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.

When Your Cat Passes Away: What to Do Next (Cremation, Ashes, and Memorial Ideas)

When Your Cat Passes Away: What to Do Next (Cremation, Ashes, and Memorial Ideas)

When a cat dies, the house can feel unfamiliar in a matter of minutes. The quiet is different. The routines that shaped your days—meals, medications, the soft weight on your...

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

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...

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat

After a cat dies, the first thing you notice is the quiet. The water bowl stays full. The favorite window spot holds a rectangle of sunlight and nothing else. And...

Biodegradable Pet Urns: Best Options for Water, Garden Burial & Tree Planting (What to Know)

Biodegradable Pet Urns: Best Options for Water, Garden Burial & Tree Planting (What to Know)

When a pet dies, families often find themselves making decisions they never wanted to make—quickly, while sleep-deprived, and with a heart that feels like it’s trying to learn a new...

Pet Urn Size Chart by Weight: Dogs (with Breed Examples) & When to Size Up

Pet Urn Size Chart by Weight: Dogs (with Breed Examples) & When to Size Up

There’s a moment many families remember with surprising clarity: the day you bring your dog’s cremated remains home. It can feel quietly grounding to have them back with you, and...

Can You Cremate Two Pets Together? Options, Ethics, Costs & Provider Policies

Can You Cremate Two Pets Together? Options, Ethics, Costs & Provider Policies

If you are asking can you cremate two pets together, you are usually not asking out of curiosity. You are asking because love and grief are arriving at the same...

What Happens in Communal Pet Cremation? Where the Shared Ashes Typically Go (and What to Ask)

What Happens in Communal Pet Cremation? Where the Shared Ashes Typically Go (and What to Ask)

When a pet dies, grief often arrives first as a feeling, and only later as a set of decisions you never wanted to make. You may be choosing aftercare at...

What Is IAOPCC Accreditation? A Plain-English Guide for Pet Families (and How to Verify It)

What Is IAOPCC Accreditation? A Plain-English Guide for Pet Families (and How to Verify It)

If you are reading this, there is a good chance you are carrying two things at once: love and responsibility. Love, because you have lost (or are about to lose)...

New Hampshire Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Pet Cremation 101: The Full Process Explained (Identification Tag to Return of Ashes)

Pet Cremation 101: The Full Process Explained (Identification Tag to Return of Ashes)

If you’re reading this, you may be in that strange, tender space where grief and logistics overlap. You’ve said goodbye (or you’re about to), and now you’re being asked questions...