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.

Cooling the Body at Home: Dry Ice vs. Techni-Ice (Polymer Packs), Safety, and Best Practices - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cooling the Body at Home: Dry Ice vs. Techni-Ice (Polymer Packs), Safety, and Best Practices

In the hours after a death at home, families often describe the same contrast: time feels suspended, and yet practical decisions arrive quickly. If you are keeping someone at home...

Mormon Burial Clothing: Temple Garments, Dressing the Deceased, and LDS Funeral Etiquette - Funeral.com, Inc.

Mormon Burial Clothing: Temple Garments, Dressing the Deceased, and LDS Funeral Etiquette

When a death happens in a Latter-day Saint family, there is often a quiet second wave that follows the first rush of phone calls and paperwork: the deeply personal questions....

The History of Embalming in America: Civil War Origins and How the Practice Spread - Funeral.com, Inc.

The History of Embalming in America: Civil War Origins and How the Practice Spread

If you’ve ever sat across from a funeral director and heard the word “embalming,” you may have felt two things at once: curiosity and uncertainty. Some families picture an old-fashioned...

Green Embalming Fluids: Enigma, Formaldehyde-Free Options, and What ‘Non-Toxic’ Really Means - Funeral.com, Inc.

Green Embalming Fluids: Enigma, Formaldehyde-Free Options, and What ‘Non-Toxic’ Really Means

In the first hours after a death, families are often carrying two kinds of weight at once: grief, and logistics. You may be trying to honor values that mattered to...

Embalming Alternatives: Using Dry Ice and Techni-Ice for Cooling When You Want a Greener Goodbye - Funeral.com, Inc.

Embalming Alternatives: Using Dry Ice and Techni-Ice for Cooling When You Want a Greener Goodbye

In the first hours after a death, families often find themselves making decisions they never expected to make so quickly. There is paperwork, phone calls, travel to coordinate, and the...

Ghusl for the Deceased: Muslim Ritual Washing, Who Performs It, and Why It’s Sacred - Funeral.com, Inc.

Ghusl for the Deceased: Muslim Ritual Washing, Who Performs It, and Why It’s Sacred

In the first hours after a death, families often describe the same feeling: everything is suddenly urgent, and yet nothing feels simple. There are phone calls to make, relatives to...

Pacemakers and Cremation: Why Devices Must Be Removed to Prevent Explosions - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pacemakers and Cremation: Why Devices Must Be Removed to Prevent Explosions

When a death happens, families are asked to make decisions quickly—often while they’re still trying to catch their breath. Cremation can be a gentle, practical choice, but it also comes...

Why Toxicology Results Take Weeks After a Sudden Death: Lab Steps, Backlogs, and What to Expect - Funeral.com, Inc.

Why Toxicology Results Take Weeks After a Sudden Death: Lab Steps, Backlogs, and What to Expect

When a death is sudden, families are often asked to live with two realities at once: the emotional shock of losing someone without warning, and the practical uncertainty of not...

Frequently Asked Questions About Embalming: Safety, Religion, and the Environment - Funeral.com, Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About Embalming: Safety, Religion, and the Environment

When someone you love dies, the first decisions arrive fast—often before your heart has caught up. A funeral home may ask whether you want embalming, and the question can land...

Step-by-Step: How the Embalming Process Works at a Modern Funeral Home - Funeral.com, Inc.

Step-by-Step: How the Embalming Process Works at a Modern Funeral Home

If you’ve never been inside a funeral home’s care center, it’s completely normal to feel uneasy about the unknown. Many families search what happens during embalming at the exact moment...

What Really Happens During Embalming? A Plain-Language Walkthrough for Families - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Really Happens During Embalming? A Plain-Language Walkthrough for Families

If you’re planning a funeral while you’re exhausted, grieving, and trying to make a dozen decisions at once, the word “embalming” can land like a thunderclap. People imagine something frightening,...

What Is Embalming, Really? History, Process, and When Families Can Say No - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Is Embalming, Really? History, Process, and When Families Can Say No

In the first hours after a death, families often feel pulled in two directions at once. Part of you wants time to breathe, to call the people who need to...

Open vs. Closed Casket Funerals: What to Expect & How to Choose - Funeral.com, Inc.

Open vs. Closed Casket Funerals: What to Expect & How to Choose

When you are in the middle of planning a funeral, the question of an open casket funeral versus a closed casket funeral can land like a weight you did not...

Do You Really Need Embalming? When It’s Required, When It’s Optional, and Alternatives - Funeral.com, Inc.

Do You Really Need Embalming? When It’s Required, When It’s Optional, and Alternatives

The question usually shows up in the middle of a harder moment. A nurse hands you a folder. A funeral home calls back. A family group chat lights up with...

Embalming: What It Is, When It Helps, and When You Can Skip It - Funeral.com, Inc.

Embalming: What It Is, When It Helps, and When You Can Skip It

If you’ve found yourself searching for information about embalming during a period of grief or urgent funeral planning, you’re not alone. Most families aren’t curious about the technical process, they...

Is Embalming Required for a Funeral? Laws, Myths, and Alternatives Explained - Funeral.com, Inc.

Is Embalming Required for a Funeral? Laws, Myths, and Alternatives Explained

When a death occurs, one of the first questions families often hear from a funeral home is whether they want embalming. In the middle of grief and shock, it can...