2011 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Services
The funeral home positions itself as values-aligned, helping families select services consistent with environmental, financial, and personal priorities rather than predetermined packages.
The Co-op Funeral Home of People's Memorial operates from a 2011 1st Ave N location in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood, serving families throughout King County. As a cooperative funeral home, it functions as a not-for-profit entity owned by its members rather than private investors or corporate chains. This structure eliminates sales quotas for funeral directorsāa practice explicitly stated on their websiteāremoving the incentive to upsell grieving families.
The funeral home emphasizes remote service capabilities, offering phone-based arrangements with electronic document signing to reduce travel burden. Their model prioritizes alignment with family values and budgets over revenue targets. The organization maintains active membership through People's Memorial Association, which provides benefits to co-op members.
On behalf of our family I would like to express our gratitude for the services you provided. Every aspect of the process was handled with grace, dignity and respect. Without hesitation, We would recommend to anyone in need of this invaluable service.
Very professional and gracious at the same time. Death certificates and ashes were all processed in 5 days, exceeding expectations. Highly recommended, making a difficult process at a difficult time as easy as possible. Many thanks!
My parents and myself joined peopleās memorial over 20 years ago and were led to believe they would pay for cremation. My Dad died April 2025 and just got a bill over $1600 to pay for cremation. They paid 15 percent. Thatās way over priced and misleading. Currently living in Ariz...
I joined PMA as an idealistic young person who didn't want to be part of the death "industry". I didn't really think about actually using it. When my partner died it was the first place I called, and the last, because they immediately took care of everything. Not to sell me so...
Being from out of town, our experience with The Co-op during this most difficult time with an unexpected death of our beloved son, was such a God-send to our family. Brendan, Bill, and the entire Co-Op staff were compassionate, understanding, and supportive in every interaction a...
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