Additional Services
Enhance your Celebration of Life or burial at sea service with our additional offerings, which include a world-class vocalist, an ordained officiant, catering options, and convenient transportation arrangements.
Professional Vocalist
Barbara Tobler Valente
Barbara Tobler Valente is a world class versatile singer. From classical to rock, Barbara can sing almost anything. Barbara started her career singing opera in Europe after winning a national voice competition. Five years after her return to the United States, she sang professionally in both Broadway shows and opera. She went on to form a jazz trio called Lyriphon, and now Barbara sings in a Fleetwood Mac tribute band and her original rock and blues band, Crimson Coil. Barbara is also a prominent vocal coach in Southern California.
Beyond her grand career accomplishments, Barbara most loves offering her gift for intimate, special occasions. Barbara has been singing for celebration of life ceremonies for over 25 years. Her soothing, crystal clear timbre, and emotion filled voice, brings something moving to services celebrating departed loved ones. Barbara can sing your loved ones special song or any song often heard at funerals. Barbara will be happy to consult with you to help make your service beautiful and memorable.
Inquire about our professional vocalist Barbara Tobler Valente for a touching and memorable tribute to your loved one
Burial at Sea Service Officiant
Reverend Brooke Eldridge
R. Brooke Eldridge is a native of Boston, MA, and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Louisville with a BCS in Accounting. Additionally, he has received his Masters of Art in Business Management from Central Michigan University. Having flown over 1000 combat missions as a Cobra Attack Helicopter, commanded Headquarters Company at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and an aviation company in Nuremberg Germany, Lt. Colonel Brooke has had an extensive military career and history. He finished his Army career as the Fifth US Army Inspector General in San Antonio Texas and has since retired from the US Army.
Several years ago, a very good friend of his asked Brooke to officiate her daughter’s wedding ceremony. He accepted this honor and set out to undertake the appropriate religious teachings to become ordained. With his extensive educational background, Brooke was soon to become Reverend Brooke!
Since 2004, he has acquired a great deal of experience conducting countless marriages, Baptisms, recommitment ceremonies, Celebrations of Life, funerals, ash scatterings, and full body burials at sea. In Reverend Brooke’s words, “I would be honored to see you through these difficult times, lay your loved one to rest, and your hearts at peace. May the Good Lord watch over you and your loved one. God bless. Amen!”
Experience the Comfort and Guidance of Reverend Brooke Eldridge
Catering Services
The Funerals at Sea network of yachts are owned and operated by very compassionate and genuinely accommodating people. We understand that for some, food more than nourishes the body. But it also brings families and friends together to nourish our souls and connections. Everyone handles their grieving process differently. Some may not have an appetite when they’re dealing with personal stresses, and others have increased appetites.
We’re here to do our best to accommodate as much of your family’s needs as possible. Some of our charter providers are very familiar with local quality take-out restaurants, full-service caterers, and even private chefs. If you’d like to add a private chef or catering to your burial at sea or Celebration of Life service, please feel free to request a consultation with us and we’ll be happy to discuss your options.
If you're interested in adding a private chef or catering to your burial at sea or Celebration of Life service, please don't hesitate to ask us about it during the booking process.
Bus or Limo Transportation
Sometimes we know we need to be somewhere, but we don’t want to worry about how we’re going to get there. Especially, if you’re not familiar with the area. Sometimes we plan an event where we need to have all of our friends and family in the same place at the same time, and we don’t want to worry if everyone is familiar with the routes, parking, etc. And sometimes, you’re simply not in the mood to deal with traffic.
Whether you’re attending an ash scattering, full body burial at sea, or a Celebration of Life, you may not want to drive yourselves to the marina. You may want to have some food and beverages on board and assure you and your family don’t have to worry about enjoying a few cocktails and then driving home.
Let Funerals at Sea take those worries away and take care of you and your family’s means of getting where you need to be safely. For groups of six or more, we can arrange limo or limo bus transportation to the marina from anywhere in San Diego County. When filling out our inquiry form or consulting with our booking agent, be sure to ask for a quote for transportation. We will simply need to have an address of origin for an accurate quote.