Lori Family Mortuary
915 E Stowell Rd STE C, Santa Maria, CA 93454
600 E Stowell Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93454
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Magner-Maloney publishes complete pricing documentation including General Price List, Casket Price List, Burial Options and Pricing, and Cremation Options and Pricing. Pre-planned funerals with funded insurance or trust arrangements guarantee costs against future inflation. Insurance assignments accepted for at-need services with claim processing provided.
The funeral home occupies the original Magner location at 600 East Stowell Road, now surrounded by developed Santa Maria. The property includes a chapel for services, visitation areas, and the recently opened Gathering Room—a dedicated reception space designed for food and beverage service before, during, and after ceremonies. The Gathering Room features an open floor plan with combined table and bar seating for 30 guests, a large buffet table, stocked coffee and tea bar, and television for memorial video playback, live chapel viewing, or children's entertainment. This addition allows families to host complete life celebrations on-site without coordinating external venues.
Magner-Maloney emphasizes guaranteed pre-need pricing—services and merchandise locked at today's rates regardless of future cost increases. All pre-need funds placed with insurance companies or California-accepted trust companies within 30 days, protected by law and kept separate from funeral home operating funds.
Magner-Maloney Funeral Home and Crematory traces its roots to 1935, when Clarence and Julia Magner founded C.P. Magner Funeral Home on what was then rural Stowell Road. Their daughter Winifred and son-in-law Jack Malone later joined the business, establishing the family lineage that continues today. In 1975, long-time employee Joe Maloney purchased the funeral home, retaining the Magner name to honor its founding legacy.
Today, the funeral home operates under third-generation family ownership. Linda Maloney (FDR 1824) and Benjamin "Ben" Pirkl (FDR 2766 / CRM 458 / 0K85946) manage daily operations, with Pirkl serving as Managing Funeral Director, Crematory Manager, and Licensed Prearrangement Agent. The facility holds California funeral establishment license FD 270 and crematory license CR 255.
Located at 600 East Stowell Road, the funeral home serves communities throughout the Santa Maria Valley and surrounding Central Coast region, from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara counties.
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915 E Stowell Rd STE C, Santa Maria, CA 93454
1003 E Stowell Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93454