Finding Comfort: Free Online Bereavement Tools Now Open to All Local Residents
Watsonville, United States - October 2, 2026 / Mehl's Colonial Chapel /
WATSONVILLE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 -- Mehl's Colonial Chapel, a family-owned funeral home serving Watsonville and Santa Cruz County, is drawing attention to the grief support resources available to families through its website, mehlschapel.com/resources/grief-resources. The page offers articles and guidance intended to help individuals and families understand and cope with loss, and is available at no cost to anyone in the community, regardless of whether they used the funeral home's services.
Mehl's Colonial Chapel has operated in Watsonville since Sept. 1, 1929, according to the funeral home's own history, providing burial services, cremation services, pre-need funeral planning and veterans' burial services to families throughout Santa Cruz County. The chapel is licensed by the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, the state agency that licenses and regulates funeral establishments, under license number FD #323. Its office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grief does not end after a funeral service concludes, and many families continue to look for support in the weeks, months and years that follow a loss. The resources section of the Mehl's Colonial Chapel website was developed to give families ongoing access to information on coping with grief, without requiring an in-person visit or appointment.
"Grief doesn't follow a schedule, and families in our community shouldn't have to search far for support," said Evan Mehl of Mehl's Colonial Chapel. "Whether a family lost someone last week or years ago, we want them to know these resources and our team are here."
Mehl's Colonial Chapel also provides pre-need planning consultations, allowing families to make funeral and cremation arrangements in advance, and offers services related to burial, cremation and memorialization for families throughout the Pajaro Valley, the agricultural region of southern Santa Cruz County anchored by Watsonville.
Since 1929, Mehl's Colonial Chapel has been owned and operated by the same family, serving multiple generations of families across Watsonville, Freedom, Corralitos and the surrounding Santa Cruz County communities. Local news coverage documented the chapel's 80th year of continuous operation in Watsonville in 2010, and the funeral home remains family-run today, nearly a century after it first opened its doors. It maintains its online grief resources as an ongoing point of support for families after services have concluded, alongside its funeral, cremation and pre-need planning services.
Mehl's Colonial Chapel is located at 222 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, California, 95076, and serves families throughout Watsonville and greater Santa Cruz County.
About Mehl's Colonial Chapel
Family-owned and operated since 1929, Mehl's Colonial Chapel is a funeral home based in Watsonville, California. The chapel provides burial services, cremation services, pre-need funeral planning and veterans' burial services to families throughout Santa Cruz County. More information is available at mehlschapel.com.
Media Contact:
Evan Mehl
Mehl's Colonial Chapel
222 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076
evan@mehlschapel.com
www.mehlschapel.com
FD#323
FDR#5062
CA Insurance Lic. #4533838
Phone: (831) 724-6371
Contact Information:
Mehl's Colonial Chapel
222 E Lake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076
United States
Evan Mehl
(831) 724-6371
https://www.mehlschapel.com/
