People who need to be notified:

• Doctor or coroner
• Funeral director
• Cemetery
• Clergy
• Insurance companies
• Newspaper to publish obituary
• Unions
• Employer
• Friends and family
• Pallbearers
  

 

 

Tasks that need to be selected and completed:

• The church you  want to use
• Location and time of service
• Casket
• Vault
• Place of burial
• Clothing worn by deceased
• Music
• Flowers
• Food
• Transportation
• "Thank you” cards
 

 

 

Information that you need to gather, plan and complete:

• Addresses of the individuals that must be notified
• Answering phone calls and letters from friends and family
• Provide vital statistics about the deceased
• Prepare and sign all necessary papers
• Going over all details with people who are assisting with a task
• Provide accommodations for out of town guests
• Plan the funeral car list

 

 

 

Remember to pay all of your bills:

 

• Catering
• Memorial service
• Monuments
• Transportation
• Doctor/nurse
• Hospital
• Drugs and Medicine
• Funeral director
• Florist
• Clergy
• Clothing
• Funeral service at funeral home