At the Mortuary at Green Hills, our experienced team specializes in planning cremation services in advance or at the time of loss.
All of our cremations are performed with the strictest quality control standards. Our facility is located within the grounds of our memorial park which provides the family comfort knowing your loved one never leaves our care.
You can trust that every Green Hills representative is here to listen, understand your needs and guide you through the cremation process. From choosing unique and personal service options to learning about a final resting place, families can truly select elements that best reflect a loved one.
Selecting the right kind of service can be a deeply meaningful way to celebrate a life well-lived and offer solace for loved ones to grieve and heal together.
With several beautiful locations to choose from, our coastline memorial services provide the opportunity to witness a breathtaking final voyage for a loved one to be laid to rest at sea.
Whether from one of our local piers, the beach, or cliffs along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, unlimited family and friends can be present without having to factor the elements of the ocean.
Choosing a permanent and final resting place for your loved one’s cremated remains is an important, long-term decision. There are a variety of unique and affordable options so you can choose to memorialize and honor your loved one in a personal and meaningful way. Learn more about the value of a final resting place.
Finding a final resting place for a loved one can be difficult. That’s why Scott chose Green Hills. Take a minute to listen to Scott’s story about why having a final resting place is so important, you may find that his story is much like yours.
We offer a variety of cremation service options for families to choose from. Contact us today to learn more.
Green Hills recognizes the selection of your crematory provider is important to you and your family. We also understand you may have other mortuary options within a reasonable distance from Green Hills. It’s our goal to be a trusted advisor to every family during the selection period. We believe this starts with providing essential information you can utilize which will assure you are properly prepared to ask the right questions. Click here to view our question and answer dialogue that will provide you with a convenient way to ask the appropriate questions of any mortuary you might be considering.
At Green Hills, our care center and crematory are all onsite. We provide a continuous circle of care: once your loved one has been brought into our care, they do not leave. We are able to accommodate all of your funeral service needs by having our memorial park, crematory, mortuary and flower shop all in one location.
It is common to have a funeral or memorial service to celebrate the life of the deceased even if they choose cremation instead of a traditional burial. A service is highly-personalized and tailored to the wishes and preferences of the deceased and their loved ones especially when factoring cultural and religious factors.
Services can take place before or after cremation depending on personal preferences, cultural and religious traditions. Some families choose to hold a funeral before cremation takes place allowing loved ones to have a viewing, gather and pay respects in the traditional manner. Others will choose to have a memorial service or celebration of life following cremation where the ashes may or may not be present.
A funeral or memorial service provides an opportunity for family and friends to come together to grieve, share memories and begin the healing process. While the purpose of a funeral or memorial service is to honor the deceased, it often does more for the living by offering continuity and hope. To learn more about the benefits of having a service, click here.
Taking a loved one’s ashes and scattering them in a meaningful place honors the deceased and can even be an elegant end to a memorial service. People are permitted to scatter ashes in California where no local prohibition exists and with written permission of the governing agency or property owner. Common scattering locations include the ocean, by air, national parks, or scattering gardens. When scattering cremated remains on private or public lands, consider that there are local ordinances, state laws and federal laws.
Yes, ashes can be separated amongst family members. The process of dividing ashes is done in a variety of ways, such as using smaller urns or containers, scattering portions in various locations, or even creating memorial jewelry or keepsakes with a small amount of the ashes.
Choosing a permanent resting place for your loved one’s cremated remains is an important, long-term decision. Cremation is only one step in the journey of commemorating a life. A permanent final resting place allows you to provide a respectful and lasting location for family and friends to visit and honor a loved one in a personal and meaningful way.
Traditional ground burial is among the many options available to those who prefer cremation. Ground burial offers the ability to bury family members in several diverse areas throughout a memorial park.
There are a variety of unique and affordable options for final placement of cremated remains. Cremated remains can be memorialized above-ground in a columbarium or a niche within a mausoleum. They can also be buried in a gravesite or interred in other memorial sites. Outdoor cremation memorial options include private gardens, family estates, traditional lawn burial, cremation niches, or cremation pedestals and benches.
Niches are small compartments that hold urns containing cremated remains. Niches come in a variety of styles for the front cover including granite, marble, bronze, wood or glass. Depending on the location of the niche, it may have an open-front protected by glass where the urn is visible, or a closed-front faced with granite or marble where the inscription is placed on the niche front. A vase may be placed on some closed-front niches for the placement of flowers.
Yes, cremated remains can be buried with a loved one however, the space they are being buried in will need to either have or have the ability to have more than one interment right.
Our families are at the forefront of what we do; we hear them. We are committed to serving them with love and patience every step of the way, while exceeding their expectations. Our staff at Green Hills understands how important these decisions are. We’ve provided our Advance Planning Guide so you can minimize the stress of unknown preferences and decision-making under pressure, ahead of time. Our Advisors are always here to listen.
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