Services

Here at Martinez Family Funeral Home, we offer a range of goods and services to support and guide you through the difficult process of organizing a funeral. We want you to know that our basic services and overhead will be included in any funeral arrangements you select, and you have the freedom to choose the specific items you desire. However, there may be legal or other requirements that mean you must purchase certain items, even if you did not specifically request them. If this is the case, we will always explain the reason for this in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you have selected. 

Our experienced funeral staff are here to listen to your needs and concerns and work with you to create a personalized and meaningful funeral service that honors the life of your loved one with compassion and respect.

Below is just a bit of information on your choices. General Price List Available Upon Request - contact us.

Immediate Burial

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Our charge for an immediate burial (without ceremony) includes: basic funeral director, and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, removal of remains, and local transportation to cemetery. Rush services available with fee upon request. Upgrade caskets are available *Some restrictions apply


A. Immediate burial with casket provided by the purchaser


B. Immediate burial with alternative container


C. Immediate burial cloth covered wood casket

Direct Cremation

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Our charge for a direct cremation without ceremonies includes: basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, removal of remains within a 25 mile radius. After hours removal fee of decedent applies, from 5pm-8am. Transportation to crematory, necessary authorizations, and cremation. Rush services available with fee upon request.


If you want to arrange direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are a fiberboard container.

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A. Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser


B. Direct cremation with a fiberboard container

Basic Services of the Funeral Director, Staff and Overhead

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This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.). This fee includes the following:Personnel available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to initial call, conducting arrangements conference, planning the funeral, consulting with and clergy, shelter of remains (refrigeration fee will commence after 7 days), coordinating service plans with cemetery, crematory and other parties involved in the final disposition. Obtaining necessary authorizations and permits. In addition, this fee includes a proportionate share of our basic overhead cost.

Use of Facilities

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The Martinez Family Funeral Home offers various services and facilities to assist families with funeral arrangements and memorial services:

1. Use of facilities and staff for viewing: The funeral home has a viewing room that can accommodate a small gathering of family and friends.

2. Staff services for funeral services at another facility: If you prefer to hold the funeral service at another facility, such as a church or a cemetery chapel, the funeral home can provide staff services to help you with the arrangements.

3. Staff services at sister chapel in United Methodist Church 30 Kirk Ave, San Jose, CA: The funeral home has a sister chapel at the United Methodist Church in San Jose, which can be used for funeral services. The chapel can accommodate up to 150 people and has modern audiovisual equipment for music and video presentations.

4. Media technician: For an additional fee, the funeral home offers the services of a media technician for up to 4 hours. The technician can assist with setting up and operating audiovisual equipment for music and video presentations during the service.

Overall, the Martinez Family Funeral Home offers a range of services to help families with funeral arrangements and memorial services. The funeral home's experienced staff is dedicated to providing compassionate and professional service to help families during their time of need.

Transportation

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Transfer of the deceased to the funeral from place of death (ie. hospital, coroner's office, residence, nursing homes). Additional distance outside 25 mile radius will be charged per mile. After hour fee will be applied outside business hours 4pm-9am.

Funeral Hearse

Utility/Flower Van and Driver

Transfer to SJC Airport

​Transfer to SFO Airport

Transfer to OAK Airport

Receiving Remains From Another Funeral Home

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Our charge includes basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, care of remains, transportation of remains to Martinez Family Funeral Home and to cemetery or crematory.

Forwarding Remains To Another Funeral Home

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Transfer of remains within 25 mile radius from Martinez Family Funeral Home (If death occurred and Martinez Family Funeral Home must transfer to the new funeral home between the hours of 5pm-9am, an additional after hours fee will be added). Basic services of funeral director and staff and overhead, embalming, sanitary care, dressing. Transportation to SJC, SFO, OAK airport or another place of destination within a 25 mile radius. This service excludes visitation and or ceremonies, casket, air freight shipping and container charges.

Embalming

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Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or an immediate burial.

Other Preparations

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Dressing, cosmetizing, and casketing of human remains, preparation of autopsied remains and donors, sanitary care of unembalmed deceased, restoration, washroom rental for ceremonial bathing, and identification viewing (viewing of unembalmed person for 1 hour, up to 8 people immediate family only and not including sanitation, setting of features, nor dressing of the deceased).

Caskets ​

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A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home.


Adult Caskets


Alternative Containers


Infant & Youth Caskets


Rental Caskets