The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

How to Close a Target.com Account After Someone Dies (Target Circle, Orders, and Support)

How to Close a Target.com Account After Someone Dies (Target Circle, Orders, and Support)

In the days after a death, the world doesn’t stop sending notifications. A package is “out for delivery.” A refund email lands in an inbox no one can access. A...

How to Close a Walmart.com Account After Someone Dies (Walmart+ and Saved Payments)

How to Close a Walmart.com Account After Someone Dies (Walmart+ and Saved Payments)

After someone dies, the world doesn’t stop sending alerts. A phone buzzes with a delivery update. An email arrives saying an order is ready for pickup. A card on file...

How to Close or Transfer a Shopify Store After Someone Dies (Owner Access, Billing, and Payouts)

How to Close or Transfer a Shopify Store After Someone Dies (Owner Access, Billing, and Payouts)

When someone who ran an online store dies, grief doesn’t pause the internet. Orders can still arrive, customer emails still come through, apps still bill, and payouts can still move...

How to Close an Etsy Account After Someone Dies (Shops, Listings, and Payouts)

How to Close an Etsy Account After Someone Dies (Shops, Listings, and Payouts)

When someone dies, the internet doesn’t pause the way a household does. Packages can still be delivered. Customers can still send messages. Auto-deposits may still be scheduled. If your loved...

How to Request Access or Delete a Deceased Family Member’s Apple Account (Digital Legacy Steps)

How to Request Access or Delete a Deceased Family Member’s Apple Account (Digital Legacy Steps)

After someone dies, the hardest tasks often arrive quietly: a phone you can’t unlock, a photo library you’re afraid to lose, an iCloud account that keeps asking for a code...

How to Cancel a Hulu Account After Someone Dies (Bundles, Billing Partners, and Refunds)

How to Cancel a Hulu Account After Someone Dies (Bundles, Billing Partners, and Refunds)

In the first week after someone dies, the world is loud and quiet at the same time. Phones buzz with texts you can’t answer yet. Paperwork appears in stacks. And...

How to Cancel or Delete a Spotify Account After Someone Dies (Premium, Family Plan, and Billing)

How to Cancel or Delete a Spotify Account After Someone Dies (Premium, Family Plan, and Billing)

When grief comes with logins, subscriptions, and a dozen “small” decisions After someone dies, the to-do list can feel strangely mismatched: you’re sorting death certificates and family texts while also...

How to Cancel a Netflix Account After Someone Dies (Deceased Member Support Options)

How to Cancel a Netflix Account After Someone Dies (Deceased Member Support Options)

In the days after a death, life can feel like it’s split into two realities. One is emotional—memories, shock, the silence of a room that suddenly feels different. The other...

Tree Pod Burials: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Legal Options

Tree Pod Burials: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Legal Options

When someone types tree pod burial into a search bar, they are rarely looking for a trend. Most families are looking for a way to make something gentle out of...

Types of Cremation Urns Explained: Materials, Styles, and What the Terms Mean

Types of Cremation Urns Explained: Materials, Styles, and What the Terms Mean

Choosing an urn often lands on a family’s to-do list at exactly the wrong time—when your heart is still trying to catch up, and your brain is suddenly asked to...

Inurnment vs Inurement: What They Mean (and Why They’re Easy to Mix Up)

Inurnment vs Inurement: What They Mean (and Why They’re Easy to Mix Up)

If you’ve ever stared at the words “inurnment” and “inurement” and thought, “Surely those can’t be two different things,” you’re not alone. They look similar, they sound similar, and they...

What to Say When Someone Dies: Condolence Text Messages, Sympathy Card Wording, and Examples

What to Say When Someone Dies: Condolence Text Messages, Sympathy Card Wording, and Examples

When someone dies, the first problem is rarely “What is the perfect thing to say?” The first problem is that you care, and your care collides with shock. You pick...

Comforting Quotes for When a Loved One Dies (Plus Urn & Headstone Inscription Ideas for Dads)

Comforting Quotes for When a Loved One Dies (Plus Urn & Headstone Inscription Ideas for Dads)

If you are searching for quotes for when a loved one dies, you are usually not looking for perfect poetry. You are looking for words that feel steady enough to...

Urn Size Calculator: The Cubic-Inch Rule, Examples, and Adult vs Keepsake Sizes

Urn Size Calculator: The Cubic-Inch Rule, Examples, and Adult vs Keepsake Sizes

Choosing an urn sounds like it should be simple. And sometimes it is. But for many families, it lands in the middle of a week that already contains too many...

Cardinal Sympathy Quotes: Comforting Messages When ‘A Loved One Is Near’

Cardinal Sympathy Quotes: Comforting Messages When ‘A Loved One Is Near’

In the first days after a loss, language can feel strangely inadequate. You want to say something that matters, but your mind keeps circling the same few phrases that suddenly...

What Can You Put Cremation Ashes In? Safe Containers, Keepsakes, and DIY Options

What Can You Put Cremation Ashes In? Safe Containers, Keepsakes, and DIY Options

After a cremation, families are often handed a box, an envelope, or a temporary container and told, gently, that the cremation urns for ashes decision can come later. That sounds...