Robert WebbI lost my grandfather when I was a pre-teen and while I wasn’t mature enough to understand all the funeral arrangements, I was observing how both my mother and grandmother handled everything by themselves—with limited time to grieve.
Ten years later, it was time to say goodbye to my grandmother. Good thing, Vancouver has the best funeral homes that helped us through the hardest days.
So, if you also need someone that can offer support with compassion and can lift the burden of planning and arranging funeral services, continue reading as we give you the best funeral homes in the city.
How much do funeral homes cost in Vancouver?
Funeral homes in Vancouver typically cost from $1,000 for basic cremations to $5,000-$15,000 for traditional funerals. The prices can also vary depending on certain customs or traditions that clients require.
1. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home
Consumer Rating: B+
| Google reviews score | 4.9/5 |
| Total reviews | 5/5 |
| Score consistency | 5/5 |
Our Rating: B
| Services offered | 4.5/5 |
| Availability | 4.8/5 |
| Accessibility | 4/5 |
| Convenient location | 4/5 |
| Ramps for elderly guests | 4/5 |
| Facility’s atmosphere | 4/5 |
| Comfortable rooms | 4/5 |
| Well-maintained & clean facilities | 4/5 |
Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home is one of the most trusted funeral homes in Vancouver. What we like is that they provide the entire funeral home services until cremation or memorial services.
They also include a map, making their funeral homes and cemetery more accessible for guests who aren’t too familiar with the area. We also appreciate that they offer photo and video compilation services, ensuring that they take this task off the grieving family.
It’s also commendable that this funeral home anticipates their client’s needs–their staff or management are quick to address concerns before their clients ask for it.
Another thing we appreciate about them is that they remain responsive even when entertaining clients from abroad. We love how they keep their lines open, ensuring that they arrange all the details and documents needed before their clients come home.
It’s worth noting, however, that the funeral home has limited parking, especially during the night.
Explains the process in detail
“When I phoned in, Ryan Yiu was the one who picked up my call. He is then being the funeral director to help us arranging the funeral service of my mother in law. He explained the process and everything very detail and clearly. Gave good recommendations. He has provides excellent service of the whole event. Very professional. Our family really appreciate with his service. I would highly recommend him and Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home.”
Angela Huang, Google Review
Shows utmost compassion
“I wanted to personally thank Tony and his team for everything they did for me, and my mom’s caregiver, during the very sad time of my mom’s passing. From initial meeting through to the end at the cemetery, everything was handled professionally and with great compassion. It was a sad time but Tony’s presence throughout was exceptionally comforting.”
Robert Werner, Google Review
2. Vancouver Memorial Services and Crematorium
Consumer Rating: B+
| Google reviews score | 4.7/5 |
| Total reviews | 5/5 |
| Score consistency | 5/5 |
Our Rating: B+
| Services offered | 4.6/5 |
| Availability | 4.6/5 |
| Accessibility | 4.5/5 |
| Convenient location | 4.5/5 |
| Ramps for elderly guests | 4.5/5 |
| Facility’s atmosphere | 4.5/5 |
| Comfortable rooms | 4.5/5 |
| Well-maintained & clean facilities | 4.5/5 |
For more than 110 years, Vancouver Memorial Services and Crematorium has been offering funeral services including life planning, cremation, and memorial rites around Vancouver.
We like that this funeral home can host various memorial services. They can even cater to different cultural and religious preferences, making them a great choice for those who prefer flexibility in their memorial rites.
What’s great about this funeral home is that they make sure all documents are processed on time, preventing any delays from happening.
Moreover, we commend that this funeral home ensures that they list down all the family’s needs and wishes, ensuring they respect them during the memorial services.
We also appreciate how they guide the families in every step of the process with grace and patience, which is a plus in our books.
We just have our reservations when it comes to their inconsistent quotations. Some clients mentioned that they had to pay more than the initial cost due to casket unavailability.
Doesn’t rush or pressure clients during the process
“I don’t usually do reviews but given how unpleasant I was expecting this process to be, and how professional and painless it all went, I felt I needed to. Greg was great. Extremely professional. No pressure at all and very helpful. I would strongly recommend him and Vancouver Memorial Services.”
Lorenzo Dutto, Google Review
Impressive follow-up care
“After a number of years, we could not locate my father’s cremation certificate. Vince, the Manager, was so helpful and kind in providing a new copy for us. He went above and beyond in my opinion! Excellent customer service and communication skills. Thank you, Vince!”
K T, Google Review
3. Hamilton Harron Funeral Home
Consumer Rating: B+
| Google reviews score | 4.7/5 |
| Total reviews | 5/5 |
| Score consistency | 5/5 |
Our Rating: B
| Services offered | 4.4/5 |
| Availability | 4/5 |
| Accessibility | 4/5 |
| Convenient location | 4/5 |
| Ramps for elderly guests | 4/5 |
| Facility’s atmosphere | 4/5 |
| Comfortable rooms | 4/5 |
| Well-maintained & clean facilities | 4/5 |
Hamilton Harron Funeral Home has been known for its high attention to detail, making them one of the most reliable funeral homes around Vancouver.
We appreciate how detailed their funeral arrangements are, ensuring all aspects are covered. Their staff show care and sensitivity while making arrangements and they’ll even walk their clients through the process and all the paperwork.
They even ask the clients for additional requests, allowing them to incorporate it in the program at. Moreover, we’re quite impressed that they never pressure their clients for additional requirements apart from what has been initially requested.
When it comes to rates, we love that they stick with the initial quotation. We appreciate that they provide a detailed breakdown, ensuring clients know what exactly they’re paying for.
High attention to detail
“I can’t thank [Patrick] at Hamilton Harron Funeral Home enough for their compassion, professionalism, and support during one of the most challenging times of our lives. From the very beginning, they handled everything with such care and attention to detail. The staff took the time to listen to our needs and offered personalized options to honour our loved one in a meaningful way.”
Russell Woodward, Google Review
Affordable rates
“The most affordable funeral service you can get. Thank you for making Victor’s service very memorable and beautiful. Very professional in organizing, planning and directing as well as delivering the service. It took a lot of pressure from us during this difficult time. Highly recommended to everyone.”
C. Jean Montillano, Google Review
4. Glenhaven Memorial Chapel
Consumer Rating: B+
| Google reviews score | 4.6/5 |
| Total reviews | 5/5 |
| Score consistency | 5/5 |
Our Rating: B+
| Services offered | 4.7/5 |
| Availability | 4.5/5 |
| Accessibility | 4.7/5 |
| Convenient location | 4.7/5 |
| Ramps for elderly guests | 4.7/5 |
| Facility’s atmosphere | 4.6/5 |
| Comfortable rooms | 4.6/5 |
| Well-maintained & clean facilities | 4.6/5 |
Glenhaven Memorial Chapel is known for their impressive memorial services that cater to different cultures and traditions, making them a convenient option for different races.
In addition to that, we love how they create a personalized service and quotation based on customs and superstitions. We appreciate how they ensure to align the program and the rites’ to the grieving family’s wishes.
When it comes to additional memorial services, they offer to create photo and video slideshows to relive some memories and commemorate their departed loved ones.
While they remain open 24/7, it’s worth mentioning that we had a little hiccup when it came to getting a quick response from Glenhaven Memorial Chapel on a weekend morning.
Handles all the nitty gritty details
“I was so impressed with the services offered by Glenhaven. They seem to have all rituals and procedures down to an art and a science and it took a lot of coordination, time and stress off of my family and me. The funeral director, Laura and her team were so very helpful in leading up to and during the service, it was seamless through to Ocean View Burial Park. Everyone was so professional! I would recommend Glenhaven Memorial Chapel as they take care of everything.”
Barry, Google Review
Simplifies the process
“It was a smooth and great experience I had with our funeral director Alex for my late father’s funeral. During this messy and chaotic time for me, Glenhaven simplified the process. They were also very accommodating of the Chinese/Buddhist rituals that my family requested to have. The small touches and detailed customer service truly made a difference.”
Cindy Cheong, Google Review
5. Kearney Funeral Services
Consumer Rating: B+
| Google reviews score | 4.5/5 |
| Total reviews | 5/5 |
| Score consistency | 5/5 |
Our Rating: B+
| Services offered | 4.7/5 |
| Availability | 4.5/5 |
| Accessibility | 4.8/5 |
| Convenient location | 4.8/5 |
| Ramps for elderly guests | 4.8/5 |
| Facility’s atmosphere | 4.7/5 |
| Comfortable rooms | 4.7/5 |
| Well-maintained & clean facilities | 4.7/5 |
What we like about Kearney Funeral Services is that they listen to their clients’ wishes, accommodating requests for peace of mind.
We appreciate how this funeral home keeps the space as clean and calm as possible. They’re quite resourceful as well—they even offer to source out priests, singers, and musicians for the memorial services.
We’re also quite pleased to see their assigned staff around the place who are all ready to assist guests during the memorial service. Furthermore, we appreciate that they have accessible ramps, allowing the elderly to safely navigate the place.
However, Kearney Funeral Services’ rates are on the premium side. Those who are working on a tighter budget may have to look for an alternative funeral home instead.
Great listeners
“Jeannette Fong and the team are incredible – I have had experience with Kearney’s before, and they were amazing then, and they are now – Jeannette was amazing – kind, loving, caring, informative, great listener – got everything right – gave us access when we needed it and even came on her day off and just two days before a big trip to be with us during the memorial ceremony – can you believe that? We were very well taken care from the minute we arrived for our first meeting until the minute we left after the memorial. Jeannette introduced us to a wonderful person Reverend Wendy of Sacred Ceremonies – she was wonderful – all the same qualities as Jeannette – I feel very lucky as do the family that we had these two incredible people in our corner during this difficult time – My mom has also set herself up at Kearney’s so we will be meeting with Jeanette to discuss this further upon her return from her trip. This is a most difficult time for everyone concerned – and I highly recommend that you consider meeting with Jeanette and the team and Dr. Wendy – they will take the very best care of you and yours and all your guests! Thank you all for a beautiful memorial for Marcel and his daughter and family – it would never had happened with you. All the best, Linda Family Friend”
Linda Burchell, Google Review
Highly considerate
“It’s been some years (6 to be exact) since my beloved ma Marguerite C (M) left this mortal world in unthinkable circumstances that haunt me to this day. But I’m forever grateful to Kearney for easing the process & making this wrenching time as pain-free as possible, down to the smallest detail. On the morning of the day I was to see her one last time, I had butterflies & feared my emotions might undo me. I needn’t have worried: my jitters turned to calm the instant I arrived – from the empathetic welcome of attentive staff to the tranqil beauty of the space & unrushed privacy afforded without intrusive constraints, all coalesced like a cushion enhancing the serenity of the moment. My fears dissolved, leaving only benevolence & love in the final honour entrusted to me, thanks to the respectful care & consideration extended here. Hugs💜🍄🧞♀️XO”
Planet Sedge (Saz), Google Review
