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.

Veteran Funeral Benefits: A Warm, Practical Guide to VA Burial, Cremation, and Honors - Funeral.com, Inc.

Veteran Funeral Benefits: A Warm, Practical Guide to VA Burial, Cremation, and Honors

When a Veteran dies, families often feel two very different currents at once. One is raw grief and pride in their service. The other is a tangle of practical questions:...

When Family Disagrees About What to Do with Ashes: Compromise, Legal Rights, and Creative Solutions - Funeral.com, Inc.

When Family Disagrees About What to Do with Ashes: Compromise, Legal Rights, and Creative Solutions

It’s one of those conflicts that often surprises families. You’ve done the hard part: made the arrangements, gotten through the service, received the cremated remains. And then a quiet but...

Digital Legacy Planning: Passwords, Social Media Accounts, and Online Memories - Funeral.com, Inc.

Digital Legacy Planning: Passwords, Social Media Accounts, and Online Memories

Most of us now live a significant part of our lives online. We scroll through social media, upload photos, pay bills through apps, store important documents in the cloud, and...

Final Letters and Ethical Wills: Passing on Values, Stories, and Messages of Love - Funeral.com, Inc.

Final Letters and Ethical Wills: Passing on Values, Stories, and Messages of Love

Most people know they should have a legal will to say who receives their money and property someday. Far fewer have heard of an ethical will or taken time to...

Traveling with Cremated Remains: TSA Rules, Airline Policies, and Practical Tips - Funeral.com, Inc.

Traveling with Cremated Remains: TSA Rules, Airline Policies, and Practical Tips

Families often travel with a loved one’s ashes for deeply personal reasons, fulfilling a final wish to return home, scattering the remains in a place filled with meaning, or bringing...

Scattering Ashes: Laws, Locations, and Meaningful Ideas for Saying Goodbye - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering Ashes: Laws, Locations, and Meaningful Ideas for Saying Goodbye

Scattering ashes offers a profoundly personal way to commemorate a loved one’s life, turning loss into a moment of reflection, connection, and remembrance. Knowing the laws about scattering ashes and...

Preplanning a Funeral: Benefits, Costs, and Questions to Ask Before You Sign - Funeral.com, Inc.

Preplanning a Funeral: Benefits, Costs, and Questions to Ask Before You Sign

Thinking about your own funeral is not easy. But for many people, preplanning a funeral is less about focusing on death and more about giving a practical, lasting gift to...

Mailing Cremated Remains: USPS Rules, Required Kits, and How to Ship Ashes Safely - Funeral.com, Inc.

Mailing Cremated Remains: USPS Rules, Required Kits, and How to Ship Ashes Safely

When families talk about funeral planning today, the conversation often includes distance. Adult children may live in other states, a memorial service might be scheduled months after a death, or...

Burying a Pet at Home: Legal Rules, Safety Tips, and Alternatives to Consider - Funeral.com, Inc.

Burying a Pet at Home: Legal Rules, Safety Tips, and Alternatives to Consider

Sometimes the quiet after a pet’s final breath feels heavier than words can hold. The house changes, its corners softer, its routines quieter, and yet their presence stays woven into...

Advance Directives and Living Wills: Making Medical Wishes Clear Before the End of Life - Funeral.com, Inc.

Advance Directives and Living Wills: Making Medical Wishes Clear Before the End of Life

Most families don’t start talking about end-of-life medical care because everything feels urgent and frightening. They start talking because of something quieter: a news story that hits close to home,...

How to Transport Human Remains - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Transport Human Remains

When a loved one passes away away from home, families are often faced with an unexpected and emotionally complex task: arranging to bring their remains to the place where final...

Burying a Pet with Respect: Legal, Safe, and Heartfelt Methods - Funeral.com, Inc.

Burying a Pet with Respect: Legal, Safe, and Heartfelt Methods

Losing a pet — whether a cat, dog, or another beloved companion — is one of the hardest experiences many of us face. These creatures become part of our daily...

A Helpful Guide on How to Bury a Pet in Your Backyard Legally - Funeral.com, Inc.

A Helpful Guide on How to Bury a Pet in Your Backyard Legally

Why Saying Goodbye at Home Matters Losing a pet is never just about a quiet bed or an empty food bowl. It is losing a companion who shaped your routines,...

Keeping Ashes at Home: How to Do It Safely, Respectfully, and Legally - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keeping Ashes at Home: How to Do It Safely, Respectfully, and Legally

After a loved one is cremated, many families find themselves drawn to the idea of keeping their ashes nearby. A quiet corner with an urn, a photo, and a candle...