About Us

SympathyFood.com© was created by an Independent Funeral Director; David W. Storke as a "comforting alternative to flowers" for bereaved friends and family.

The gift of food will be delivered to the families within 2 days or gift certificates are available so that the families can order food when it is needed most. SympathyFood offers a variety of "comfort food" to meet the needs of grieving families and friends from lunches, dinners, buffets to large scale receptions. We also offer Corporate food gifts as an alternative to gift & fruit baskets.

At the present time this service is available through Independent Funeral Directors on their websites and through our website for families & friends who wish to send a gift of comfort food instead of flowers.

If you are an Indepdendent Funeral Director or have a company who serves bereaved families and would like details on adding this program to your service offerings, please call us at (203) 502.2602 EST or send us an email at Marketing@SympathyFood.com and we will get right back to you.

Thank you for dropping by. We look forward to serving you!

Some Info on Founder;
David W. Storke - Independent Funeral Director

David W. Storke was born in Fredericksburg and raised in King George County, Virginia.

David began his career in funeral service as an intern with E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, in Colonial Heights, VA. He served his apprenticeship and concurrently attended John Tyler Community College, where he graduated Cum Laude with an AAS Degree in Mortuary Science.

In 1986 he passed his National Conference Board Exam and State Board Exam and became a licensed funeral director and embalmer. In 1987 he accepted the position of funeral director with the former Powell Funeral Home in Bowling Green, Virginia and purchased the business in 1991, re-naming it Storke Funeral Home.

In 2006 he created Sympathyfood.com as "a comforting alternative to funeral flowers" as a way of bringing back the Southern custom of bringing home cooked “comfort” food to families who have experienced a death in the family.

Currently a resident of Bowling Green, Virginia, he is married to the former Katie Lane and is the father of four sons, Wesley, Ashby, Gordon and Baylor.

Extremely motivated in his business as well as his community, his credentials include:

Current Mayor – Town of Bowling Green

Former Chairman of the Caroline County Emergency Services Commission

Former President of the Caroline County Chamber of Commerce

Founding member of Historic Port Royal, Inc., Board of Directors.

Member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia, and the Virginia Funeral Directors Association

FEMA Mortuary Disaster Coordinator in Virginia

Two Term Vice President of the Caroline Chamber of Commerce. Former member of the Board of Directors

Recipient of Caroline Chamber of Commerce 2001 Business Person of the Year Award

Past Master of Kilwinning-Crosse Masonic Lodge #2-237 AF & AM

Past President of H.E.L.P. (Historic Economic Leadership Panel) Bowling Green

Former Member of Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia