“The team at Opal Cremation are wonderful, thoughtful and extremely professional. They took care of a stressful and scary family event and provided a kind and caring service. Their support staff walked us through the whole process, helped us with all of the paperwork and took the time to explain what would happen at each step of the way. I cannot say enough about the Opal team except that I highly recommend them. Thank you again.​”

William C – San Diego, CA
Google Review

“I would like to say that I used Opal services after my oldest daughter died suddenly in her sleep. I was completely unprepared for what to expect and I had very little money to do a burial. One of her friends mentioned that she wanted to be cremated. I found Opal Cremation here on yelp. They only had one review, but I decided to request services. Let me tell you, they were awesome. They made sure I knew what was happening every step of the way. I thank them for their compassion, knowledge and attention to all the details. They made what could have been a very stressful event almost stress less.. I truly appreciate Opal cremation services.”

Tanya T – Los Angeles, CA
Yelp Review

“Troy and the team at Opal Cremation are absolutely stellar. They are kind, caring and endlessly helpful. Troy led me through the whole process when my mom passed away, took care of all the paperwork, and even delivered her ashes in a beautiful rosewood box. Since my mom was born in Romania, Troy even went so far as to contact the Consulate to find out what we need to do to transport her remains to her homeland. Highly recommended.”

Thea M – San Franciso, CA
Yelp Review

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