Pre-planning checklist



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

 

 

 

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