Make a Donation With a Lasting Tribute

Your donation helps NHFA continue the mission of educating and informing people in their right to care for their loved ones after death. Honor a loved one with a tribute or celebrate someone in your life now. Please donate here, and leave your tribute information in the ‘Comment’ section. We will make sure it is added to the list below.

Honoree	In Tribute To	Donor
Sara Williams	The family of KATHERINE OBERLIN wish to honor SARA WILLIAMS for her dedicated loving support and guidance before, during, and after the beautiful home funeral for our beloved Kate. She became a friend of Kate and all of us during the many months leading up to death. Her tireless energy and unwavering enthusiasm was a precious source of strength for us all. Thanks SARA!	Deloy Oberlin
Leslie Bachant	Tribute to LESLIE BACHANT	Kate Lutz
Sandy Booth	Tribute to SANDY BOOTH, a tireless home funeral advocate	Nancy G. Walker
Home Funeral advocates	In admiration for all the wonderful professionals who hold this sacred space!	Barbara Trites
Peg Lorenz	In honor of PEG LORENZ on her 65th birthday	Jane Weiss
Dad	To my DAD, my first home funeral. And his sense of humor about planning it	Jim Bates
Mother	In tribute to my late mother	Kathleen Miller
Jack Carpenter and ​Margaret Rose Buffa Sprouse	In memory of my father, JACK CARPENTER, and childhood girlfriend MARGARET ROSE BUFFA SPROUSE, who continue to be my teachers	Char Barrett
Chico	With help from the Alliance for Support and Education in Dying and Death, CHICO	Rebecca Senoglu
Kenneth Fraser Tacey and ​Virginia Henshaw Tacey	In honor of my parents	April Tacey-Dickinson
Don Kinion	My dad, who died this year	Deah Kinion
Kateyanne Unullisi	In tribute to my wonderful friend	Emmi Schatz
Khil Skovronek	In memory of KHIL SKOVRONEK	Terry Skovronek
Sarah Crews	In honor of SARAH CREWS for her support of this mission	Joan Jackson
Anne Murphy	A tribute to ANNE MURPHY	Christine Hammes
Alicia	In memory of ALICIA	Amanda Nelson
Rusty Osborne	In tribute to RUSTY OSBORNE, for whom I did my first home funeral on June 8, 2016	Patricia Eagle
Lee Webster	In honor of the NHFA President	Merilynne Rush
Grandmothers ​	My 7 grandmothers	Danna Schmidt
Ancestors and Burton	For all of our ancestors and my little love BURTON	Alicia Toney
Grace Hughes	In honor of GRACE HUGHES	Kate Johnson
Elizabeth Knox	In tribute to ELIZABETH KNOX	Nancy Riker
Wayne and Zalene Corey	In memory of WAYEN COREY and in honor of his sister, ZALENE COREY	Merle Myerson
My Mother, Doris Lucille Kendrick	This donation is in tribute to my mother, DORIS LUCILLE KENDRICK, who passed away November 19, 2015. She is dearly missed, but we are comforted that we could return her to the mountains she loved and bury her in a natural way that will enrich the land and our memories forever. We plan a purple-flowering garden over her gravesite. It was her favorite color. We also feel deep gratitude to SARA WILLIAMS who helped us start and see this journey through. Our love and respect to you all for the work that you do.	Deborah Hart-Serafini
My Mother, Kaye	In honor of my loving mother, KAYE, whose death prepared me to find my life's work	Elizabeth Beckman
NHFA Members	Honoring our NHFA Members	Zalene Corey
Jenny Bingham	With gratitude and appreciation to JENNY BINGHAM	Lauren Hunt
Sara Williams	With gratitude and love to SARA WILLIAMS	Lauren Hunt
Sara Williams	In honor of SARA WILLIAMS, for all that you do	Denni H. Peebles
Ed Weber and John Jungerman	In honor of my husband ED WEBER and father JOHN JUNGERMAN, whose transitions each brought me a deeper appreciation of life, respect for death and draw towards helping others to ease and heal the wounds of loss.	Anne Jungerman
Zalene A. and Howard S. Corey	In memory of my parents, ZALENE A. and HOWARD S. Corey, whose two very different deaths and post-death care were leading events for me to keep the flame burning for others	Zalene Corey, Gentle Passages
Glenna Mae Chaney	In honor of my Mother, GLENNE MAE CHANEY. At her funeral a close neighbor stood up and said she admired her, and that she was unassuming. Also a close childhood friend of mine has told me that my Mom stood up for her when, as a young girl she was falsely accused of stealing. It was a traumatic experience for my friend, and she will never forget my Mom's wise knowing. How blessed I am to have had a wise and loving Mother.	Anna Bolyard
Nicholas Adams	In honor of my late husband, NICHOLAS ADAMS, who helped me learn why tending to our own after death is a pathway to healing	Kateyanne Unullisi
Mark Wilson	In honor of MARK WILSON, his calm strength and the deep love he held for his family, my cousins, who took such tender care of him throughout his dying process and after his death	Sarah Crews
Roger Benson	In honor of ROGER BENSON. It was a privilege to help the family bring him home	Trish Garrigan
Betty Lorenz	In honor of my mother, BETTY LORENZ, a vital, inspiring feminist, a force of nature, a reluctant wife and mother who gave me the tools to follow my dreams	Peg Lorenz
Robert N. Webster	In honor of my father, ROBERT N. WEBSTER, who taught me the value of doing good work, I make this donation to further the mission of the NHFA	Lee Webster
Beatrice McCarson	In honor of BEATRICE McCARSON, my much loved Aunt Bea, who did not have a home funeral, but I wish she had. She made me feel loved	Donna Belk, Beyond Hospice