Arranging a funeral
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Co-op Funeralcare, Launceston
48 St Thomas Road, Launceston, PL15 8DB
Our funeral home in Launceston has been serving the local community since 2010. During that time, we've come to know and love our local area well. We cover areas in and around Launceston, including Altarnun, Bude, Holsworthy and South Petherwin. We're here to give you a friendly, reliable and sensitively planned funeral service at your time of need.
Over the years our team have built strong connections with local funeral celebrants, religious leaders, and many places of worship. This means we can help support you in arranging the funeral that feels personal and right for you and your family. If you're not sure, we can help with inspiration and creative ways to remember them. We're also known for helping to arrange Humanist funerals, too.
We will give you a warm welcome, a cup of tea and the confidence that any funeral you arrange with us will be the best it can be. Call us or come to our funeral home on St Thomas Road.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access and accessible arrangement room.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans. Explore our funeral plans.
On site parking: Yes
Number of spaces: 3
Designated disabled parking space: No
Free public car park: Yes
Street parking: Yes
The Co-op Food store is a short walk from the funeral home and has free parking for 90 minutes. There are also a few streets and an industrial estate surrounding the funeral home which have on road parking.
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
We work with two crematoriums, Glynn Valley and Treswithian Downs, and our team will help you choose whichever feels right for your family. On the day, we will lead the procession from the agreed meeting point to the crematorium, and a member of our team will be with you throughout to make sure everything runs as your family wishes. We are happy to talk through what to expect at either location so there are no surprises.
Not at all. Our Launceston funeral home on St Thomas Road serves families across a wide area, including Altarnun, Bude, Holsworthy, South Petherwin, and Lifton, as well as Launceston itself. Wherever you are in the surrounding area, our team will come to you and make sure your family is supported from the very first call.
Our funeral home on St Thomas Road has three on-site parking spaces, and if those are taken, the Co-op Food store a short walk away has free parking for up to 90 minutes, with additional on-road parking on the surrounding streets. The funeral home has full wheelchair access, and our ground floor arrangement room means your family member will not need to manage any stairs. We want every member of your family to feel comfortable when they visit us.
Yes, our team has experience arranging Catholic funerals, as well as Church of England, Humanist, and other services, so whatever your family's faith or beliefs, we will work with you to get the details right. We liaise directly with local clergy and celebrants on your behalf, and we can discuss suitable local venues when you come in to make arrangements at our funeral home on St Thomas Road.
Please call us as soon as you feel ready, and our team will guide you gently through everything that needs to happen, including bringing your father into our care from wherever he has died. We are here to take that first step alongside you, so you do not have to work out the practicalities alone. Once he is in our care at our Launceston funeral home, we will arrange a time for your family to come in and begin making arrangements at your own pace.