Direct Cremation

Direct Cremation

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TODD Memorial  CHAPEL

Family Owned & Operated Since 1907

570 N. Garey Avenue

Pomona, California 91767

FD 110

Prices effective October 15, 2026 and are subject to change without notice.

TOTAL MINIMUM CHARGE FOR DIRECT CREMATION: $2,354.00

Our charge for direct cremation includes:

  • Basic services of funeral director, staff and overhead
  • Transfer of remains to funeral home, locally
    From Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside or Orange County Coroner facilities, additional $75.00. Additional charge for greater distance, residential removals and/or additional personnel as necessary.
  • Refrigeration in lieu of embalming
  • Alternative cremation container (cardboard) in lieu of a casket and

        sales tax

  • County filing fee for disposition permit
  • Pomona Valley Memorial Park Cremation Fee
  • State of California Department of Consumer Affairs Fee

ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES DESIRED BEYOND THE MINIMUM DESCRIPTION ABOVE WOULD REVERT TO THE GENERAL PRICE LIST OFFERINGS

Permanent Memorialization


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Keeping an Urn at Home

This is a common choice. Families can select the perfect urn for their loved one.

Stone columbarium niches with engraved number plaques and closed metal doors

Placing the Urn in a Columbarium (aka, a "niche")

Many families find comfort in having a final resting place that they can visit.

Yellow roses and greenery beside a dark urn on a green velvet cloth outdoors

Burying the Urn

Similar to a casket, an in-ground burial of the urn allows for a final resting place.

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Scatter the ashes

Some families find comfort in scattering the cremated remains at a place that was special to their loved one.