Forest Lawn

For over a hundred years, we have been a leader in the funeral industry. We set the highest standards for funeral, cremation, and cemetery services at some of the lowest prices. We're dedicated to serving families of all faiths, cultures, and languages and respect the nuances of each, always taking care to be as respectful and authentic as possible. We have people who can help you in any language you're comfortable with, for example, Spanish, Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino and several more. Every life deserves to be remembered––we promise to comfort you during times of sorrow, treat you with the utmost respect and dignity, and we promise to exceed your expectations in everything that we do.

Your family and loved ones will feel confident they are honoring your final wishes. May reduce disagreements among family, plus make it more personal to you and your story. The service would be a proper reflection and tribute to a beautiful life and a lasting legacy. The products and services you select at the time of pre-planning will be guaranteed at the time of your passing. This will take care of most of the expenses associated with your funeral. Planning ahead helps reduce stress during an already very emotional and grief-stricken time for your loved ones. Because you're able to think much more clearly, important decisions are given more time for proper consideration during a pre-need appointment. Without a pre-need plan, your family will be burdened with over a hundred decisions to make within the first 48 hours of a death at a time when they're already grief-stricken. Planning ahead also allows you to share your final wishes, helping protect your family from additional stress.

Depending on your budget, we provide different types of packages to choose from. Some packages might include: Graveside service, Casket, Service at church or chapel, Embalming, Visitation, Memory folders, Floral tribute, Care and preparation, Transportation, Cemetery services like burial, Tablet (can be personalized).

We have six different cemetery locations, each with its own distinct personality. Beautiful churches, patriotic courtyards, gardens, vistas, and more. We have seven mausoleums with beautiful statuaries and stained glass. We have a variety of memorial properties to choose from. Beautiful final resting places your loved ones would want to visit again and again: ground, crypt, family spaces, beautifully-landscaped single or double cemetery properties, private, semi-private gardens, walled courtyards, a wide selection of cremation properties, like indoor or outdoor, wall or in-ground, granite or glass-front niches, as well as outdoor gardens with rock niches and tree bases.

Forest Lawn has over 100 years of trusted service in all your cemetery, funeral and cremation needs. When your loved one is in our care, they are treated with the utmost respect and dignity; because caring service is our reason for being. That is our credo and we take it to heart. We tirelessly work to try to honor yours and your loved one's wishes. It's a very emotional and stressful time, and we promise to be there for you, every step of the way. We do our best in anticipating your needs and that's also why we have the all-in-one convenience of having our churches, chapels, visitation rooms, reception rooms, cemetery properties, crematories and even flower shops all in one place. We have exceptional facilities to hold funeral or memorial services, and our cemeteries offer world-class properties to create a legacy for your families for years to come.

By meeting in person with one of our caring and knowledgeable Memorial Counselors, we are better able to provide exemplary service for you and your family. We are able to guide you in accurately completing the documents, plus review options of available products and services with you. If you reside in another state and are unable to come to one of our 9 mortuary locations in Los Angeles, Orange or Riverside Counties, we can schedule a phone arrangement with you. We understand that this can be a physically and emotionally exhausting time and we'll do everything in our power to help you fulfill your responsibilities.

The arrangement meeting usually takes around 2.5 hours in order to properly give appropriate time to you and your family, and fully discuss final wishes. During the meeting, we will gather vital information and learn about the life of your loved one, including the life they shared with family and friends. This will help guide the arrangement process. Every person is unique and we will let you know exactly what else you might need to bring. We will review our traditional packages and cremation packages including the meaningful ways to personalize your service. Additionally, we will review your cemetery property options to select for your loved one's final resting place.

You will be able to choose everything you need to create a lasting memorial for your loved one. This begins with deciding between cremation or traditional burial, as well as other decisions such as flowers, music, caskets, urns and the final resting place. Every family and situation is unique, so we will guide you through all of the property and personalization options available. You will be able to select flowers from our expert designers and take care of scheduling the services, visitation or prayer service. We will walk you through all of the legal paperwork needed and make sure you have everything you need for the upcoming services.

When you arrive, you will be greeted by our Guest Services representatives and offered light refreshments. They will guide you to your arrangement room, where you will meet your Memorial Counselor. The Memorial Counselor will arrange all of the details with you in order to create an appropriate remembrance for your loved one.

The Forest Lawn mortuary is where your loved one is first brought to our care prior to the funeral or memorial services and final placement in the cemetery. With the utmost respect, we look after each person we have the honor of laying to rest. Examples of the services provided by our mortuary include: bringing your loved one into our care, preparations like embalming, dressing and casketing, accompanying each decedent to scheduled services, and supervising the final placement in the cemetery. Forest Lawn is in a unique position of being able to offer the great convenience of 6 cemeteries in the same locations as our mortuaries. Cemetery services include: opening the burial space such as a ground, crypt or niche, placing the casket or urn into a vault, crypt or niche, recording the burial, and placing a meaningful tablet to mark the earth or crypt with the name and memorialization of a loved one.

Forest Lawn offers many different ways to pay a memorable tribute to your loved one. Our parks all contain beautiful chapels, as well as spacious reception rooms for a gathering of family and friends. You can choose from one of the clergy that we work with, your own, or choose one of our specially trained celebrants who works with your family to create a unique eulogy for the service. If you choose to have a service at your own place of worship, we can still help arrange all the details needed.

Whether you are choosing a permanent resting place in one of our parks with sweeping vistas and natural beauty, or you choose a location inside one of our mausoleums, Forest Lawn has a variety of options for you. Each of our six memorial parks offers cemetery property options such as private or semi-private gardens, wall crypts or distinguished memorials. Your Memorial Counselor will work closely with you to make sure you find a worthy home for your loved one.