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Resources for planning a funeral

• Considerations for a Funeral Guide - A thoughtful guide to help families when thinking about the details of planning a funeral.                       

• Considerations for a Funeral ~Planning Guide FOR PRINT VERSION - This version of the guide is offered in an Adobe Acrobat PDF format which provides a "printer-friendly" version.  This is an 18 page version which also contains a worksheet to help you track your thoughts in planning the funeral as well as track information related to the funeral.
• Listing of Arizona Funeral Homes - PRINT VERSION - Those needing a version of the printable Funeral Home Listing are welcome to print from this PDF, Adobe Acrobat version.
• Record of Expenses - A form offered to help you keep track of expenses related to the funeral and other expenses related to the estate.
• Visitors, Gifts & Donations - This form can be used to help you keep track of incoming gifts, donations, flowers, etc...  It will be helpful to you to have this information available for future thank you cards.
• FTC Consumer Guide for Funerals - This guide provided by the Federal Trade Commission provides consumers with practical information regarding planning a funeral and working with funeral homes.
• Helping Your Family Personalize the Funeral - An article discussing more ideas on planning and personalizing the funeral.

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Resources for tracking information

It is important to track of the information you request, provide to others and receive in the days and months ahead.  Keep good records of conversations, expenses and information related to the funeral and the estate.  We recommend using a notebook or printing off the pages below to help you track information.

• Information & Assets Listing - It is beneficial to have as much of this information collected and documented as possible.  It will be helpful to have the information from this worksheet when meeting with an attorney and other agencies you will be in contact with.
• Next Steps Checklist - A checklist of information to collect and people to be in contact with.
• Appointments - It would be helpful to have all of the appointments you attend recorded in one place. 
• Record of Expenses - This form can be used to help keep a record of all expenses related to the funeral and the estate.
• Record of Contacts - This form can be printed and used to help you keep track of contacts and information related to the estate.

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Articles on Grief

• Helping Children Cope with Grief  By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

• Helping Bereaved Siblings  By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

• On Dealing With Death  By Father Kenneth Czillinger

• Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Dies  By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

• Suggestions for Handling the Holidays After a Death  From an Ann Landers column.

• When Someone You Love Dies  By Sheila Munafo-Kanoza, Companions on a Journey

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Grief Resources

• Reading Resource List - Reading resources related to grief for adults, children, men and women.

• Tips for Those Who Grieve - This page offers tips and information regarding grief.  We thank Companions on a Journey Grief Support for sharing this information with us.