The Complete Funeral Planning Manual

After a health scare in our family, I purchased three sets—one for each sibling—so we all had the same plan. We worked through it together on a Sunday afternoon. Clear checklists, room for copies of papers. I only wished for a few extra notes pages.

The tone is gentle, not gloomy. It walks you through everything—legal papers, people to call, music preferences, and where things are stored. I locked a copy in our safe and finally feel calm about it. Such a helpful tool.

I hate thinking about death, but this manual made it practical instead of scary. Step-by-step pages for documents, contacts, service wishes, even who gets notified. I filled it out with my mom and felt real relief afterward.