Richard Woody, who is third generation owner of this enterprise with his partner Nichol Cardozo and…read morethe staff of Everafter Cremations, Monarch Memorial and Peters Funeral Homes is hosting a Hospice & Caregiver appreciation dinner tonight. We had attendees from Rosewood Retirement Home, Around the clock home care, Bayshire, formerly Brookdale. Kern County Nurses Guard, Bakersfield family medical group, Iris Senior services to name a few. These people provide services and care for their clients with all kinds of needs. Monarch wanted to recognize them for their service to our community through their service. The event was catered by The Teppanyaki Guys food truck who did an outstanding job. This family owned business and staff are committed to caring for families in their most difficult time of need. They have a reputation of caring and good service. Through their various locations they have service available for all communities. They serve with dignity and respect to the needs of all.

I wouldn't let them provide services for a goldfish ! I called 1-21-2025 because my sister just…read morepassed away & while I was getting information & trying to decide what to do for her , a woman near the person I was talking to was laughing like she was at a bar ! I had her on speaker phone & everyone in my house heard this ... let me assure them that NOBODY here thought that was acceptable or professional & WE WERE NOT LAUGHING !!!! Should someone remind them that some of us love our family & are under stress & grieving during this process !!! Thanks for nothing you worthless pieces of ___ !!

Thank you Living Waters for creating a place of simplicity and comfort. I felt at peace as I…read moreplanned my brother's memorial service. Your chapel is lovely. A classic building, located just east of downtown Bakersfield. I am so grateful you allowed us to have the reception on site, it made things easier for those who traveled to attend. Spenser did a wonderful job explaining the cost and offering options that were within my budget. My husband and I never felt pushed to purchase things we did not need. It was truly a pleasure doing business with Living Waters

From the owner: Living Waters Funeral Care provides first-class funeral services in Bakersfield, CA. We pride…read moreourselves on customizing each service to honor individual cultural preferences and family traditions. Whether you need assistance with funeral planning, onsite cremations, or memorial services, we are dedicated to delivering compassionate and personalized care. With a strong focus on customer satisfaction, we go above and beyond to simplify the process during a difficult time. Contact us for professional and thoughtful funeral care you can trust.

While the circumstances were not good, the service was. She made sure to connect with us. She asked…read morequestions about our dog and made sure we knew this was not easy but given his condition we were doing the right thing. She explained the whole process that the medication would have on his body and gave us plenty of time with him. She also provided a paw print and offered a keychain with his hair in it, no extra charge. I will use her again when the time comes for my next dog if we are still in town. I have recommended her to other people and they appreciated her as well.

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Elise Martin and the care she provided for our…read moresweet Ellie during one of the hardest moments our family has had to face. Making the decision to say goodbye to a beloved pet is heartbreaking, but being able to do it at home, where Ellie felt safe, comfortable, and surrounded by the people who loved her most, was such a gift. Dr. Martin was incredibly compassionate, patient, gentle, and respectful throughout the entire process. She never made us feel rushed and gave us all the time we needed to love on Ellie, say our goodbyes, and simply be with her. Dr. Martin explained everything with such kindness and made sure Ellie's final moments were peaceful and filled with dignity. As painful as that day was, there was something incredibly comforting about knowing Ellie was able to pass quietly in her own home, surrounded by love rather than fear or unfamiliar surroundings. We will forever be grateful to Dr. Martin for the compassion she showed not only to Ellie, but to our entire family. You never forget the person who helps you through a goodbye like this, and we will always remember the kindness she gave us during Ellie's final moments. Thank you, Dr. Martin, for helping our girl leave this world so peacefully and with so much love.

Not a good place I spoke to them when they got my sons Body And they still put parent unknown on…read morehis death certificate

This is one of the worst funeral in town unfortunately I didn't do my research on this place. To…read moremake a long story short I used them for my dad funeral. I was going through a rough time and pain. My dads last wish was to be send to Mexico. I specifically told them to send him to Leon Guanajuato and they send him to Guadalajara México it was a nightmare. I strongly don't recommend this funeral to no body. If you guys don't believe me. Find out for your self. Hire them. 1/17/19 This is to reply to your comment. You as a business man with 10 years of experience you should know all the regulations and rules to shipped someone to any state of Mexico or any other countries. If you guys would of told me this information since the begging that my dad was going to be shipped to Guadalajara it won't be any issues. There was no communication between us. I always have to be calling you to find out the status of the funeral. I paid you guys in full to expedite the funeral services. After the services here in Bakersfield. I was told that my dad was on the same flight That I was flying. To my surprise my dad didn't arrive to Leon that night. I had to get a hotel to wait for you guys to send him the day. I was told that my dad did not get shipped out that day because the flight ticket was too expensive. After two days finally my dad arrived to Guadalajara. So I have to figure out how to get my dad from Guadalajara. The funeral from Guanajuato gave me a quote to take my dad to my town from Guanajuato, but sense you send my dad to Guadalajara I have to pay an adicional 20,000 pesos $1,000 dollars on top of the contract. I already had his funeral service set up in our town. Therefore I had to reschedule his funeral service until further notice. It took two extra full days for my dad to arrived to our town. I asked your employee that I want it to talk to you directly, but some how I wasn't able to talk to you. It was too much for your emplee to handle. To conclude this sad experience I never thought that I could of gone through this experience. I thought I hire profesional people. The only thing you guys care was about the money $$$. Didn't care about my family feelings. I forgot for you guys it's just business right.

I spoke with George and honestly there was no compassion no clarification as to the new policy…read morechanges for decorating our loved ones gravesite. When I purchased three lots a couple years ago, I was told that I could decorate I could put balloons. I could put a bunch of flowers around his stone and that is honestly why I went with the cemetery and now to say that I'm only allowed to put anything in the flower pot. And if I want more decorations to buy another flower pot, how disgusting what a bunch of corporate greed. I literally feel lied to. We need to rally up and stand up to this corporation and file a community lawsuit. They put up signs for everything how convenient of them to not put up signs that they would be enforcing this on a day where they are not even supposed to touch our decorations. And all the families there are very mindful when decorating I've seen how beautiful the cemetery looks. These last couple of days it has been so sad to go. I am already speaking to a lawyer because this has caused me such pain. I've read my contract and I'm having my contract looked at. I recommend all of us do the same.

If I could give them a zero I would. Their staff reminds me of a bunch of used car sales people…read more When you walk in the office, they are on their phones scrolling and barely give you any attention. We made our appointment for the Monday after my mother died and during our appointment in a closed room, a male employee came in with a customer to sell a coffin. We were literally making arrangements for my mother's remains, and they came through the door to sell a coffin. When I asked him if that was the usual practice, he simply responded with; " this is our only coffin room" I said well maybe you could wait until after our appointment or they could've put us in a different room. Instead of apologizing, "he just said well we were only in here for like two minutes." I told him that was two minutes too long and he left. Absolutely unbelievable. After gathering all of our information and telling us that we should be able to take care of my mother's remains within 3 to 5 days we paid and left. Paid in full and we had to call back constantly to have any communication with the office and their story kept changing about the time and date of getting the permit for our mother's cremation and the death certificate. They told us they were waiting on the doctor to sign off, when we called the hospital and the health department, they told us they had received no request from the mortuary. Sabrina at Greenlawn claimed that they could prove that they sent the request and their proof was literally a handwritten invoice in a screenshot. Run from this place as fast as you can use a small local business instead. The staff is unsympathetic and doesn't even pretend to be concerned with your well-being. I understand it's a business, but they could at least pretend to have a little compassion. We asked to speak to Devin several times and he never returned our call. Then they had the nerve to send a text out a couple weeks after and ask how our service was. When I responded that we never got a call back and it was terrible, Devin finally called me. Horrible customer service.

My mother passed away last week and we were so devastated. We called and talked to the Neptune…read moreSociety about the arrangements for my mother. They were very kind and compassionate and took the lead to help us on a really awful day. Patricia helped us with all the arrangements and made things easier for me. She even came to my house to get signatures. I can personally recommend the Neptune society for your cremation needs. Thank you for everything. The Swartz Family

Neptune society is a burial at C/cremation service in Bakersfield (and nationwide). Their prices…read moreare very reasonable starting at about $2000 for a cremation locally, and 2500 for a cremation worldwide. They will handle all the final details, they can provide a urn or something for the ashes. And overall it's a in expensive way of having your final expenses taken care of. It's something probably worth considering if you do not wanna be a financial burden to your family at the end of your life. Pre-payment plans are available.

We had a great experience here . We called them early morning and Billy arranged for us to come in…read morethe next day . He made the whole process extremely easy and smooth for our family.

We laid our loved ones to rest. After spending days to find a mortuary. The Lord led our family to…read moreBilly Taft of johnsontaftmortuary . This man is a God sent. I only recommend this mortuary.

They definitely take advantage on charges, way more than posted costs on everything. Not trustworthyread more

Do not recommend even after giving them two chances. If you don't pay up and sign up for them to…read moredo the services and upgrade for their urns etc for sale, forget ever receiving your family member's remains in less than 3 months. First my mother died in September 2023 at AV Hospital, so signed death certificate form from physician. I had to call repeatedly to learn what had happened after Don so kindly and fake concernedly promised her remains return within a few weeks. No on returned my phone calls. They excused it to having my wrong phone number. Interestingly to have such a mistake when you have to complete most forms on line directly and he could use the correct number to try and upsale additional items for increased cost... Second try was from unexpected death of father , at home in a quick hospice placement in July 2024. Due to the hospice physician's errors in death report LA County was required to complete an autopsy which required medical records. However, Don and his group never got back to me about problem and it took almost 3 months to get the Coroner the hospital records and treatments. Then within a week of me getting them and speaking directly with the Coroner he was cremated. However, again had to call repeatedly to inquire as to when his remains were available. Again no consistent return of phone calls. Don and his daughter could never remember my father's or my name and had to look for records, so not too concerned and obviously have problems with many many clients. Save your family more heartache and frustration and go with another group , as it will be more timely and not cost anymore either. If I could give a negative rating I would.

I wish i could give Loving Pets a higher rating than a 5 star on Yelp because I would give them a…read more10 star rating. Marvin was very understanding the lost of my dog Bella. The people that came and picked her up were very respectful of not all of her needs but of my needs as well for Bella was part of my family. They were extremely fast from the time I connected Loving Pets this morning (10/19/24) to the picking up of Bella's remains. I also have a 13 year old terrier when he passes away I'm planning on using Loving pets serves again for him as well. It was with Marvin and his people help that I was able to find some closer for I know that she's really at peace now. Thank You Loving Pets

From the owner: We are thrilled to introduce Loving Pets, a premier private pet transport service for cremation…read moreserving all Southern California. Established with a commitment to compassionate care, we help pet owners during the profoundly difficult moments of losing a pet. At Loving Pets, we understand the significant joy, comfort, and unconditional love that pets bring to our lives. Our experienced team is here to support your loss. Our services are designed to ensure your pet is treated with the utmost care and respect. From pet cremation pick-up and transportation to supporting you through the cremation process, we are here every step of the way. If you need someone to talk to or require assistance at any stage, our dedicated team is available 24/7. Loving Pets is more than just a service; we are a source of support and understanding in your time of need. Trust us to be there for you and your beloved pet, at all hours, every day of the week.

I am forever grateful for Elver and his team. They are affordable, honest, and consistently…read moredependable. Most recently, when a dear friend and family member passed away, Elver took exceptional care of our loved one and supported our entire family with compassion and professionalism. His team provided us with a packet of free resources that have been incredibly helpful as we navigate our grief. We can always count on them during our most difficult times. I highly recommend Elver's company to anyone in need of caring and trustworthy service.

I would like to thank the staff more specific Angie for her kindness and her attention to detail…read morefor our family during a very difficult time. I highly recommend Grand Legacy Funeral for final resting preparations for your loved ones.