McCormick & Son Mortuaries

I can’t say enough about the wonderful, caring, thorough, helpful and professional service we received at this very difficult time. Michael Beeman, went above and beyond in his helpfulness. Our family was so glad we chose McCormick and Sons. I would recommend them to everyone in need of end of life services. Thank you to all at McCormick and Sons.
Sincerely
The Family of Richard Begando

Michael went out of his way and stayed all night making sure our 21 year old daughter was as beautiful as she’d ever been. The day of the funeral, Michael also stayed and helped with the ceremony making sure we were well taken care of. Joal and the entire staff made the entire process easier to get through and they were very receptive to an untraditional ceremony… Our daughter was unique and referred to herself as a Unicorn, and that was exactly the kind of ceremony Joal helped us with. I LOVE those people!

I’m writing my first-​ever Unilocal review for McCormick and Son, because I want to acknowledge Joal’s compassion, helpfulness, attention to detail, and personalized service.
My mother was laid to rest in April 2013. It was a tough experience for my dad, my siblings, and me, but Joal made things easier for us. He made us feel welcome, understood, and unpressured; he recommended a printer that did excellent work on the memorial book; he engineered a way to elevate the slideshow screen to make it easier to see from the back of the hall; he developed inside jokes with my brother Scott; he patiently worked with us on our design of mom’s gravestone; he was dedicated, friendly, responsive, and clear; and he was easy to get ahold of by phone and quick to reply over email.
Over the past twenty months, whenever I’ve thought about the funeral service, I’ve thought, «I should leave a positive review for McCormick and Son.» It’s one small thing I can do to show my gratitude for the very big things Joal did for my family and me in our darkest days.

How do you write about a subject like this but I have to because at a time like this every little thing is so sensitive. All I can say is they made this experience as painless as possible. Joel and Rebecca were the sweetest people. Joel made an amazing cd of family pictures of my dad and music that we picked. Michael who was in charge of the way dad was presented for the open casket. I have been to many funerals where people look terrible but my dad looked really good… I know that’s weird to say but he really looked better than he did in the hospital before he died. I HIGHLY recommend McCormick & Sons for planning the last part of someone’s life!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you Joel, Rebecca and Michael for dealing with all my special requests with such grace and love!!!

Our family recently returned from a week’s travel to Arlington, VA where our father was laid to rest with full military honors.

The caisson procession, Air Force flyover, and graveside service occurred with precision and touching ceremony. We are grateful for the serious commitment made by Arlington National Cemetery as it honored Dad in this, his last military ritual.
Over 40 people from California and distant locations came to pay their final tribute.
McCormick and Son liaised with Arlington and the Veteran’s Administration, making sure that all was in place prior to the journey east… Then to our amazement Joal made the trip to Arlington as an envoy from the McCormick family! This is not a usual practice and it required a special effort on his part to coordinate travel with his own family/​business plans. Generously, he supported each step of the process from the Arlington gate to the conclusion of the service. What an unexpected contribution! We cannot express how grateful we are to all the wonderful people at McCormick and Son Mortuary.

First of all I would like this review to be acknowledged as a personal experience we’ve had with dealing with this business and all I wish to do is explain a very hard time during the passing of our grandmother, it’s still very hard to talk about my families and her final wishes not being followed through. McCormicks and Son, over the years we have personally recommended many grieving famillies to them. When our grandmother passed in 2011, they naturally were the first choice; little did I know how big of a mistake that was to let them handle her remains.
Our grandmother wanted to be cremated and then buried with her mother (already deceased) at Ascension Cemetary.
When our grandmother died, McCormick and Son handle our grandmothers final affairs. This sadly, was proven to be a mistake on our part. McCormick and Son who we were close over the years with, convinced my family that my deceased grandmother needed to have a coffin funeral if we wanted her to have a Catholic Mass before internment. So they squeezed $ 20,000 from my dad when my grandmother wanted to be cremated, per several request from myself. I tried to tell the McCormicks that my grandmother had told me years ago (when she still had her faculties) to make sure she was cremated and that she already asked the priests and that they authorized it. This was so unfortunate for myself and my family, it saddens me so much with such heartache that people with the power to bury our loved ones with respect and care would just toss away request by families grieving, for an” up-​sale” which was implied. What should have been a $ 1200.00 funeral with a nice little urn turned into a $ 20,000 coffin and service. Truly our saddened hearts goes out to these people carrying out final wishes. My original post may of been distasteful, I must admit, but for McCormicks and personally harrasing my in laws and friends to tell me to take this review off Unilocal,is more distasteful in decorum. But fortunately for myself and other reviews on bad business, its reviews aren’t in the stronghold of threats or accusations of the dishonest. I hope this review in the most respectful way finds its way to other people who not only benefit from it but also save the heartache any other family must go through during such a time of pain. In hopes that this post wouldn’t be taken down for any” violations” they find but I can write this review as many times as I need fit to hopefully show that this is nothing but honesty and truthfulness on our behalf. My condolences to the lost of McCormick Sr. A man who knew that hard work and dedication would only be the hopes for what his family carries out further from his name.

Everyone at McCormick & Son was wonderful to my family and I. I lost my husband recently and every person there was amazing. They did an amazing job with every detail and with the arrangements. Anything I needed and wanted for the service they were able to handle for me. They were all very professional, supportive, and VERY warm to all of us. Thank you Joal, Peggy, Rebecca, Nanette, and Bill.

When my grandmother passed away McCormick and Son were professional and compassionate throughout the entire difficult experience.

Peggy McCormick handled the service for my dear friend. Peggy and her team were wonderful to work with. She is a very caring business women with integrity and very professional. She made everything so easy and stress free during this difficult time. She helped us out with all the details and the service could not have been more perfect. Thank you Peggy for making our last memories of our dear friend unforgettable and your kindness. Your are wonderful and you have a wonderful team at McCormick & Son.

I wish I could give them zero stars. Like the other unfavorable reviewer I was looking for a place to have my mother cremated and a service. I have had a few loved ones pass away and have had to handle arrangements. This has been the worst experience ever. I walked out and never looked back. Like the other reviewer said, «stay away.»

Hey, I read reviews, too…
Mc Cormick runs their business with great integrity.
The other two reviews (at this writing) are less than favorable, but my experience was a Godsend.
One (of two) locations is in Laguna Woods, and yes, it’s an old building.
BUT…the people are caring and loving.
They are respectful of wishes, avoiding the ‘hard-​sell’. If another reviewer sees that as ‘pizza ordering’, I found it low key.
It is one of the last FAMILY OWNED AND RUN businesses, and they don’t push the glitz and glamour, they are dignified and tasteful.
I pre-​arranged services, and every financial aspect was clear and understood. There were no ‘surprises’, just clarity.
I don’t know all the legalities of the mortuary business, but they handled everything TO PERFECTION, being the intermediary between me and the hospital with great tact and dignity.
The day of the funeral, one of the Mc Cormick family members (the «Son») stayed with my family ALL DAY to be of service (no extra charge). He moved flowers, helped the church members, stood quietly by to do anything he could to be of service.
No detail was overlooked.
I have heard so many disappointing stories from others surrounding this difficult time, so I am grateful to have Mc Cormick and Son (and Daughter!) on my side!

The place is a major toliet. It is dark and smokey smelling and very uninviting. I was looking for a place to have a service and cremation for a love one and thought this place would work. STAY AWAY!!! The owner and everyone that is there is rude and uncaring. They give you a menu like you are ordering a pizza and ask what would you like. I basically walked out of there and told them to forget it.

DON’T TRUST THIS PLACE!!! PLEASE, there are caring and reputable mortuaries out there, even in Laguna Hills, but PASS on this one!
Just moments after my dad passed, they lied to me and said that if I didn’t agree to have them remove his body immediately, he would have to go to the coroner’s office.
Telling a person this lie, just moments after the time of death, is VILE!!! When I found out how they had mislead me, I had another morturay handle everything.
They refuse to admit any wrongdoing. I have filed a formal complaints with the California Cemetary and Funeral Bureau, as well as other agencies, but still, they have done nothing to make things right.
These people PREY on the grieving!!!