“Cooperative” Organizations in the Reno, NV Area

UPDATED: October 7, 2022

This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Reno, NV 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.

 


Cremation Society of Nevada

2 locations in Reno and 1 in Sparks

Contact: Ken Hoffman
Phone: 775-322-9200 (644 S. Wells Ave, Reno), 775-322-2772 (8056 S. Virginia Street #3, Reno), 775-331-1112 (644 Pyramid Way, Sparks)
Web: cremationsocietynevada.com

Regular Hours
Daily 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fee:
None

Brain donation work is done at Walton’s Funerals and Cremations in Reno.

 


Mountain View Mortuary

Reno, NV

Contact: Ifé (pronounced “fay”) Capone
Phone: 775-788-2199
Web: mountainviewmortuary.net

Regular Hours
M-F 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Fee:
None
After Hours
Willing to open on weekends by appointment. Fee:
$495

 


Truckee-Tahoe Mortuary & Crematory

Truckee, CA

Contact: Joseph Murray
Phone: 530-587-4342
Web: truckeetahoemortuary.com

Regular Hours
M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee:
None
After Hours
Willing to open after hours as needed. Fee:
$250

 


Walton’s Funerals and Cremations

3 locations in Reno and 1 in Sparks

Contact: Ken Hoffman
Phone: 775-323-7189 (875 W. Second Street, Reno), 775-323-6191 (600 W. Second Street, Reno), 775-323-4154 (2155 Kietzke Lane, Reno), 775-359-2210 (Sparks)
Web: waltonsfuneralhomes.com

Regular Hours
Daily 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fee:
None

Brain donation work is done at 875 W. Second Street location in Reno.