Welcome to Funeralwise

Preplanning a funeral or need to make immediate arrangements? We help you find funeral homes, cremation services, and cemeteries in your area. Our directories feature our Preferred Providers, Funeral Celebrants and Preplanning Specialists.

Here you’ll find everything you’ll need to do your funeral planning including expert advice, free guides, forms and advanced planning tools that are convenient and easy-to-use.

Follow our step-by-step guide for making funeral arrangements. It covers everything – from the initial call to arranging services, buying funeral products, and post-funeral checklists.

Discover the cost of a funeral and the U.S. average. Learn about specific expenses and get tips on managing them. Explore different payment options for funerals.

Get a step-by-step plan for creating a Celebration of Life to honor and remember the deceased. You’ll get tips on how to create and personalize the ceremonies with eulogies, music and readings.

Here is an overview of each groups’ beliefs concerning death and the afterlife. How they regard grief and unique aspects of their funeral ceremonies and customs are also discussed.

Learn what to say and do when someone dies. Get tips on offering support to someone who has lost a loved one. Learn how to offer condolences and what not to say. Get tips on attending a funeral and writing thank-you notes.

Get helpful information on healing from a loss and tips on how to cope. The stages of grief are covered and specific situations such as loss of a spouse or a child. Other topics include accidental death, terminal illness and suicide.

Get help on coping with the death of a pet. Meaningful, poems, quotes and readings are provided as well as tips on memorializing you pet. Also, learn how to offer support to someone who has lost a pet.