Pre-Planning Your Funeral or a Loved One's: A Practical Workbook

Pre-planning, even loosely, saves families enormous stress at a hard time. It does not have to be morbid or final. It can be a thoughtful set of preferences captured while you are well, that your family can use later. This hands-on course walks you through writing those preferences with practical templates. By the end of this course you will have a written preferences document, a comparison of at least two providers, a working budget, a draft obituary outline, a list of people to notify and roles to fill, and instructions on where everything is stored. What you will learn: - How to capture preferences for disposition, service type, location, and tone - How to request and compare General Price Lists across funeral providers - How to evaluate pre-need contracts and decide whether to fund one - How to build a working budget across major categories - How to draft an obituary outline including biographical details, survivors, and service information - How to write a notification list including family, friends, professional contacts, and faith communities - How to assign roles such as eulogy, music, readings, and reception planning The course is structured as a workbook. Each module provides templates, shows a filled example, and walks you through your own version. This course is written for adults pre-planning their own wishes and for those helping a parent or partner pre-plan. By the end you will have moved from intention to a completed preferences document, and the family will face a future loss with a written guide rather than an empty page.