How does the San Diego Memorial Society Work?
Looking for low cost cremation or burial plans?
We partner with 11 participating mortuaries in San Diego County.
Each mortuary has pre-negotiated prices with us that we pass on to our members.
This allows for low cost cremation and burial plans.
We are your non-profit, non-pressure alternative to the high cost of funerals.
Click here to see a list of our participating mortuaries.
JOIN NOW
When you join the Society we send you a membership card with your member number.
When the time comes simply contact the mortuary of your choice from our list and call to make the arrangements.
If you are already facing the death of a loved one you can still sign them up to receive the special pricing.
Just call today 858-391-1267
Join today and your one-time $50 lifetime membership fee can be paid today and you are instantly a member allowing you discounts at 11 San Diego mortuaries.
BENEFITS EVEN WHILE TRAVELING OR IF YOU MOVE: With over 100 sisters organizations your membership can be easily transferred.
Join today enjoy the peace of mind that pre-planning brings. Veteran benefits do not cover burial and cremation.
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More about the San Diego Memorial Society
- San Diego Memorial Society is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1958 to help members obtain simple, dignified, inexpensive arrangements for cremation or burial.
- We work with participating mortuaries to provide low cost cremation or burial services to members at low pre-established prices.
- The Society does not sell insurance or “prepaid burial plans.”
- We are not a mortuary or a for-profit business.
- Our orientation is focused on consumer protection and it is led by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Directors elected by the membership.
- We work with participating mortuaries to provide for basic low cost cremation and burial services at low, fully transparent prices.
How Can You Join the San Diego Memorial Society?
- Joining the San Diego Memorial Society is easy! Click here for the online form.
- A modest, one-time, nonrefundable membership is all you need.
- Call today to get signed up. Offering low cost cremation & burial plans. It only takes a few minutes. 858-391-1267
- Membership is open to all.
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