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.

Personalized Memorial Gifts: Unique Sympathy Keepsakes Beyond Flowers

Personalized Memorial Gifts: Unique Sympathy Keepsakes Beyond Flowers

Flowers are kind. They also fade, and in the days after a death, families often feel the strange whiplash of watching sympathy arrive in waves and then quietly disappear. If...

Fishing Cremation Urns: “Gone Fishing” Designs, Keepsakes, and Where to Shop

Fishing Cremation Urns: “Gone Fishing” Designs, Keepsakes, and Where to Shop

When someone loved to fish, it usually wasn’t “just” a pastime. It was where they reset after a hard week, where they kept promises with friends, where they taught a...

Baseball Cremation Urns: Keepsake & Adult Options for Sports Fans - Funeral.com, Inc.

Baseball Cremation Urns: Keepsake & Adult Options for Sports Fans

For a lot of families, baseball isn’t just a pastime. It’s a rhythm of seasons and small rituals that quietly shape a life: the glove that stayed by the back...

What Size Urn Do You Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Children, Pets & Keepsakes - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Size Urn Do You Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Children, Pets & Keepsakes

When you’re grieving, it can feel jarring to be asked a question that sounds like math: what size urn do I need? But urn sizing is usually less complicated than...

Keepsake Mini Cremation Urns: What They Are, Sizes, and When to Use Them - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keepsake Mini Cremation Urns: What They Are, Sizes, and When to Use Them

After a cremation, many families expect a single “next step” and instead find a handful of decisions that arrive all at once. You might be holding a temporary container, trying...

Best Cremation Necklace Styles: Lockets, Bars, Hearts & Modern Minimalist Designs - Funeral.com, Inc.

Best Cremation Necklace Styles: Lockets, Bars, Hearts & Modern Minimalist Designs

Most people don’t start shopping for memorial jewelry with measurements. They start with a shape. A locket feels like a private conversation. A bar feels modern and steady. A heart...

What to Do With Ashes: A Calm Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do With Ashes: A Calm Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry

After a cremation, families often describe an unexpected quiet. The urgent decisions may be done, but a new question arrives—softly at first, and then more insistently when you see the...

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle, Practical Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, Jewelry, and Next Steps - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle, Practical Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, Jewelry, and Next Steps

If you’re holding a temporary container (or waiting for it to arrive), you may be feeling two things at once: the weight of what happened, and the pressure to “figure...

Turning a Favorite Dog Toy into a Memorial Keepsake - Funeral.com, Inc.

Turning a Favorite Dog Toy into a Memorial Keepsake

There’s a moment after the house gets quiet when you notice the toy. Maybe it’s the rope that used to arrive at your feet like a daily invitation. Maybe it’s...

Gifts for the Loss of a Loved One: Comforting Ideas from Care Packages to Keepsakes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Gifts for the Loss of a Loved One: Comforting Ideas from Care Packages to Keepsakes

When someone you care about is grieving, it’s natural to want to do something that feels tangible. You want your support to land gently, not loudly. The truth is that...

Keepsake Urns Explained: Sizes, Sharing Ashes, Engraving Ideas, and Alternatives - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keepsake Urns Explained: Sizes, Sharing Ashes, Engraving Ideas, and Alternatives

There are moments after a cremation when everything goes quiet. The calls slow down. The paperwork stops arriving. And then you’re left with something that feels both ordinary and enormous:...

Ashes Gifts for Men: Cremation Jewelry, Rings, and Discreet Memorial Keepsakes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Ashes Gifts for Men: Cremation Jewelry, Rings, and Discreet Memorial Keepsakes

When families search for ashes gifts for men, they are rarely looking for something flashy. Most of the time, they are trying to solve a quiet, practical problem: how do...

Sympathy Gifts Instead of Flowers: Thoughtful Ideas That Comfort a Grieving Family - Funeral.com, Inc.

Sympathy Gifts Instead of Flowers: Thoughtful Ideas That Comfort a Grieving Family

Most people reach for flowers because they’re familiar. They arrive quickly, they look like care, and they have a long history in funeral tradition. But if you’ve ever watched a...

How Much Does Cremation Jewelry Cost? Price Ranges, Options, and What Drives Cost - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Much Does Cremation Jewelry Cost? Price Ranges, Options, and What Drives Cost

If you’ve found yourself Googling cremation jewelry cost late at night, you’re in familiar company. Most people don’t start with a shopping list. They start with a feeling: the desire...

Cremation Jewelry Myths: Resin, Safety, and How Ash-Holding Pieces Really Work - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Jewelry Myths: Resin, Safety, and How Ash-Holding Pieces Really Work

If you’re researching cremation jewelry myths, you’re probably doing two things at once: trying to keep someone close, and trying not to make a mistake with something that feels sacred....

Why Families Choose Keepsake Urns: Sharing Ashes, Travel Options, and Comfort - Funeral.com, Inc.

Why Families Choose Keepsake Urns: Sharing Ashes, Travel Options, and Comfort

There is a moment that arrives for many families after cremation when everything gets quiet. The paperwork is in a folder. The calls slow down. A temporary container sits on...