Flame Cremation
A time-honored option made more sustainable. With natural cremation containers, biodegradable urns, and locally crafted containers, your values and life’s story can be reflected and honored while keeping harmony with nature.
LifeSource's cremation partner not only has the cleanest burning technology in Los Angeles and all of California, but their facility is fully powered by renewable energy.
For every cremation performed, LifeSource works with conservation organizations to plant trees that offset the carbon emissions from the process.
Direct cremation
$1,295
Service fee for funeral director, staff, and overhead.
Preparation of (1) death certificate and permits.
Pickup and transportation to our care center. Includes 25 miles of transport. Additional mileage $3 per mile.
Coordination with local medical examiner/coroner, if required. Coroner fees are not included.
Cleaning, preparation, and refrigerated storage.
Casketing
Transportation to the disposition location.
Cost of cremation.
State fees.
Plastic storage container for cremated remains.
Direct Cremation + Parting Stone
$3,495
Same as direct.
Discounted remains solidification service.
Shipping and handling of remains.
Cremation + Service
$4,349
Same as direct.
Unlimited refrigerated storage.
Use of LifeSource staff (1) and Bellflower Chapel for 3 hours.
Remains Containers and Living Keepsakes
Cremation Containers
A standard recycled corrugated container is included, but you are welcome to purchase another container - choose from a wide selection of sustainable caskets and cremation containers made from natural materials like woven grasses and untreated wood.
Remains Containers and Living Keepsakes
LifeSource offers an array of sustainable and locally crafted products to help you memorialize your loved one. Your remains can be used to nourish a plant or a tree with our selection of indoor and outdoor remains planters, or securely contain them in a beautiful traditional urn or modern container. Be sure to visit our online store to view all of our keepsake options.
Remains Containers and Living Keepsakes
LifeSource offers sustainable and locally crafted products to help you memorialize your loved one.
Nourish new life and memorialize your loved one with a beautiful indoor or outdoor plant.
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We believe in 100% transparency and are available 24/7 to answer your questions.
Arrange and Transfer Care.
Meet with LifeSource either virtually or in-person to discuss our cremation services. Once the services are arranged, LifeSource brings the deceased into our care.
Documentation.
LifeSource records and files the paperwork required to notify the State and County of the death.This includes the filing of one (1) death certificate and (1) disposition/burial permit.
Care and Preparation.
Once in our care, the individual is bathed and prepared for their funeral and/or cremation. In California, all cremations require the use of a container, called a “cremation container.” LifeSource provides a standard recycled corrugated container, but you may choose to purchase an alternative container from our selection of sustainable, natural caskets and containers.
Cremation.
The process that reduces an individual with intense heat in a specialized furnace. The remaining bones are reduced to a fine ash-like powder and returned to a designated person.
Return of Remains.
Each cremation produces approximately six pounds of remains. Remains can be picked up from our Los Angeles office or mailed via USPS. A standard plastic container is included, but a permanent container can be selected instead. Remains can also complete a natural cycle and return to the earth to nourish new life with a personalized scattering, burial urn, or memorial tree.
Celebrations and Memorials
What if your values could shape your legacy? Each of our sustainable deathcare options means your goodbye is not just an ending—it’s a gift to future generations. We work with you to find an end-of-life option that heals our planet and is perfectly tailored to your values and your story.
Ask us about our event planning services. LifeSource is here to help take care of the details so you or your loved ones can focus on celebrating and saying goodbye.
Traditional Viewing and Funeral Service
Traditional Memorial with Remains
Personalized Memorials
Personalized Scattering
Scatter at Sea
Memorial Tree at Better Place Forests
Permanent Keepsakes
Flame Cremation FAQs
What is a Cremation Container?
California State requires that the deceased is placed in box or container during cremation. Our standard box is made from recycled corrugated board. Any of our caskets can be used as an alternative cremation container.
How is Cremation beneficial for the environment?
In comparison to traditional burial in cemeteries, flame cremation avoids the permanent occupation of land for cemeteries that could be used for wildlife habitat, growing food, or housing people.
LifeSource works with a company that plants trees to offset the emissions for every cremation we perform.
What happens to medical devices and implants?
Medical implants with batteries are removed before for the safety of the crematory operators. Otherwise, they get separated before the skeletal remains are reduced.
Can people attend my cremation?
Yes, this is called a witness cremation. Friends and family members can be present and observe your cremation. This is a popular choice for those who want to say their final goodbyes.
Can I have a traditional funeral service and still be cremated?
Absolutely. You may choose to have a traditional casketed funeral service or hold a memorial ceremony with your remains afterward. You do what feels right.
What can I do with cremated remains?
Traditionally, remains are stored in an urn or permanent container in a home or a designated area of a cemetery, called a “niche” where family members can visit. Others choose to scatter remains in a meaningful location, on land or at sea.
LifeSource offers a variety of unique and meaningful options that heal our planet and pay it forward to future generations. We partner with non-profits, like Better Place Forest, that manage memorial forests across the United States and offer the opportunity to have your remains mixed with native soil and scattered at the base of your personal tree. The closest Better Place Memorial Forest to Los Angeles is in Lake Arrowhead, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
Start planning now to create new life from loss.
It’s never too early to think about a meaningful goodbye and consider how pre-planning water cremation can take the burden off friends and family.
LifeSource is an inclusive company that is here to serve everyone.
We do not discriminate against anybody based on their
race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Service Areas: Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties (we can be anywhere in California).
