Home Funerals

A home funeral can range from simply quieting the room and letting the body be for the afternoon to a full ritual of bathing and anointing the body with essential oils, preparing the body for burial or cremation, and inviting loved ones to gather over several days while keeping the body cool with dry ice or frozen gel packs. 

Caring for your loved one after death, when circumstances allow, can offer a profound opportunity for connection as you begin grieving. This can be a natural path for families to take when a loved one has died in home hospice care, for example. 

We recommend contacting your local death doula for guidance through the dying process.

Marshall Funeral is committed to family-directed and family-centered death care whether that means working with your death-guide or simply slowing the pace of removal from the home while initiating permits. Here are some of the home funeral services we can support you with that are included in our Basic Services Fee:

• Making arrangements in the home 
• Filing the death certificate and obtaining a cremation or burial permit 
• Assistance with caring for the body in the home including bathing, dressing, and cooling (up to 3 hours)
• Shrouding or casketing the body in the home
• Home vigil support

Additionally, we can assist you with transporting the decedent from a care facility in Ojai to a home in Ojai even if you will be using another funeral provider for final services and disposition.