contact: Christian Timothy
Phone: 480-892-9411
Web: falconerfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: $250 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $500 |
Hansen Desert Hills Mortuary
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: Duane Moore
Phone: 480-991-5800
Web: hansenmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at Hansen Mortuary Chapel, located in Phoenix.
Hansen Mortuary Chapel
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Duane Moore
Phone: 602-944-1561
Web: hansenmortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 24×7 | Fee: None |
Messinger Indian School Mortuary
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: Jakki Moss
Phone: 480-945-9521
Web: messingermortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $325 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $325 |
Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary
Scottsdale, AZ
Contact: Mike Wells
Phone: 480-502-3378
Web: messingermortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: $325 |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appt. | Fee: $325 |
Sinai Mortuary
(Available to Jewish faith families only)
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Ellen Parker
Phone: 602-248-0030
Web: sinaimortuary.net
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fee: None |
Tempe Mortuary
Tempe, AZ
Contact: Doug Dobson
Phone: 480-967-1643
Web: tempemortuary.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Fee: $195 |
| After Hours | |
| Available on Sun by appt. Possibly willing to open up after hours but cannot determine this until the time of death. | Fee: $195 |
Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Al Asta
Phone: 602-840-5600
Web: whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Daily 7 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
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Possibly willing to open up after hours but cannot determine this until the time of death.
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Fee: None |
Wyman Cremation & Burial Chapel
Mesa, AZ
Contact: Sam Bueler
Phone: 480-668-2898
Web: wymanfuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Available on Sun by appt. | Fee: None |