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Helpful Resources

Planning & Forms

• Obituary Guidance Form
• Vital Statistics
• A Fact of Life Pre-planning Guide

Social Security

Phone: Toll-free 800-772-1213
Hours: 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday
Recorded Messages: 24/7
http://www.ssa.gov

Veteran’s Administration

Veteran’s Benefits, Claims and General Information
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 800-827-1000
http://www.va.gov

• Request Pertaining to Military Records
• Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes

California Department of Consumer Affairs

1625 North Market Blvd., Ste. S-208
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916-574-787
http://www.cfb.ca.gov/

Death Certificates

Certified copies of death certificates are obtained from the county in which the death occurs, locally Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

Santa Clara County Health Department
645 South Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: 408-885-2010

• Website: http://www.sccgov.org/
• Vital Records: http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/phd/

San Mateo County Health Department
225 West 37th Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: 650-573-2395

• Website: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/SMC
• Vital Records: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/health/

Helpful Links

• Death & Funeral Glossary: http://www.uta.fi/FAST/GC/fungloss.html
• Planning a Funeral: http://www.planningafuneral.com
• Green Burials: http://www.greenburials.org/
• Funeral Consumers Alliance: http://www.funerals.org/index.php
• Comfort for Bereavement: http://www.comfort-for-bereavement.com/

Local Florists

• Colorburst Flowers
  Phone: 650-322-8201
• Stanford Floral Design
  Phone: 650-462-8230
  Fax: 650-324-9965
• Michaela's Flower Shop
  Phone: 650-321-5390
  Fax: 650-324-0611
• Fleur de Lis
  Phone: 650-968-0220

Out of Town Guests

• Lodging: Red Cottage Inn & Suites
• Lodging: Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
• Restaurants: Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce

Tributes, Memorial Videos, DVD’s, Funeral Programs

• Custom Video Connection: http://www.cvc-video.com/
• Memory Vision: http://www.memoryvision.tv
• Pictures in Motion: http://www.picturesinmotion.com/
• Tributes.com: http://www.tributes.com/
• Legacy.com: http://www.legacy.com/NS/
• Funeral Program Site: http://www.funeralprogram-site.com/

The Complete Life Series

These wonderful brochures offer practical and compassionate insight.

• Advance Care Planning - Making Choices Known
• Planning Ahead - Funeral and Memorial Services
• Preparing To Say Good-Bye - Care for the Dying
• When Death Occurs – What to Do When A Loved One Dies
• Help For The Bereaved - The Healing Journey

John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Center on Aging

(650) 328-1360