After youre gone checklist

At time of death: Service/wake venue:

Medical power of attorney:
Flowers: Yes or no? If yes, what type?
Do you wish to donate organs? What and to who?
Photo/item/quote to be displayed?
Who would you like notified of death and/or service
details: Officiant:
Pallbearers:
After death:
Power of attorney/executor: Eulogy reader:
Other readings (specify)?
Location of important documents:
To be read by:
Name of lawyer: Music: Yes or no?
Specific songs or style:
Guardian of minors:
Live music performed by:
Obituary:
What would you like mentioned in your obituary: care of remains:
Burial, cremation or other?
Sent to what publications or organizations: If cremation: urn, wall, scatter or other storage?

Use what photo? If scatter, where?

COST: If urn, to be interred where or to be given to whom?

Do you have any pre-paid funeral arrangements? Yes
or no. If yes, with who? If wall, inscription on plaque:

What is an appropriate budget range for your If other, specify:

funeral?
Other objects to be placed in niche or with body for
preparing for burial: cremation:
Casket/container: Yes or no?
Do you wish your ashes to be made/stored into an
If yes, wood or cardboard?
object: (ie. candlesticks, necklace, diamond, stained
glass, fireworks, rose bush, statue, teddy bear, tattoo,
Viewing? Yes or no. vinyl record, build a reef, send to moon, other)
Preferred outfit and jewlery:
Memorial: stone, object, tree, or other?
If casket, open or closed casket for viewing service?
To be written on stones or plaques:
Directions for mourners:
Donations in lieu of flowers? Yes or no. after funeral:
Subsciptions/memberships to be cancelled:
If donations, to what?

Banks to notify:
Anything particular they should wear or bring:

Insurance provider:
Service:
Items meant for certain people:
Type of service: (ie. memorial, wake, military, religious,
other)
Other important information:
Funeral home: