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.

Cremation Preplanning: How to Plan Ahead, Compare Providers, and Decide on Prepaid Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Preplanning: How to Plan Ahead, Compare Providers, and Decide on Prepaid Options

Cremation preplanning is one of those tasks that feels oddly emotional until you’re doing it, and then you realize why it matters. It’s not just paperwork. It’s the difference between...

Pet Cremation Options: What They Mean and How Families Choose - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Cremation Options: What They Mean and How Families Choose

When someone searches for pet cremation options, they’re usually trying to answer two questions at the same time: “What happens next?” and “How do I make a choice I won’t...

Pet Urn vs. Keepsake Urn vs. Cremation Jewelry: How Families Choose What Feels Right - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Urn vs. Keepsake Urn vs. Cremation Jewelry: How Families Choose What Feels Right

After cremation, most families are surprised by what the “urn decision” really is. It isn’t a single purchase. It’s a question of closeness, routines, privacy, and how you want your...

Quality-of-Life Scales for Pets: Helpful Tool, Not a Verdict (What to Watch For) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Quality-of-Life Scales for Pets: Helpful Tool, Not a Verdict (What to Watch For)

When a pet is aging or living with a serious diagnosis, many families find themselves asking the same question in a dozen different ways: “Are we still doing the right...

Dementia, Anxiety, and Restlessness in Senior Pets: When Comfort Care Becomes the Priority - Funeral.com, Inc.

Dementia, Anxiety, and Restlessness in Senior Pets: When Comfort Care Becomes the Priority

For many families, the first sign that something deeper is happening is not a limp or a lab value. It is a night that will not end. Your dog paces...

Horse Cremation and Equine Aftercare: Options, Costs, and Choosing an Equine Urn - Funeral.com, Inc.

Horse Cremation and Equine Aftercare: Options, Costs, and Choosing an Equine Urn

Losing a horse can feel like losing a whole world: the daily routines, the barn sounds, the quiet partnership, the weight of a presence that was both powerful and gentle....

Pet Cremation Costs: Private vs. Communal, What You Receive, and What Affects Price - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Cremation Costs: Private vs. Communal, What You Receive, and What Affects Price

When a pet dies, the cost question can feel almost insulting—like it shouldn’t matter, and yet it does. Families are often balancing grief, time off work, urgent decisions at a...

Pet Urn Size by Weight (and by Dog Breed): A Calculator + Size Chart Families Can Trust - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Urn Size by Weight (and by Dog Breed): A Calculator + Size Chart Families Can Trust

When you’re choosing pet urns for ashes, the part that surprises most families isn’t the style. It’s the sizing. One moment you’re remembering the weight on the last vet record,...

Pet Burial vs. Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Choose - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Burial vs. Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Choose

When a pet dies, the world can feel like it narrows to a single, tender question: what now? Most families are not thinking in checklists. They are thinking about the...

New Hampshire Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

New Hampshire Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 23, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in New Hampshire in clear,...

Nevada Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Nevada Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 23, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Nevada Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation...

Private vs Communal Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Cost Differences, and Which Option Returns Ashes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Private vs Communal Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Cost Differences, and Which Option Returns Ashes

When a pet dies, the house can feel strangely rearranged. The familiar sounds are missing. The routine you built together—food bowls, walk times, the soft weight at the foot of...

Nebraska Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Nebraska Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 23, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in Nebraska in a clear,...

Montana Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Montana Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 23, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Montana Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains **pet cremation...

Missouri Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Missouri Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 23, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Missouri Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation...

Aquamation for Pets: Cost, Step-by-Step Process & Environmental Considerations - Funeral.com, Inc.

Aquamation for Pets: Cost, Step-by-Step Process & Environmental Considerations

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I want to do what’s gentlest for them,” you’re not alone. In the same way families have increasingly chosen cremation for humans because it...