California Nurses Honor Guard

Welcome, we are grateful you are here.

The California Nurses Honor Guard is a volunteer organization formed by nurses to honor nurses who have passed by providing the final release from earthly nursing duties at their funeral or memorial ceremony.

This service is free (as available) to any nurse in California who has dedicated their life to caring for others in the nursing profession.

Service Request

We are working to connect nurses throughout the state. As we continue to mobilize the many nurses who want to serve please reach out to our list of existing resources for immediate service. View some of them here.

California Nurses Honor Guard voicemail (530) 727-0771

Are you a Nurse?

Please consider joining the California Nurses Honor Guard so we may honor those who have served this profession.


About California Nurses Honor Guard

Conducting her first ceremony in 2019 Deborah Merriman-Bird PhD RN had long been interested in mobilizing nurses in a statewide association to provide honor guard ceremonies to those who dedicated their lives to serving their communities. At the beginning of 2024 California Nurses Honor Guard was formed to unite nurses who want to show their gratitude for those who have come before them and paved the way for the next generation of nurses.

California Nurses Honor Guard is a California Public Benefit Non-Profit organization. The mission of CNHG is to honor nurses for their service to the community.

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