Funeral Planning Workbook, Celebration of Life Planner Printable, Memorial Service Checklist, Obituary and Eulogy Template, Fillable PDF
$7.55
Honoring Them
Planning a funeral or celebration of life.
A gentle workbook for the family planning the day and the friends helping them. Part of the I Am Grieving, Now What? series. 20 pages.
When someone you love passes away, you are asked to make a hundred decisions while you can barely breathe. This workbook walks you through them one at a time. It helps you sort what has to happen now from what can wait, choose the kind of service that fits, put who they are at the center of the day and hand off the jobs friends keep asking to do.
A gentle note at the top of every page explains why it matters, grounded in David Kessler's grief work (grief.com, Finding Meaning) along with The Dougy Center's guidance for children.
WHAT'S INSIDE (20 PAGES)
Start Here
• A personal note from me on page 2 about planning my daughter Harper's celebration of life
• Before you begin: how to use the workbook
For the Family: First
• What to know first, plus what can wait and what can't
• Which kind of service fits: funeral, memorial, celebration of life, graveside or something else
• Who they are: a favorites table to fill in
• Ways to honor who they are: a checklist of personal touches
For the Family: Planning
• Planning checklist with who and done columns
• Who does what: roles to share with family
• Order of service, music and readings
• Telling their story: an obituary builder
• Words for the service: a tribute and eulogy builder
• The slideshow and memory table planner
For the Family: The Day
• Children at the service
• Contacts and costs, with questions to ask the funeral home
• The day itself and after, with a thank-you tracker
For the Friend Helping
• How to help a family plan: do and skip
• Helper sign-up sheet
• After the service: keep showing up
At the end
• A thank-you page with a 25% off code, a link to my shop and a way to meet me at NikiGriefCoaching.com
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
5 PDF files, 20 pages each:
• Fillable – US Letter (type right into the file on a tablet or laptop)
• Full color – US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• Full color – A4
• Printer-friendly (white background, saves ink) – US Letter
• Printer-friendly – A4
Fillable fields work best in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free).
WHO IT'S FOR
• A spouse, parent, child or sibling planning a funeral or celebration of life
• The friend or relative helping a family plan
• A thoughtful sympathy gift for a family who just lost someone
HOW IT WORKS
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped to you.
• After checkout, your files appear under You > Purchases and Reviews on Etsy and in your Etsy confirmation email.
• Print at home or at a local print shop, or type on the pages on a tablet or laptop.
• Print one page or the whole workbook as many times as you need for your own personal use.
A NOTE FROM ME
Hi, I'm Niki. I'm a mom, a certified grief educator and I lead The Ugly Cry Club, a group for grief and loss. When we lost my daughter Harper, we planned her celebration of life around one question: what would show people who she is? Her sister picked out her casket. We set out a table of her favorite things and served her favorite foods. I made this workbook so you don't have to figure it out alone.
Real tears. Real love.
Harper's Hope Store
PLEASE NOTE
• This workbook is a gentle companion. It is not legal, financial or medical advice and is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. If you are in crisis, please call or text 988 (U.S.) or your local emergency number.
• Published sources are credited by name. Harper's Hope Store is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the authors or organizations named.
• For personal use only. Please don't share, resell or redistribute the files. Funeral homes, hospices, churches and grief groups: please message me about group licensing.
• Because this is a digital file, returns and exchanges aren't accepted. If anything is wrong with your download, message me and I'll make it right.
MORE FROM THE I AM GRIEVING, NOW WHAT? SERIES
• How to Show Up for a Grieving Family: for the friends and relatives who want to help
• The First 30 Days: a small, gentle gift for the earliest days
• Our First Holidays Without You: for the first season of holidays
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Harper's Heart Press is a small shop run by one mom. Most of my customers are grieving, and I take the trust you place in me seriously. This policy explains what information I receive when you buy from my shop, how I use it, and how I protect it.
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Harper's Heart Press · Idaho, USA
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