Funeral Director
2026/5/24 RMF (without YSF) visited Sunnyside Cremation and Funeral in Garden Grove and Buena Park. (Their Garden Grove location was temporarily closed due to the Garden Grove evacuation zone.) He met with Charles, a funeral director. This is the place that PEG picked based on their numerous 5-star reviews on Yelp (basically there were a few complaints during the Covid lockdowns). Charles was very knowledgeable – including about dealing with the VA and death certificates – and suggested Costco or Amazon if we want to supply our own casket. Really the only glitch yesterday (May 24) was that their Garden Grove location (which is closer to Westminster) was in the temporary evacuation zone – but I expect that problem will be cleared up soon.
2026/5/24 RMF and YSF visited Peek Funeral Home in Westminster. YSF liked this place, RMF not so much – the staffer with whom they spoke had to ask a manager if they had experience with VA burials. This place gets very mixed reviews on Yelp. It’s Vietnamese, supposedly features Buddhist services, is expensive, and can be brusque and insensitive.
Caskets
Costco – online via Titan Casket. Titan wooden caskets.
Other online options: Amazon, Walmart.