About four and a half years ago, I turned to Simple Traditions Funeral Services to help me with my…read morehusband's cremation. At that time, they were very professional, supportive, and efficient. They treated me with kindness and respect when I really needed it. I wasn't in a good place to write a review back then, but now that some time has passed and I'm feeling a bit clearer, I've started the process of moving my husband's ashes into a proper urn and planning for his burial. I reached out to Simple Traditions again to assist with transferring his remains. They not only helped with the transfer but also updated the burial permit for me and guided me on how to obtain his veteran flag. Once again, I was met with warmth and courtesy. Cherie, who assisted me, was knowledgeable and very helpful, guiding me on what steps to take next. She represents the company well. I wholeheartedly recommend Simple Traditions to my family, friends, and anyone else who may need their services.

We loved our experience with Simple Traditions! The reasonable price was a blessing, but the…read moreexperience and ease of helping my husband transition to his new Home was the best part. Communication was easy and personal every time. We are over a hundred miles away from ST headquarters. They honored our request to spend 24 hours with our loved one. When they sent their attendants to pick him up, they were on time and handled David's body with care and reverence. They honored a special request at the gravesite. One of the things we were most grateful: Jacqui was in frequent communication with Hospice to make sure the doctor signed the death certificate so we could have David's ceremony when we needed. Very pleased with Simple Traditions.

They didn't know what kind of service we were having, even though I talked to them 3 times in the…read morelast month. My sister and I were coming from Oregon with my mom's cremains. They dug a casket hole and had chairs set. They told me they didn't have the paperwork for the cremains but they did. They made us wait 20 minutes before the guy came and put our mom with our dad. It was a disappointing and frustrating experience.

My grandmother was laid to rest here a few weeks ago and we chose fair oaks cemetery as her final…read moreresting place. Although a burial at the Veteran's Cemetery in Dixon would have been cheaper since my grandfather is an army veteran, we chose fair oaks because of how close it is to our family in Rancho cordova. The grounds are beautiful and well cared for. When you walk through the aisles, some of the graves are 100 years old and others are very recent. Many of the them are well visited and the array of different memorials to look at is astounding and heartbreaking. My grandmother is buried under a nice tree in the back of the cemetery. I like that when we looked up her plot, they included her picture and obituary the family dedicated to her. Only complaint I have is that they picked the wrong obituary and we had to contact them to change it for us. They were very quick to revise and all is good. Eventually my mothers ashes will be interred with my grandmother, as well as my grandfather when he passes. My sister and I will be in the plot beside them eventually. Nice to be able to make plans all at once and get it out of the way.

I would give them a 5-Star, except for one thing: they do not notify Social Security. In my…read moreexperience this is a common practice for a funeral home. Not sure why this one does not do it. Other than that, it was a 5-Star experience.

hi-ya! So a very good friend passed away and I don't think many people are ready for that or what…read moreto expect next; however, when we went to the funeral service this place was as good as circumstances can get. A day or two before the service they they opened an online obituary portal at their home page that allowed folks to leave well-wishes online. The comments are vetted before being published (authorization completed by the family of the deceased). The day of service was extremely hard, but the funeral home was absolutely professional and there was not oddities to report. The location of the funeral home was reasonable to get to--parking limited, but manageable. It was a hot day, but they had the air conditioning set to a chill level (making sense for open caskets). I don't mean to sound clinical about this review, especially when so much emotion can go into why you are there, but in the end. The funeral home was clean, provided for everybody that came to pay their respects. Prior to the service they cycled photos and/ or video reflecting memories of my friend and his family that survived him. I can't address pricing, but I heard the average cost of a funeral can easily run around 15K, and the lavatory I don't know because I didn't use it. The initial room where you first walk in is furnished nicely and to be honest it was a good area to take little ones that aren't able to sit long during the service. The area allows you to still hear what's going, limits the noise the main hall hears, and keeps you out of immediate line of sight. Anyway, if you have to use services like this, North Sacramento Funeral Home is professional and does it correct.

This is a great service and is a well needed service. Very helpful ,very responsive and definitely…read moreI feel like they are helping me navigate these waters and definitely guiding me in the right direction

From the owner: Cemetery Broker Resales:…read more Making final arrangements for a loved one, or planning ahead is never easy. Emotions take over and it can be confusing and expensive. When it comes to choosing a Cemetery Property, I vow to do all I can to help save you money and take care of the logistics for you. I have Ground Burial Sites, Mausoleum Crypts and Cremation Niches at affordable broker prices. I can help you sell a Cemetery Property as well. Celebrant Services: As a Celebrant - I vow to put my whole self into weaving the fabric of a life passed, to tell their story of how they lived and loved. Or for new lives on a journey where their story is just beginning to unfold. A Ceremony written for You or Yours, unique to You or Yours. Simple and with Grace

My father passed a few weeks ago and we did not want a traditional funeral and instead, went with a…read moredirect cremation. The folks at Sutter were extremely helpful and sincere. It's a bit of an exercise in trust having them pick up your loved one's remains and then, without even a final viewing, cremate and return the ashes in an urn. Sutter updated me throughout the entire process - when the remains arrived at the mortuary, when the cremation process began, when the death certificate was issued and when we could come by for the pickup. I have also chosen to be directly cremated when it is my time and I would not think twice about having Sutter Cremation perform this final act of service for me.

Very odd experience with this business. I'll begin my review by saying I first called Green Valley…read moreMortuary, and after being quoted nearly $3000 for a basic cremation, I decided to call other businesses. Before I hung up, the woman at green valley mortuary cautioned me that other places will "ship my loved one all over the place to do the cremation" and stated that they would treat her remains so much better because they do their own cremation..... this info ties into the rest of my review so keep it in mind as your read. Fast forward to the next day, spoke to "sutter cremation" and was quoted a more reasonable price for the service we were looking for. We gave all of the needed info over the phone and went in the next morning to sign paperwork and pay in full. We paid for specific services, including expediting the cremation and courier service to go physically get the death certificates we paid for. Throughout the whole situation "sutter cremation" never ONCE reached out to us to update us about what was happening. After several days without hearing from them we called and asked what was going on. We were absolutely horrified to learn that they hadn't picked up our loved one from the hospital and they blamed it on the coroner. We had been in constant contact with the coroner AND the hospital and were well aware that the coroner was not holding up any release of our loved ones remains and that her body had been cleared for pickup hours after she passed away. Several more days passed and we called again to find out what was going on and were told they "thought" they had picked up our loved one but would call back after checking. They never called back and after a few more days I called again because the week to week and a half turn around time we paid extra for had long passed. When I called I was informed that the cremation had taken place and we could pick up the remains- if we hadn't called, we probably would have never known. We had made them aware that we lived hours away and needed to plan to be there but they simply didn't care. I spoke to a "manager" and let them know how disappointed we were in the whole experience. The last thing you want to do after losing an immediate family member is deal with failure to communicate and lack of professionalism. I told them we expected to be refunded the amount that we paid extra to expedite the cremation and they said they would ask the owners and call me back. Now HERE is where things get interesting. When they called back, they left a message saying that yes they would refund us..... however, the woman identified herself as working for GREEN VALLEY MORTUARY. So seems like green valley mortuary owns sutter cremation and they try to get the inflated cost from people who simply call the mortuary but offer the cheaper service through sutter cremation to those who think $3000 is a bit much for a simple cremation. Since green valley mortuary told me they do all their own cremations I would assume they do all of sutter cremations as well. Just seems very shady to me and like they prey on people and try to get more money out of them. In the end they did refund the cost we paid to expedite the cremation. When we picked up the remains we all just wanted to get out of there but we noticed when we got home that the urn had tons of scratches and rust spots. We didn't want to deal with this shady company anymore so we just let it go. My family member died well over a month ago and we haven't ever received the death certificates (which we paid extra for and also paid extra for the courier to physically pick them up) nor have we received any further communication from sutter cremation whatsoever. I could NEVER recommend this company and we are very unhappy with the entire experience.

When you get a call from the owner, returning your phone call that is truly the best customer…read moreservice you can ever ask for. Doug was super nice to phone me on his vacation and he was most helpful. Super great person to help me. I have not bought yet, but I probably will and I highly recommend this company

Simple means of obtaining a simple cremation. Staff is very accessible by phone and email,…read morequestions are answered clearly and in a timely manner. Very easy. After my husband's death and my experience with the Cremation Society of Placer County, I signed up for my own cremation.

My experience with Carson Drasher, Fair Oaks, and Neptune Society was the worst I've had with…read moreanyone in any arena. We went back and forth so many times about the online obituary, and it still isn't right. I asked for the correct link to the site so that I could share it with family and friends, and I still have not received a response from her. Her "bedside manner," for lack of a better term, leaves much to be desired. I didn't want to write this review before I had my loved one's remains in my possession, for fear of retaliation, ashes belonging to someone other than my mother, heck, I'm not even sure at this point if the ashes are in fact hers... I guess the upside is I purchased the service years ago for considerably less than what it would cost now, but then again, maybe this is a case of "you get what you pay for". An additional upside is that I will not have to deal with her again; whoever is tasked with my death, they might have to. The Neptune Society as a whole was friendly, professional, and sympathetic when my mother died, and I contacted them. There was a bit of confusion at the beginning. I received several calls after I had already made arrangements with one of the representatives. But after that, it seemed OK. I picked up my mother's remains today. Thankfully, I was able to do that without meeting with Carson. I don't plan to recommend the Neptune Society to anyone; it's disappointing and regrettable that this was the service I chose for my mother and me.

The professionalism, and quality of care was second to none. Diane was amazing as were her…read morecolleagues, all the way through the process. I can't recommend this office highly enough.

PSM Monuments made a gorgeous monument for my sister's in-gound cremains…read more She helped us to select a lovely stone and design a memorable lovely memorial. Many thanks Jessica

My husband sketched our son's headstone and they replicated as perfect as we could ask for. Sergey…read moresaid we could do any shape and was very detailed about everything. If we were to change something how the maintenance might be. Also, it was finished in 6 months ontime for my son's birthday. I had a photo of Aven driving and Sergey edited the photo so it looked like he was driving the actual bus.