Cremation | San Diego Memorial Society

Looking to Lower Your Funeral or Cremation Costs? Join a Non-Profit Memorial Society

Some FCA affiliates have formal commitments with reputable licensed Funeral Directors to provide cremation or burial services for a pre-determined maximum cost. That cost is almost always lower than the cost to the general public. When you join, you have to outline your disposition preferences upon death. Do you want direct cremation, direct cremation with memorial service, direct burial, direct burial with graveside service or do you want a complete funeral? Maybe you want to donate your body to science at a medical teaching facility?

By SDMS|2023-03-07T04:03:17+00:00October 5th, 2022|Cremation, Planning Ahead for Death|Comments Off

Top 3 Things To Know If You’re Scattering Cremated Remains In California

A person’s cremated remains must be scattered by a licensed cemetery, cemetery broker, crematory, registered cremated remains disposer, funeral establishment staff member or a family member.

By SDMS|2022-02-21T21:47:30+00:00January 27th, 2022|Cremation|Comments Off

What Is Aquamation?

Aquamation – also known as biocremation, resomation, flameless cremation, and water cremation – uses alkaline hydrolysis to dispose of human or animal remains. Touted as an eco-friendly alternative to cremation, it uses a heated alkaline solution to break down the body, leaving behind only the skeleton.

By SDMS|2022-01-07T18:56:49+00:00January 7th, 2022|Creative Services, Cremation, Green Burial|Comments Off

Pre-Need Questions and Answers

This article is from the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau of California Pre-need Q & A Read online Printer Friendly Version A guide to making advance funeral and cemetery arrangements. When you make funeral and cemetery arrangements in advance, you Read More →

By SDMS|2021-09-21T19:19:07+00:00October 10th, 2021|Cremation, Funeral Costs, Planning Ahead for Death|Comments Off

Cremation Information

This information is from the Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases https://www.cfb.ca.gov/consumer/funeral.shtml CREMATION INFORMATION California law requires written acknowledgment of the following disclosure when cremation is to take place: "The human body burns with the casket, container, or other material Read More →

By SDMS|2020-07-07T19:32:41+00:00July 7th, 2020|Cremation, Death Away From Home|Comments Off

San Diego Memorial Society Rights and Responsibilities of Membership

YOUR MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO: Information and educational materials about cremation and burial options. Planning documents to authorize your choice of final arrangements. Several newsletters each year to keep you up to date on what is going on with your Society. Discounted Read More →

By SDMS|2019-02-28T19:15:15+00:00February 28th, 2019|Cremation|Comments Off

When Death Occurs While Traveling – Transport Body or Cremains?

When you are a member of the San Diego Memorial Society you are covered while traveling within the United States. That is because the San Diego Memorial Society is a member of the Funeral Consumers Alliance. The goal of Funeral Consumers Alliance Read More →

By SDMS|2018-08-17T22:22:23+00:00August 17th, 2018|Cremation, Funeral Costs|Comments Off

Shopping for Funerals & Direct Cremation

Shopping for Funerals by Diccon Hyatt (with comments about Direct Cremation in blue by the staff at San Diego Memorial Society) When it comes to funeral services, the old saying that “you get what you pay for,” couldn’t be further from the Read More →

By SDMS|2018-08-01T00:22:32+00:00May 7th, 2018|Cremation, Funeral Costs|Comments Off

What Shall We Do With the Ashes?

What Shall We Do With the Ashes (Cremains)? by David Brown When a person has selected cremation and that process has been carried out, the ashes have a volume roughly that of a five pound sack of sugar plus a bit Read More →

By SDMS|2018-04-23T08:36:20+00:00April 20th, 2018|Cremation|Comments Off

What do I do when someone dies?

If a death occurs in San Diego County follow these guidelines: What do I do when someone dies? #1 Notify the Proper Authorities At Home or at Work When someone dies at home or at work, emergency medical personnel must be contacted, and Read More →

By SDMS|2018-05-10T20:29:39+00:00March 3rd, 2018|Body & Organ Donation, Cremation|Comments Off