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.

A Calm Family Conversation Script for Sharing Ashes - Funeral.com, Inc.

A Calm Family Conversation Script for Sharing Ashes

There’s a moment after cremation that many families don’t expect to feel so tender: someone asks, “So… what are we doing with the ashes?” It sounds practical. It is practical....

How to Divide Ashes Among Family Members - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Divide Ashes Among Family Members

When a loved one is cremated, the moment the ashes come home can feel surprisingly heavy. Not because the container is large, but because it holds a decision you may...

What to Do in the First Hour After Someone Dies at Home - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do in the First Hour After Someone Dies at Home

When someone dies at home, time can feel both rushed and unreal. You may be staring at a room that looks exactly the same as it did an hour ago,...

Preserving a Loved One’s Blog with the Wayback Machine: What It Saves, What It Misses, and How to Help - Funeral.com, Inc.

Preserving a Loved One’s Blog with the Wayback Machine: What It Saves, What It Misses, and How to Help

In the days after a death, families often discover that grief has a digital echo. A loved one’s words live on in places that feel surprisingly fragile: a personal blog,...

How to Transfer Genealogy Files After a Death: GEDCOM Exports, Media, and Account Ownership - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Transfer Genealogy Files After a Death: GEDCOM Exports, Media, and Account Ownership

When the person who managed your family tree dies, the loss is not only personal—it can feel like the family’s history is suddenly at risk. You might know there are...

Face ID After Death: What Families Should Know About iPhone Biometric Locks - Funeral.com, Inc.

Face ID After Death: What Families Should Know About iPhone Biometric Locks

There is a particular kind of frustration that shows up in the first days after a death. You are already carrying grief, phone calls, and decisions, and then one ordinary...

Reporting a Deceased Person on Dating Apps: How to Remove Profiles and Protect Their Privacy - Funeral.com, Inc.

Reporting a Deceased Person on Dating Apps: How to Remove Profiles and Protect Their Privacy

Seeing a loved one’s dating profile after they’ve died can feel like a jolt to the body. It can be grief all over again—especially when the profile looks current, shows...

How to Download Uber Ride History and Account Data: Trips, Receipts, and What Families Should Know - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Download Uber Ride History and Account Data: Trips, Receipts, and What Families Should Know

In the days after a death, families often discover that grief comes with paperwork. Some tasks are emotional, like choosing a memorial. Others are quietly practical, like tracking transportation costs,...

Can You Share Audible Books With Family? Household Sharing, Limits, and Best Practices - Funeral.com, Inc.

Can You Share Audible Books With Family? Household Sharing, Limits, and Best Practices

Families share stories in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it’s a paperback passed across the kitchen table. Sometimes it’s a chapter read aloud during a long drive. And sometimes, especially...

Finding Biological Parents: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Records, DNA Matches, and Support Resources - Funeral.com, Inc.

Finding Biological Parents: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Records, DNA Matches, and Support Resources

If you’re trying to find biological parents, you already know the search is rarely “just research.” It’s paperwork and detective work, yes—but it’s also hope, grief, curiosity, and sometimes fear,...

Genealogy DNA Ethics: Privacy, Consent, and What to Consider Before You Test - Funeral.com, Inc.

Genealogy DNA Ethics: Privacy, Consent, and What to Consider Before You Test

For many people, a DNA kit starts with something simple: curiosity, a family story that never quite added up, or a desire to feel closer to the people who came...

Helping Kids With Grief Through Minecraft: Gentle Builds, Rituals, and Safety Tips - Funeral.com, Inc.

Helping Kids With Grief Through Minecraft: Gentle Builds, Rituals, and Safety Tips

When a child is grieving, adults often look for the “right” words and the “right” moment. Most of the time, what kids really need is a safe way to keep...

Keeping Ashes at Home With Kids: How to Answer Questions Simply - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keeping Ashes at Home With Kids: How to Answer Questions Simply

If you’re keeping ashes at home after a cremation, an urn can quickly become part of daily family life—especially with kids. Children notice what adults place gently out of the...

How to Handle “I Want to See the Ashes” Requests From Children - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Handle “I Want to See the Ashes” Requests From Children

When a child says, “I want to see the ashes,” it can land with surprising force. Part of you may feel protective—of the remains, of your child’s tender imagination, of...

Scattering With Children Present: How to Prepare Them - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering With Children Present: How to Prepare Them

When a family chooses a scattering ceremony, it often comes from a simple, tender instinct: to return someone you love to a place that mattered. When children are part of...

Why People Crash Funerals: Psychology, Motives, and How Families Can Protect Privacy - Funeral.com, Inc.

Why People Crash Funerals: Psychology, Motives, and How Families Can Protect Privacy

It often begins as a small, confusing moment. You are standing near the guest book or the front row, trying to do the simple things grief demands—accept hugs, remember names,...