We moved in to our house a few months ago. Next door live a Hindu family with 2 school-age DCs. Shortly after we moved in our neighbour mentioned that his wife had advanced stage cancer. Today he sent a text to let us know she has passed away.
Obviously we've replied to the text to express our condolences, but we're very British and also don't know the family well at all having only lived there a few months - I don't even know the DCs names.
What's an appropriate next response? Particularly taking into account that their beliefs are so different from ours. I think they have the support of one set of grandparents as we've seen them coming and going, but I don't know what their support is like otherwise.
Should we send a card? Take a meal round? (Presumably err on the side of caution and go vegan?) Take a voucher for Cook or similar? (Is that tacky? It feels tacky, but at least gives them some choice...)
DH and I are both very fortunate not to have had much experience of death and we want to be supportive without being interfering or doing something culturally insensitive. Advice is welcome...