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1 Consumer Information Ø General Price List Ø Casket Price List Ø Outer Burial Container Price List Ø Urn Price List These prices are effective August 1, 2016 Prices are subject to change without notice. State and local taxes will be added where applicable. Cemetery Road P.O. Box 122 Avalon, CA catalinaislandmortuary.com (310) FD-2271

2 Cemetery Road P. O. Box 122 Avalon, CA Phone: (310) Fax: (310) Web: FD-2271 General Price List These prices are effective August 1, 2016 but subject to change without notice The following pages consist of our General Price List, Casket Price List and Outer Burial Container Price List, in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's "Funeral Rule" for your information and benefit. Included within these price lists, there are several disclosures that are required by either Federal or State law. At the time you receive this packet, your director will tell you about all of these disclosures and request that you sign and date forms that indicate that you received all of them, both verbally and in print. Prior to drafting any contract for goods or services, the responsible party or the decedent s survivor who is handling the funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a copy of any preneed agreement in the possession of the funeral establishment that has been signed and paid for, in full or in part, by or on behalf of the decedent. Note: Authority cited: Section 7606, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7606, 7685 and 7745, Business and Professions Code. NOTICE REGARDING CREMATED REMAINS: A person having the right to control disposition of cremated remains may remove the remains in a durable container from the place of cremation or interment, pursuant to Section of the Health and Safety Code. If the cremated remains container cannot accommodate all cremated remains of the deceased, the crematory shall provide a larger cremated remains container at no additional cost, or place the excess in a second container that cannot easily come apart from the first, pursuant to Section 8345 of the Health and Safety Code. Payment in full is required 48 hours prior to the furnishing of any merchandise, ceremonies or disposition. Acceptable forms of payment are cash, personal check, cashier s check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and incontestable/assignable life insurance policies. There will be a 5% processing fee on all life insurance policies, added to the cash advance section of your Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected. We do not accept estate claims. Personal checks that are returned by your bank unpaid will incur an additional fee of $50.00 plus bank fees and you will be required to replace it with a cashier s check within 24 hours of our notification to you of the unpaid check. We will add a convenience fee of 3% to the total when credit cards are used. This fee will be added to the cash advance section of your Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected. California sales tax will be added to the cost of merchandise purchased. The tax rate for Avalon is currently 9.5%. Services rendered by Catalina Island Mortuary and staff are not taxable. It is our privilege to assist you in filing claims for any benefits you may be entitle to, either now or in the future. We offer free Notary Public service to those families we serve. Your confidence and input are sincerely appreciated. All information given to the counselor at the time funeral arrangements are made must be correct vital information prior to filing with the State of California. It is the contracting party s responsibility to provide the counselor with the correct information. If the information given is incorrect after the filing process has taken place, the death certificate must be amended. This can take several weeks and you will be responsible for all additional charges incurred to amend and order corrected copies of the death certificate. For more information about funerals, cemetery or crematory matters, contact: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-208, Sacramento, California Phone: (916) The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any item you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff Our basic service charge includes, but is not limited to, staff to respond to initial request for service; arrangements conference with family or responsible party; preparation and filing of necessary certificates and permits; shelter of Remains; placement of obituary notices, planning of funeral arrangements; and coordination of service with cemetery, crematory, vault companies and others as required $1,695.00

3 Embalming Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as a direct cremation or immediate burial $ Special Care of autopsied Remains $ Harvest repair $ Pacemaker removal and disposal $50.00 Other Preparations of the Remains Includes dressing, cosmetizing, hair styling and casketing Remains $ Identification/cot viewing of un-embalmed Remains (30 minute limit) $ Dressing of un-embalmed Remains $ Refrigeration Temporary preservation of Remains for up to 3 days. $50.00 per day beyond the 3 days. *The law requires refrigeration of un-embalmed bodies after 24 hours $95.00 Packaging and Mailing of Cremated Remains Includes express mailing fee $ Disinterment Does not include cemetery or final disposition fees $ TRANSPORTATION: (Beyond 30 miles, charged at $2.00 per mile) Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (on mainland) Removal of Remains from place of death on mainland or from transport facility when coming from Avalon $ Transportation to or from Avalon Each direction $ Foreign Consulate work Includes parking and all document preparation, but does not include any consular fees $ Additional mileage to Riverside National Cemetery Per vehicle $ Cremated Remains scattering at sea Un-accompanied by family $75.00 USE OF FACILITIES AND STAFF: Use of facilities and staff for viewing on the mainland Three hour time period $ Use of staff for funeral service Held in the facility of your choice. Does not include any fees charged by facility $ Use of staff for Memorial Service Held in the facility of your choice. Does not include any fees charged by facility $ Additional Evening service charge Services held in any outside facility $ Use of equipment and staff for graveside ceremony $595.00

4 Charge for any service held on Saturday, Sunday or holiday Added to regular charges $ Re-Filing of permit or affidavit preparation $ MERCHANDISE: "THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY CASKET REPRESENTED AS HAVING PROTECTIVE FEATURES WHICH MAY INCLUDE A GASKET, WILL PRESERVE HUMAN REMAINS." All Caskets regularly offered for sale A complete list will be provided to you Ranges from $ to $4, Alternative Container regularly offered for sale $25.00 Outer Burial Containers (mainland only) A complete list will be provided to you Ranges from $ to $2, Shipping Containers Includes Ziegler case, Air Tray and Combo unit Ranges from $135.oo to $ Urns and Cremains containers A complete list will be provided to you Ranges from $25.00 to $1, Guest register book $45.00 Standard Memorial Folders or Prayer Cards 100 per set $35.00 Specialty Memorial Folders Price varies according to selection Acknowledgement Cards 25 cards and envelopes per set $15.00 Jewish Memorial package Includes 1 Shiva candle, kriah ribbons and yarmulkes $45.00 Crucifix Each $15.00 Pallbearer Gloves 6 pair per set $30.00 Plastic remains pouch or union-all jump suit Used when Remains are in a deteriorated condition $45.00 CASH ADVANCE ITEMS: (Charges advanced on your behalf to other providers) State required Disposition Permit Required for ALL dispositions $12.00 Certified Copies of the death certificate Legal copies issued by health department, each $21.00 Los Angeles County VitalChek filing charge Fee charged for processing through VitalChek, this fee is $6.00 for up to the first 10 copies and $0.50 per additional copy $6.00 and up Certified mailing of death certificates Added to the cost of the postage $10.00 Clergy Honorarium Suggested amount $ Foreign Consulate fees County Coroner/Medical Examiner fees Price varies according to Consulate regulations Price varies according to County regulation Newspaper Notice Price varies according to publication Placed by family in Avalon papers or by mortuary in mainland papers Crematory Fees Includes alternative container $276.35

5 THE FOLLOWING PAGES HAVE PACKAGES DESIGNED TO MAKE OUR SELECTION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SERVICES EASIER. THEY ARE FOR SERVICES ONLY AND DO NOT INCLUDE ANY MERCHANDISE ITEMS, SUCH AS CASKET, VAULT, OR FLOWERS; OR CASH ADVANCE ITEMS, SUCH AS PERMITS, DEATH CERTIFICATES, ESCORTS, FLOWERS OR HONORARIA. Traditional Service Package Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; embalming or alternative care; dressing, cosmetizing and grooming; use of staff for viewing, and direction of funeral and graveside ceremonies; hearse, utility/flower vehicle; and memorial package consisting of 1 memorial book, 100 memorial cards and 25 thank you cards. Also includes all transportation between Avalon and the mainland. $4, Graveside Service Package Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; embalming or alternative care; dressing, cosmetizing and grooming; use of staff for viewing, utility vehicle and direction of graveside ceremony. Also includes all transportation between Avalon and the mainland. $3, Immediate Burial Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; alternative care of Remains; and delivery to local cemetery, utility vehicle. Permit, casket and other merchandise are not included. Other services can be selected at additional cost. $1, Forwarding Remains Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; embalming; and delivery to Los Angeles International Airport in a utility vehicle. Combo unit or Air Tray are included. Transportation from Avalon to mainland is also included. Casket and airfare are not included $2, Receiving Remains Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; delivery to local cemetery for graveside service with a utility vehicle. Also includes transportation from mainland to Avalon $2, Direct Cremation Includes the basic service of the funeral director, staff and overhead; transfer of Remains to the funeral home; securing/filing necessary certificates and permits; alternative care of Remains; delivery of Remains to crematory and retrieval of Cremains from crematory; and a plastic temporary urn. A selection of urns is available; Permit and crematory fees not included. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The alternative container we offer is cardboard with no lining or outside covering. A selection of cremation caskets are also available. You may provide your own container as long as it meets state and crematory regulations. If you provide your own container, the charge for the Direct Cremation would be $25.00 less. This service included transportation of Remains from Avalon to mainland for cremation and delivery of cremated Remains back to Avalon $1, $1, Please note that any Remains weighing over 350 pounds will be charged $1.00 per total pounds in addition to the Direct Cremation fee.

$325.00 to $4,995.00. The price range for shipping containers is $130.00 to $2,145.00. The alternative container regularly sold is $25.00. For more information about funerals, cemetery or cremation matters, contact: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, 1625 North Market Blvd.

6 Casket Price List These prices are effective August 1, 2016 and are subject to change without notice. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY CASKET REPRESENTED AS HAVING PROTECTIVE FEATURES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A GASKET, WILL PRESERVE HUMAN REMAINS The price range for all caskets regularly offered for sale is $ to $4, The price range for shipping containers is $ to $2, The alternative container regularly sold is $ For more information about funerals, cemetery or cremation matters, contact: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-208, Sacramento, CA (916) ADULT CASKETS 20 GAUGE STEEL (non-gasketed) Cemetery Road P.O. Box 122 Avalon, CA Phone: (310) Fax: (310) Web: catalinamortuary1406@yahoo.com FD-2271 Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Sentry Silver White Crepe $ Sentry Coppertone Rosetone Crepe $ Sentry Orchid Pink Crepe $ Sentry White White Crepe $ Sentry White Pink Crepe $ Sentry Venetian Bronze Rosetone Crepe $ Bradford Silver White Crepe $1, Bradford Pink Pink Crepe $1, Bradford Coppertone Rosetone Crepe $1, Bradford Blue Blue Crepe $1,095.00

7 20 GAUGE STEEL (gasketed) Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Jessup Blue Blue Crepe $1, Jessup Silver White Crepe $1, Jessup Coppertone Rosetone Crepe $1, La Salle Silver Shaded Blue Blue Crepe $1, La Salle Ebony Shaded Coppertone Rosetone Crepe $1, La Salle Silver Shaded Orchid Pink Crepe $1, La Salle Orchid Shaded White Pink Crepe $1, Rosebud Pink Shaded White Pink Crepe $1, Ridgeway Wingate Wingate Silver Shaded Spruce Blue Star White with choice of corner emblems Silver with choice of corner emblems Blue crepe $1, White crepe $1, White crepe $1, Wingate Coppertone Haze with Rosetone crepe $1, choice of corner emblems Wingate Dawn Gold with Rosetone crepe $1, choice of corner emblems Mercury Ebony Shaded Silver Silver crepe $1, Mercury Pink Shaded Orchid Pink crepe $1, Sterling Storm and Spruce Blue Blue crepe $2, Sterling Silver Rose Pink crepe $2, Sterling Black Cherry Silver crepe $2,595.00

STAINLESS STEEL (gasketed) Name Picture Exterior Interior Price

00 Galaxy Black Shaded Pewter Silver Velvet $4,995.

Exterior Interior Price Jericho Sanded Unfinished White Muslin $925.

Cherry Veneer Ivory Crepe $1,495.00 Rosetone crepe $1,695.

00 Endicott Livingstone Gloss Dark Walnut finished Poplar Light

00 Minimum for burial or cremation and Alternative Container Name

Interior Price Norwood Light Golden Honey Rosetan Crepe lined $725.

8 STAINLESS STEEL (gasketed) Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Mansfield Silver Rose Pink Velvet $ Galaxy Black Shaded Pewter Silver Velvet $4, Hardwood, Softwood and Veneers (non-gasketed) Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Jericho Sanded Unfinished White Muslin $ Natural Pine Norfolk Longley Light Pine Veneer Fiberboard Medium Cherry Veneer Ivory Crepe $1, Rosetone crepe $1, Meredith Dark Gloss Poplar Rosetone Crepe $1, Endicott Livingstone Gloss Dark Walnut finished Poplar Light Satin Tan Shaded Oak Rosetan Crepe $1, Rosetone crepe $2, Minimum for burial or cremation and Alternative Container Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Fayette Embossed Doe Steel Ivory Crepe $ covered Cardboard Alternative Cremation Container Unfinished Cardboard Unlined $25.00 Rental Casket and Shipping Containers Name Picture Exterior Interior Price Norwood Light Golden Honey Rosetan Crepe lined $ Ceremonial/Rental Casket ** Gloss Finish insert Zeigler Transfer Case Unfinished Gasketed, Silver Sheetmetal Unlined $ Combination Shipping Container Air Tray Wood and Cardboard Unfinished Wood and Cardboard Unfinished Unlined $ Unlined $130.00

Plywood Shipping Box Wood Unfinished Unlined $1,295.00 Zinc-Lined Plywood Shipping Box Wood Unfinished Zinc Lined $2,145.00 Oversized, Infant and Childrens Majestic 28 Blue Blue crepe $2,295.

00 Soft Touch Soft Touch Angelic White Plush Embossed Pressed Wood White Plush Embossed Pressed Wood White 20 gauge steel, non-gasketed White crepe 20 $325.00 24 $475.00 White erepe 3 6 $675.

It is not available for island use Gasketed means the casket was designed by the manufacturer to resist the entrance of air, water or other outside elements.

9 Plywood Shipping Box Wood Unfinished Unlined $1, Zinc-Lined Plywood Shipping Box Wood Unfinished Zinc Lined $2, Oversized, Infant and Childrens Majestic 28 Blue Blue crepe $2, Majestic 28 Gold Shaded White White crepe $2, Majestic 28 Silver White crepe $2, Soft Touch Soft Touch Angelic White Plush Embossed Pressed Wood White Plush Embossed Pressed Wood White 20 gauge steel, non-gasketed White crepe 20 $ $ White erepe 3 6 $ $ White crepe 2 6 $1, $1, $1, **This casket is for use on the mainland only. It is not available for island use Gasketed means the casket was designed by the manufacturer to resist the entrance of air, water or other outside elements. Non-gasketed means the casket was not designed by the manufacturer to offer this additional protection. The only warranty of the casket or any other merchandise sold in connection with this service is the express written warranty, if any, granted by the manufacturer. This mortuary makes no warranty, express or implied, including an implied warranty of merchantability and an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the casket and outer burial container. If you purchase a casket from an outside source, you will be required to sign a Third Party Merchandise release form.

10 Cemetery Road P. O. Box 122 Avalon, CA Phone: (310) Fax: (310) Web: FD-2271 Outer Burial Container Price List These prices are effective August 1, 2016 and subject to change without notice For more information about funerals, cemetery or crematory matters, contact: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-208, Sacramento, California (916) In most areas of the country, state or local law does not require that you buy a container to surround the casket in the grave. However, many cemeteries require that you have such a container so that the grave will not sink in. Either a grave liner or a burial vault will satisfy these requirements. The Bronze Steel re-enforced, Bronze lined $2, Pantheon Steel re-enforced, Copper lined $1, Regency Steel re-enforced, Stainless Steel lined $1, Seville Vanguard Steel re-enforced, ABS Marbelon lined Steel re-enforced, Polystyrene lined $1, $1, Sentinel Standard #5 Concrete box Steel re-enforced, Polystyrene lined Steel re-enforced, unlined $ $ Additional Saturday, Sunday and Holiday charges will apply Outer Burial Container Price List Urn Vaults Universal Polystyrene, unlined $ Vaults used in Avalon Memorial Cemetery are purchased through the City of Avalon. The vaults listed above are for sale and use in cemeteries on the mainland only Disclosures and Warranties The only warranty of the casket or any other merchandise sold in connection with this service is the express written warranty, if any, granted by the manufacturer. This mortuary makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including an implied warranty of merchantability and an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the casket and outer burial container. Prices listed above do not include sales tax. Installation charges, which are fees added to the services provided by the cemetery, are not included in the above mentioned prices. We will collect vault and marker installation fees from you when we sell you a vault or marker, and pay them to the cemetery on your behalf. Sales tax is computed at the assigned rate to South Gate, California, which is currently 10%. Please note: These vaults are available from us for interments that occur on the mainland only. All interments taking place in Avalon will require the purchase of a vault through Avalon City Hall.

11 Urn Price List These prices are effective January 1, 2016 and are subject to change without notice. For more information about funerals, cemetery or cremation matters, contact: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-208, Sacramento, CA (916) Crystal and Porcelain Cemetery Road P. O. Box 122 Avalon, CA Phone: (310) Fax: (310) Web: FD-2271 Elegance $ Anthos $ Familie $ Meadow $ Sheffield Chest $ Scroll $ Crystal Remembrance Large $ Medium $ Small $ Brass, Brushed Brass and Bronze Arcadia Pewter Large $ Arcadia Pewter Keepsake $ Arcadia Pewter Sharing $85.00 Arcadia Umber Large $ Arcadia Umber Keepsake $ Arcadia Umber Sharing $85.00

12 Athens Sienna Large $ Athens Sienna Keepsake $ Athens Sienna Sharing $50.00 Athens Blue Large $ Athens Blue Keepsake $ Athens Blue Sharing $50.00 Delos Large $ Delos Keepsake $ Delos Sharing $50.00 In Flight Large $ In Flight Keepsake $ In Flight Sharing $50.00 Midnite Ornate Large $ Midnight Ornate Keepsake $ Midnite Ornate Sharing $50.00 Mother of Pearl Large $ Mother of Pearl Keepsake $ Mother of Pearl Sharing $50.00 Parthenon Large $ Parthenon Keepsake $105.00

13 Parthenon Sharing $60.00 Brushed Bronze Large $ Brushed Bronze Keepsake $95.00 Brushed Bronze Sharing $50.00 Brushed Pewter Large $ Brushed Pewter Keepsake $95.00 Brushed Pewter Sharing $50.00 In Flight Keepsake Heart with stand $ Brushed Bronze Keepsake Heart with stand Brushed Pewter Keepsake Heart with stand $ $ Edgemont Fabricated Bronze $ Round Fabricated Bronze $ Spartan Basic Fabricated Bronze Cube $ Spartan Basic Fabricated Bronze Rectangle $ Ventura Fabricated Bronze $ Boy Cherub Bronze $ Girl Cherub Bronze $ Radiance Bronze $985.00

14 Cloisonne Butterfly Garden Large $ Butterfly Garden Keepsake $ Butterfly Garden Sharing $ Doves of Peace Large $ Doves of Peace Keepsake $ Doves of Peace Sharing $ Jade Large $ Jade Keepsake $ Jade Sharing $ Rose Large $ Rose Keepsake $ Rose Sharing $ Composite Alabaster Angel Large $ Alabaster Angel Medium $ Angel Colonnade Large $ Angel Colonnade Medium $ Cowboy Large $325.00

15 Cowboy Medium $ Wood Cameo Companion $ Cameo Cherry $ Cameo Portrait $ Walnut Flag Case $ Ceylon $ Burlwood $ Edwards $ Scattering Urn $ Capri and Kenzy Capri Blush $ Capri Sapphire $ Kenzy Syrocco $ Kenzy Emerald $175.00

16 Marble Alexandria $ Alexandria Companion $1, Regina Companion $1, Jewelry Avon Heart $ Large Gold Vermeil Teardrop $ Gold Vermeil Avon Heart $ Etched Cylinder $ Large Cross $ Small Gold Vermeil Heart $ Etched Cross $ Small Heart $ Primrose $ Small Cross $ Men s Linear Bracelet $ Women s Ellipse Bracelet $ Journey $ Small Gold Vermeil Cross $ Large Teardrop $125.00

17 Pink Awareness Ribbon $ Crucifix $ Minimum Minimum Plastic Box $25.00 Personalization Silver Personalized Charm $75.00 Gold Vermeil Personalized Charm $ Bronze Bouquet Applique $65.00 Bronze Rose Applique $65.00 Bronze Crucifix Applique $65.00 Bronze Praying Hands Applique $65.00 Bronze Star of David Applique $65.00 Bronze Latin Cross Applique $65.00 Appliques A variety of appliques and engraving is available in addition to those shown above. Note that not all urns can be engraved or have an applique or emblem added.

There is no scientific or other evidence that any casket with a sealing device will preserve Human Remains

There is no scientific or other evidence that any casket with a sealing device will preserve Human Remains 20 gauge, non-gasketed steel Sentry Silver, White crepe interior $995.00 Sentry Coppertone, Rosetone