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MORTUARY SERVICES , SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER CORONER

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• Description:

  Provides assistance with burials for deceased persons without an estate. Helps those with no family and, therefore, no monetary sources to handle the remains. Also applicable when a family has no resources of their own to pay for the burial. Provides resources related to recent or past deaths within Santa Clara County. Resources include:

  • Indigent Cremation Program: Helps those without an estate, family, or means to pay for a burial
  • Unidentified Decedents List: Maintains an active list of unidentified decedents from Santa Clara County on its webpage. Cases are freely viewable by the public who may be looking for a missing loved one. For additonal information please visit the Unidentified Decendent website.
  • ME-C Data Dashboard: Contains information about deaths that occurred in Santa Clara County. For more information please visit the ME-C Data Dashboard.
• Website: https://mec.santaclaracounty.gov/home
• Email: MECInvestigator@mec.sccgov.org
• Phone(s): (408) 793-1900
• Hours: Mon 8am - 4:30pm; Tue 8am - 4:30pm; Wed 8am - 4:30pm; Thu 8am - 4:30pm; Fri 8am - 4:30pm;
• Eligibility: -Must be a deceased individual without an estate or available next of kin, or for families without resources for burial -Data information open to all
• Requirements: None
• Areas Served:
  • Santa Clara United States
• Categories:
  • Mortuary Services
  • Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
  • Coroner Services
• Contacts:

Location(s)

Location Name: MAIN OFFICE

• Accessibility: Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids
• Physical Address: 850 Thornton Way, San Jose, CA, 95128