Funeral home in Santa Cruz, CA
Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel
License FD799 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026
1050 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062Their own number, not a tracking line. We don't record the call.
Standard package, computed
6 homes in Santa Cruz$3,155
$485 below the Santa Cruz median for direct cremation
What this price covers
- Included
- Direct cremation (alternative container), $3,155.
- Ask the home
- Crematory fee, $440. It's a separate line on their price list. Ask: “Is the $440 crematory fee included in the $3,155?”
- Extra if needed
- Refrigeration, $875, if it's needed. We don't add it to the $3,155. Ask: “Would refrigeration be needed, and when?” Cemetery or crematory fees charged by third parties, death certificates, and merchandise such as an urn or casket are extra unless a funeral home lists them.
- Immediate burial (container provided by purchaser)
- $3,095
- Direct cremation (alternative container)
- $3,155
- Traditional burial with viewing and ceremony
- $8,070
Their price list, line by line
Every line is the home's own figure, checked against the document.
| Item | Price | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation (alternative container) | $3,155 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Direct cremation (container provided by purchaser) | $2,990 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Immediate burial (casket provided by purchaser) | $3,095 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Basic services of funeral director and staff | $3,930 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Crematory fee | $440 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Direct cremation and immediate burial | ||
| Direct cremation | from $2,990 to $5,450 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Immediate burial | from $3,095 to $5,295 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Immediate burial (with casket) | $4,200 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Basic services and care of the deceased | ||
| Transfer of remains to funeral home | $380 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Embalming | $1,255 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Other preparation of the body | $385 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Refrigeration | $875 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Facilities and staff | ||
| Facilities and staff for viewing | $545 | Oct 18, 2026corrected Oct 18, 2026misread, not a price change: the published viewing was not the general visitation line; the list prints it at $545. Rule: price-data-quality catalogue, gpl-parser#192. The list reads: “Use of Facilities & Staff for Visitation $545.00” |
| Facilities and staff for funeral ceremony | $1,300 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Facilities and staff for memorial service | $1,300 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Equipment and staff for graveside service | $1,080 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Transportation | ||
| Hearse | $275 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Forwarding remains to another funeral home | $3,095 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Receiving remains from another funeral home | $3,095 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Service vehicle | $195 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Standard package as we compute it | $3,155 | Oct 12, 2026 |
If a price here differs from what you're quoted, the funeral home's current list applies. Tell us and we'll re-check.
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Facilities and license
- License checked
- Oct 17, 2026 against the state board
State board record
No board actions found for this home in the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau's discipline lists for 2010 to 2024 or its citation lists for 2016 to 2026. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Planning ahead with this home
- Prepaid plan terms
- We don't have them. Ask the home for them in writing.
- Price guarantee
- Not known to us. Ask the home.
- Cancellation and transfer
- Not known to us. Ask the home.
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