San Diego Memorial Service ~ "How to Plan a Memorial Service"

A guide on how to hold an appropriate memorial service for all guests. Helps consider ways in which the event can be truly meaningful for the guests and provide them a comfortable environment to deal with their grief and commemoration.

https://sdmsonline.com/how-to-plan-a-memorial-service/

San Diego Memorial Society ~ "6 Ideas for a Celebration of Life "

A total of 6 ideas that cover the celebration portion of a memorial service and some insight on the significance of a celebration of life service. Also provides some ideas on location for services and a small guide on how to plan a memorial service.

https://sdmsonline.com/celebration-of-life/

Covituary~ "Inclusive Grieving in The Age of COVID: Creating and Sharing Memorial Videos "

Demonstrates an an alternative way to memorialize the death of a loved one. Shares ideas to create video memorials, and briefly explains the positives of having a video memorial.

https://www.covituary.org/inclusive-grieving-in-the-age-of-covid-creating-and-sharing-memorial-videos/

San Diego Burial at Sea~ "Funeral Support"

A collection of resources that can aid in providing support and/or planning a memorial service.

https://sandiegoburialatsea.com/funeral-support-information/

American Red Cross~ "Virtual Family Assistance Center"

A resource page created by the Red Cross to assist families at this time with funeral services. There are many different categories of resources that provide various types of aid

https://www.redcross.org/virtual-family-assistance-center.html

Local options:

Los Angeles: https://www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles/about-us/our-work/virtual-family-assistance-center.html

Southern California: https://www.redcross.org/local/california/southern-california/get-help/virtual-family-assistance-center.html

The French Gourmet~ "Memorial Catering"

A local catering service in San Diego. They are trained to deal with catering for memorial services and also are able to prepare many diverse food options for people of different cultures.

https://thefrenchgourmet.com/funeral-and-memorial-catering-san-diego/