US Funerals Online lists more than 220 funeral homes and cremation providers in Washington, from Seattle, Bellevue and Everett to Tacoma, Vancouver, Spokane and Bellingham. Choose your town below to see the providers near you. Funeral directors, funeral homes and crematories are regulated by the Washington State Funeral and Cemetery Board, part of the Department of Licensing.
A direct cremation in Washington costs about $1,460 on average, one of the lower state averages, and all-inclusive packages start from $995 in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Olympia and Vancouver. Prices vary from one provider to the next, so ask two or three funeral homes for their General Price List before you decide. Under the FTC Funeral Rule, they must give you one when you ask. See Cremation Costs in Washington for prices by city.
Washington does not require families to use a funeral director. The person with the legal right to control the disposition can file the death record and get the burial-transit permit from the local registrar. Washington was the first state to allow natural organic reduction (human composting), and alkaline hydrolysis is also legal. Certified death certificates start at $25 a copy. Our Washington funeral and cremation guide explains each step.
Reviewed by Sara Marsden-Ille, Co-founder and Editor, US Funerals Online
