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Home Funeral Planning Checklist

6/3/2023

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  • Plan ahead by completing all legal documents you may need, such as an advance healthcare directive, last will and testament, and declaration of final disposition and funeral wishes.
  • Learn what legal requirements exist for holding a home funeral in your state.
  • Decide what immediate notifications need to be made following a death.
  • Decide which professionals you want to hire, if applicable.
  • Locate any needed legal documents
  • Fill out a record of death
  • Plan transportation for the body. Decide how the body will be transported. File and obtain a burial-transit permit.
  • Plan for the disposition. Choose a disposition method, such as burial, cremation, or natural organic reduction.
  • Call the disposition provider (funeral home/cemetery/crematory) to arrange/schedule final disposition.
  • Make or buy a disposition vessel (e.g. a shroud, casket, urn, etc.)
  • Plan for home funeral details such as:
    • Gathering community and assigning roles & responsibilities
    • Gathering supplies & preparing the space
    • Caring for the body
    • Inviting guests
    • Including ritual and ceremony
  • Plan a memorial/celebration of life, if having one
  • Tend to your grief
  • Complete additional paperwork/to-dos after the home funeral such as:
    • Obtaining certified copies of the death certificate
    • Tending to any outstanding legal and financial matters

Download our free HOME FUNERAL GUIDEBOOK for more about this & topics including: Planning a Home Funeral, Building Community, Bodycare at Home, Disposition After a Home Funeral, and Grief & Vigils.
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Mia Evans link
2/6/2024 02:33:43 pm

Thanks for helping me understand that we need to know the legal requirements in our state regarding a home funeral service. We should probably talk to a funeral director to get more information to avoid any violations. We just want the wake of my grandmother to be in her home, because we know that she would love that for herself and have friends and families visit her there.

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    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Board of Directors >
      • Current Board
      • Legacy Board
    • Our History
    • Contact Us
  • Directory
    • View Our Directory
    • Join Our Directory
    • Login to Your Directory Listing
  • Events
    • Deathcare Superconference 2024
    • Speakers Bureau
    • Community Chats
    • Webinars
    • Events Calendar
  • Resources
    • Home Funeral Guidebook
    • Newsletter
    • Podcast
    • More About Home Funerals >
      • What Is A Home Funeral?
      • Bodycare & Cooling
      • Health & Safety
      • Advocate for Home Funerals
      • FAQs
    • Other Resources >
      • Update on the Proficiency Badge
      • Pandemic Resources
  • Laws By State
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