Funeral checklist
Funeral checklist
We've meticulously crafted a step-by-step guide to ease you through the process of planning a funeral, ensuring no detail is left unattended. From choosing the right venue to the final farewell, our checklist is designed to honor the wishes of your loved one while providing a clear path through the myriad of decisions ahead.
We've meticulously crafted a step-by-step guide to ease you through the process of planning a funeral, ensuring no detail is left unattended. From choosing the right venue to the final farewell, our checklist is designed to honor the wishes of your loved one while providing a clear path through the myriad of decisions ahead.
For the Service
Tour funeral homes
Choose location for funeral
Choose burial or cremation
Pick casket, container, or mausoleum
Decide what the deceased will wear
Decide on what type of service: private-family only, outdoor vs. indoor, visitation or not, open
Choose who will officiate the service
Choose pallbearers (usually 6)
Write or hire someone to write an obituary
Set up memorial/burial fund (for deceased’s family) if needed
Order floral arrangements for service
Order/make any signage for service
Order/make programs for service
Plan transportation ( deceased, deceased family, pallbearers, police escorts, etc.)
Service location
Find a location that you want to have the service at
Request catering services
Consider tableware
Décor for the service
People to contact & Notify
Family + friends
Place of employment
Social security office (if received)
Deceased’s attorney
Deceased’s accountant and/or executor of estate
Deceased’s Life Insurance Company + file a claim
Deceased’s credit card companies + pay off remaining balances
Discontinue all of the deceased’s utilities
Stop all subscriptions of the deceased's (Magazine's, newspapers, Netflix, etc.)
Contact post office and forward all remaining mail
For the Service
Tour funeral homes
Choose location for funeral
Choose burial or cremation
Pick casket, container, or mausoleum
Decide what the deceased will wear
Decide on what type of service: private-family only, outdoor vs. indoor, visitation or not, open
Choose who will officiate the service
Choose pallbearers (usually 6)
Write or hire someone to write an obituary
Set up memorial/burial fund (for deceased’s family) if needed
Order floral arrangements for service
Order/make any signage for service
Order/make programs for service
Plan transportation ( deceased, deceased family, pallbearers, police escorts, etc.)
Service location
Find a location that you want to have the service at
Request catering services
Consider tableware
Décor for the service
People to contact & Notify
Family + friends
Place of employment
Social security office (if received)
Deceased’s attorney
Deceased’s accountant and/or executor of estate
Deceased’s Life Insurance Company + file a claim
Deceased’s credit card companies + pay off remaining balances
Discontinue all of the deceased’s utilities
Stop all subscriptions of the deceased's (Magazine's, newspapers, Netflix, etc.)
Contact post office and forward all remaining mail
Collect Personal Info
Info to get death certificate
Deceased employment info.
Social security number
Parents full name
D.O.B.
Financial documents (Title documents, Barer Bonds, Bank statements, Deeds, Brokerage Statements, etc).
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