When it’s time to lay a loved one to rest, these funeral homes are professional, experienced, and supportive through every step of the process. The 2024 readers’ choice Best of the County winner is Fernwood Cemetery (pictured above). For the rest of the Marin Magazine‘s Best of Marin County Funeral Home picks see below.
Our 2024 Services category sponsor is Headlands Preparatory School. View the rest of the Services category here.
We’ve broken it down by region: Southern, Central, and Northern Marin.
Southern | Central | Northern
Southern Marin
Fernwood Cemetery
Mill Valley
Fernwood Funeral Home, crematory, and cemetery is one of the country’s first environmentally conscious cemeteries. The property is located on a National Wildlife Federation Habitat where the natural rolling hills of the grounds make a picturesque backdrop. Offering natural burial, green burial, traditional burial, cremation services, and the nation’s first green Jewish cemetery, Gan Yarok, the compassionate and experienced staff are here to help plan the best service for a loved one.
301 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley, 415.619.6127
Central Marin
Monte’s Chapel of the Hills
San Anselmo
The Monte family started the Chapel of the Hills in 1932 in San Anselmo. They moved to their current location in 1937 – and work to this day with the same goal, “be a good neighbor to the residence of Marin County.” They offer cremation, traditional funerals, memorial services, and more conducted by staff at their facility.
330 Red Hill Ave, San Anselmo, 415.453.8440
Keaton’s Mortuary
San Rafael
Providing funeral and cremation services for Marin since 1920, Keaton’s Mortuary is experienced in helping families create personalized funerals and memorials for loved ones. Services include cremation arrangements and funeral planning and location.
1022 E St, San Rafael, 415.453.0571
Northern Marin
Valley Memorial
Novato
Settled in a peaceful corner of Novato, Valley Memorial Park offers cemetery services, funeral home services, on-site cremations, and a reception event center. Their latest Garden of Tranquility is their newest Green Burial, an environmentally conscious way of caring for the dead. Professional, caring, and experienced staff help guide loved ones through the memorialization process.
650 Bugeia Ln, Novato, 415.897.9609
Best of the County Services Sponsor
Headlands Preparatory School
This award-winning, WASC-accredited, middle and high school has a long history of helping students succeed through individualized learning. From highly gifted students to those with learning differences, Headlands meets students where they are to maximize their learning. Executive Director Kristie Moore-Arauz shares their approach:
Please describe your curriculum.
Our curriculum is designed around the concept of mastery learning and our “acquire-practice-apply” method, in which students acquire content and skills, practice them in a meaningful way and apply them for long-term learning.
How does your school support individual students’ learning needs?
The one-to-one model enables teachers to engage unique student interests and provides them with the opportunity to develop and articulate their own thoughts, interests and opinions.
What extracurricular activities do you offer?
Headlands facilitates international and local group service trips as well as student lunch clubs in which students explore shared interests, such as leadership, yearbook, social justice, board games and more
Headlands Prep School | Sausalito | 415.944.2254 | headlandsprep.com
