Family-owned, licensed, and available any hour, day or night. Real people answering the phone. Serving Torrance with local response times and direct coordination with area hospitals.
Torrance is a South Bay city with a strong Japanese American heritage and a family-oriented residential character. Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Providence Little Company of Mary anchor local acute care. Our team responds around the clock.
Torrance is home to the largest Japanese American community in the continental United States. Our team is prepared to accommodate Buddhist, Christian, and traditional Japanese customs, and Japanese and Spanish-language coordination is available.
Our team coordinates directly with the following hospitals and medical centers serving Torrance. We have established relationships with case management, social work, and decedent affairs teams — meaning faster release when the time comes.
3330 Lomita Boulevard
Torrance's flagship acute care hospital with a Level II trauma center. We coordinate directly with Torrance Memorial's decedent affairs team for expedited release.
4101 Torrance Boulevard
A Catholic acute care hospital serving central Torrance. Our team has established working relationships with Providence Little Company's care team.
25825 S Vermont Avenue, Harbor City (adjacent)
Serves Torrance Kaiser members. We coordinate transfers from Kaiser South Bay regularly.
We regularly work with care facilities, skilled nursing homes, and assisted living communities across Torrance. When a passing occurs, we coordinate directly with facility staff to expedite the process for your family.
The process depends on where the passing takes place. Here's what to do in each situation.
The hospital's care team will pronounce death and notify their decedent affairs team. From there, you'll need to designate a cremation provider — that's when you call us.
During business hours, we typically arrive at Torrance Memorial within 60-75 minutes. For residences in Torrance, expect our arrival within 2-3 hours.
When death occurs at home and hospice is not involved, an authorized responder needs to pronounce death before we can bring your loved one into care. This is required by California law and is not something a funeral home or cremation provider can bypass.
When hospice is involved, the process is significantly simpler:
Some deaths — particularly sudden or unexplained ones — are reviewed by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner in Boyle Heights. This doesn't mean anything is wrong; it's simply required in certain circumstances.
Our service area covers all of Torrance. If you're calling from any of the neighborhoods below — or anywhere else in Torrance — we come to you.
Real people answering the phone, day or night. We serve all of Torrance with the same care, the same price, and the same guarantees.