No-Cost Cremation

A Smart Alternative to Traditional End of Life Arrangements

Whole Body Donation. No-Cost Cremation.

Whole Body Donation. No-Cost Cremation.

The gift of body donation through our partner, Science Care contributes to the advancement of treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, ALS, degenerative joint disease, heart disease and much more. Without the assistance of human body donation after death, we would not have the medical advancements that we see today.

The gift of body donation also eliminates the cost of cremation, reducing the financial obligation during an already difficult time.

What Your No-Cost Cremation Includes

Your No-Cost cremation is a complete package that addresses all your needs for a dignified farewell while supporting medical research.

Donor Services Coordinator

Your Donor Services Coordinator works with you to transfer the Deceased and will be your prime contact through the process.

Removal And Transportation

The Deceased is, with care, taken to Science Care.

No Cost Cremation

By donating your body, your cremation expenses are covered, reducing the financial obligation on your loved ones.

Celebration Of Donation

Upon cremation of the Deceased, the family will receive the remains in an attractive urn and a Legacy Letter highlighting how the charitable donation has supported medical research.

Memory In Nature

A tree is planted in a National Forest, in honor of the Deceased, approximately on the one year anniversary of their passing

What To Expect

1) Contact Helm - Gallagher Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Call us, 24 x 7, to begin the process. You will be asked you a few brief medical questions to confirm the Deceased's eligibility to participate in the Donor Program.

 
 
2) Donation Process Begins

The Donor is transferred, with care to Science Care.

3) Completion of Donation

Tissue is recovered for Medical Research, Training and Education Programs. Then your loved one's cremated remains are returned in an attractive urn in about 3-5 weeks following donations.

 
 
4) Celebration Of Donation

In addition to the cremated remains, you will receive a Legacy Letter, highlighting the research programs that your donation may have supported. At about the one year anniversary of the Donor's passing, a tree will be planted in their honor in a National Forst.

Science Care: AATB Accredited

Science Care: AATB Accredited

Science Care is the world’s largest whole body donation program. Since the company’s inception in 2000, it has enabled tens of thousands of families to donate their loved one’s remains to medical research and discovery. Science Care works with some of the world’s most prestigious and well-respected medical schools, research hospitals and medical device companies to help support the training of physicians and surgeons and to assist with the development of new medical products, procedures, and treatments. We embrace the responsibility placed upon us by families and the medical community and maintain the industry’s highest ethical standards in all that we do. 

A donation is conditional upon medical suitability criteria at the time of passing. This honors the intent of donation and safely serves the needs of the medical community. Most all will qualify.