Oakmont Memorial Park & Mortuary in Lafayette, California, provides funeral home, burial, veteran, memorialization, cremation, and life celebration services. Call us 24/7.
We host Burial Services that convey both the solemnity of the occasion and the joy that comes from celebrating the life of a dear loved one. We are happy to attend to all aspects of the service, and we invite our guests to linger as long as they wish, fully enjoying a special and intimate time with friends and family. For those who choose it, we also offer Cremation Services; cremation can be a meaningful way in which many families mark the death of a loved one. We also offer services tailored to honor those who are military service members and veterans.
After losing our son to a 4 day battle with Leukemia, we bought a boulder memorial space at Oakmont because it was represented to us as something more personal than a standard grave site — a space you could decorate and make your own with garden art, sculptures, and memorial items.
That was the entire point.
Instead, Oakmont removed and threw away items from our son’s memorial space, including items that were not prohibited. These were meaningful memorial pieces, not trash. To have them discarded this way was incredibly painful.
I also contacted Carriage Services who is their owner. To their credit, customer service initially sounded concerned and said they would respond by last week. They never did. So now we are left with both the loss of those items and no real follow-through.
Do not sell families on the idea that these boulder spaces are personal, flexible memorial spaces if you are going to later treat them differently and clear them out without proper notice. That is misleading and deeply hurtful. Oakmont has been kind to me post throwing away my son’s items but has no real answers and will no longer honor the space to be used as sold (apparently taking over it themselves?!?)
If Oakmont intended to treat these boulder spaces the same as standard graves, that should have been made clear at the time of sale. It was not. Instead the sales team drove us around showing all the unique things you could do with your space.
Throwing away memorial items without clear notice, while failing to follow up afterward is deeply upsetting and unacceptable. Not so much as a phone call prior to trashing his items despite no rules against boulders having items ever employed. Families deserve honesty about what they are buying, clear rules and basic respect. A place that was once a place of healing and peace is now a place of trauma.
Apparently after calling carriage, they are putting items on shelves - so if you have a space you may have the opportunity to retrieve your items - an opportunity we weren’t given.
The photos show before and after - what we drive up to. Oakmont says this is in the name of “beautification”
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Frankie Miller
Apr 15, 2026
5.0
Everyone on the team was so gracious and accommodating for my dad’s funeral. Especially Stacy with her warmth and kindness as she guided us through this process and held our hand the whole way.
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Noah Sawin
Apr 5, 2026
1.0
Years ago, my mom purchased a plot for her and my father. During that time, a lot of issues happened with communication between the cemetery and my mom as well as getting the right headstones put in among multiple other issues during the original process of purchasing the plot . She paid for everything upfront & was told everything was taken care of for when she passed away nothing would be owed at time of passing. Included in this contract that she had was that a tent would be set up with multiple chairs since it was going to be an outside service and this was included in what she paid for , I was there with her when She paid for everything and was told this. Fast-forward 10 years she passes away. When we called Oakmont, they proceed to tell us that she did not pay for everything upfront and that we now owe $5000 for them to pick her up from the hospital and to have her cremated. This is Unacceptable business practices and is a complete scam. You should not tell people that everything is paid for only for you to turn around and make their family pay for it once they are deceased. I didn’t go down to fill out the contract that they want filled & see that they’re trying to double charge us for things right there in black-and-white on paper. When I confront them about this double fee they try and make an excuse and say one is for cemetery and one is for the Mortuary they were trying to charge $800 extra for them to have a person present and to “set up”, mind you my mother had already paid for them to have a tent, set up and have chairs set up. Complete scammers @ this place do not use them. They’re going to take your family members money and then turn around and charge you as well. I will be reaching out to the BBB as well as other agencies about the malpractice going on here
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Lawrence Dreebin
Mar 5, 2026
5.0
Excellent professional and compassionate service from Philip and Marilu. I was very pleased with Oakmont’s mortuary and burial execution of our family’s priorities.
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Craig Smith
Feb 24, 2026
5.0
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Parandis Banifatemi at Oakmont Memorial Park for the beautiful and compassionate way she led my mother’s graveside service.
During a season of deep grief, Parandis carried herself with such grace, gentleness, and reverence. She understood that this was not just a ceremony, but a sacred moment — a time to honor a life and entrust a loved one into God’s eternal care. Her calm presence helped create an atmosphere of peace, dignity, and spiritual reflection.
She handled every detail with professionalism while still allowing space for prayer, remembrance, and the hope we have in our faith. It was evident that she truly respected the significance of the moment for our family.
We are deeply thankful for her kindness and for the way she helped us honor my mother with both dignity and faith
Frequently Asked Questions About Oakmont Memorial Park
What do I do when a death occurs?
The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with the cemetery.
Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:
✓ Birthplace
✓ Father's Name
✓ Mother's Name
✓ Social Security Number
✓ Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
✓ Education
✓ Marital Status
Contact your clergy. Decide on time and place of funeral or memorial service. This can be done at the funeral home.
The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you.
Make a list of immediate family, close friends and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone.
Decide on appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school).
Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service , outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will normally write article and submit to newspapers (newspaper will accept picture and they will be returned intact).
Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering door or phone, keeping careful record of calls. If Social Security checks are automatic deposit, notify the bank of the death.
When I call, will someone come right away?
If you request immediate assistance, yes. If the family wishes to spend a short time with the deceased to say good-bye, that’s perfectly acceptable. Your funeral director will come when your time is right.
Should I choose Burial or Cremation?
Burial in a casket is the most common method of disposing of remains in the United States, although entombment also occurs. Cremation is increasingly selected because it can be less expensive and allows for the memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together.
A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in urn before being committed to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide for cremated remains. The remains may also be scattered, according to state law.
What is the purpose of embalming?
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.
Does a dead body have to be embalmed, according to law?
The Federal Trade Commission says, "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 direct cremation or immediate burial."
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