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.

What If You Don’t Know the Person’s Weight? Choosing an Urn Size Without Weight - Funeral.com, Inc.

What If You Don’t Know the Person’s Weight? Choosing an Urn Size Without Weight

There are so many parts of loss that feel heavy in obvious ways, and then there are the oddly practical moments that catch you off guard. One of the most...

Companion Urns: Capacity and Layout Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Companion Urns: Capacity and Layout Options

When families search companion urn capacity, they are rarely asking a purely technical question. They are usually trying to protect something tender: a shared story, a promise, a sense of...

Standard Adult Urn Capacity: What “200 cu in” Means - Funeral.com, Inc.

Standard Adult Urn Capacity: What “200 cu in” Means

If you have ever looked at an urn listing and thought, “Why is this measured like a storage bin?” you are not alone. In the middle of grief or planning,...

Direct Cremation Cost: What’s Included (Direct Cremation Cost Included) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Direct Cremation Cost: What’s Included (Direct Cremation Cost Included)

The first time a family hears a quote for direct cremation, it can feel like relief and confusion in the same breath. Relief, because it sounds simpler than planning a...

How to Pay for Cremation When Money Is Tight - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Pay for Cremation When Money Is Tight

Most families don’t start a search like this because they’re curious. They start because they’re scared. A death has happened (or is close), and the questions arrive faster than the...

Aquamation vs. Flame Cremation Cost: Typical Price Ranges & What Affects Them - Funeral.com, Inc.

Aquamation vs. Flame Cremation Cost: Typical Price Ranges & What Affects Them

When a family is deciding between aquamation and flame cremation, the question is rarely “Which is better?” It’s usually “Which choice fits what we can manage right now—financially, emotionally, and...

Average Cremation Cost and What Changes the Price - Funeral.com, Inc.

Average Cremation Cost and What Changes the Price

When a death happens, practical questions arrive fast—often before anyone feels ready. One of the first is cost. Families want to know what’s “normal,” what’s optional, and what choices will...

Witness Cremation: What It Is and When It Helps - Funeral.com, Inc.

Witness Cremation: What It Is and When It Helps

When a family chooses cremation, the first questions are usually practical: paperwork, timing, and when the ashes will be ready. But many people carry a quieter need underneath those logistics—the...

Cremation With a Viewing: How It Works - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation With a Viewing: How It Works

Families often choose cremation for its flexibility—then immediately wonder if they can still have a viewing. In many cases, the answer is yes. Cremation describes the disposition method, not the...

How to Handle a Crypto.com Account After Someone Dies (Secure Access + Contact Support) - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Handle a Crypto.com Account After Someone Dies (Secure Access + Contact Support)

After someone dies, the world becomes two things at once: grief and logistics. The grief is personal and ongoing. The logistics show up fast—phone calls, paperwork, decisions you never wanted...

How to Close a Paysafecard Account After Someone Dies (Release Funds + Proof Needed) - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Close a Paysafecard Account After Someone Dies (Release Funds + Proof Needed)

In the days after someone dies, practical tasks can arrive in awkward, jarring ways. You might be sorting paperwork when you find a small card with a 16-digit code, or...

Can Families Visit a Crematory? Common Visit Crematory Questions and the Next Steps With Ashes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Can Families Visit a Crematory? Common Visit Crematory Questions and the Next Steps With Ashes

Most families don’t expect to ask, “Can we visit the crematory?” The question usually appears in the middle of grief—after a death, during arrangements, when everything feels urgent and unfamiliar....

How Cremated Remains Are Processed and Returned (What Happens to Ashes After Cremation) - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Cremated Remains Are Processed and Returned (What Happens to Ashes After Cremation)

The moment is often quieter than people expect. A phone call. A message. “Your loved one is ready to come home.” Sometimes there is a sense of relief—something tangible after...

Choosing What Comes Next: A Compassionate Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and Funeral Planning - Funeral.com, Inc.

Choosing What Comes Next: A Compassionate Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and Funeral Planning

In the first days after a death, families are asked to make decisions while emotions are still catching up. If cremation is part of your plan, it is normal to...

Chain of Custody: How Crematories Track Identity (Cremation Identification Process) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Chain of Custody: How Crematories Track Identity (Cremation Identification Process)

If you are facing cremation for the first time, there is one question that often sits underneath every other decision: “How do I know the ashes I receive are my...

Custom 3D-Printed Urns: Design Process, Materials, Lead Times, and What They Cost - Funeral.com, Inc.

Custom 3D-Printed Urns: Design Process, Materials, Lead Times, and What They Cost

When someone chooses cremation, the next questions are often surprisingly intimate. You are not only making a decision about a container. You are deciding what it will feel like to...