Sensible Alternative Funeral Services
A subsidiary of Direct Casket West Coast - Licensed in the state of California

Our license to provide funerals is registered in Glendora, California. But we can arrange and conduct funerals practically everywhere. Because we do not own a large and costly building, we can keep our overhead down and pass these savings on to you.

We take care of everything necessary to prepare for your loved one's funeral, doing everything a typical funeral home and their directors would do. We transfer the deceased to a nearby funeral home preparation room; we prepare the deceased for the visitation (if there is a visitation) and service; we file all of the necessary paperwork and authorizations, order the grave to be opened at the cemetery, provide the hearse and limousine (if desired), coordinate with the clergy, etc.. We can also provide either direct cremations or cremations with a ceremony.  If your loved one is out of town, just call us and we will handle everything from transportation back to California to having a service out of state.

Visitations can be provided either in a house of worship prior to the funeral mass, in your home, and in some cases, at the funeral home you desire. In California, many cemeteries house chapels that can be used for visitation. Many funeral homes allow outside funeral directors, like Direct Family Funerals, Inc, to rent their facility as a professional courtesy. Depending upon their charge for doing so and their availability, we can utilize the funeral home you wish but have our staff of directors supervise. You may choose to have a ceremony without a viewing directly at the cemetery gravesite or in a house of worship. Or, you may opt for a direct burial or cremation with no ceremony-the most economical form of disposition. No matter your ethnic background or religion, we can handle your needs. Different cultures have different requirements but we can accommodate everyone.

You can expect to save thousands of dollars using Sensible Alternative Funeral Services, Inc. Our staff will work with you every step of the way to ensure you get the most dignified funeral possible for your loved one-only for significantly less than you would have paid walking into your neighborhood funeral home. We can provide this service for so much less money for many reasons. First of all, we are partners with Direct Casket. Because their caskets are ½ the price funeral homes charge, you will save a great deal right there. Additionally, because we do not operate out of a large funeral home with all of its attendant costs, our overhead is very low. We can then pass these savings on to you. You end up with all of the benefits of using a typical funeral home, but will only pay about half the cost.

We offer and encourage preplanning. It lifts the burden from your loved ones, insures that you get the type of service that you want, and enables you to lock in on today’s prices. The worst time to make funeral arrangements is when a loved one has passed away. Pre-planning gives you a chance to make good decisions. Waiting until you absolutely must take care of this can prove extremely stressful and rather costly.

To learn more, please call us:

Glendora, California  (800) 772-2753, (626) 857-1194