Forms and checklists
Printable sheets for the week after a death: what has to be done, what the funeral director will ask you for, and who has to be told. Free, and nothing here asks you to sign up.
Where are you?
Registering a death, and who has to be told, work differently in each country. The rest of the sheets are the same wherever you are.
The first days
United KingdomWhat has to happen, roughly in order, in the days after a death in the United Kingdom.
Download the PDFWho to notify
United KingdomA tracker for the organisations that have to be told, with room to record when each one confirmed.
Download the PDFWhat the funeral director will ask you for
The facts they need, gathered before you go, so the meeting is not spent hunting for a birth certificate.
Download the PDFPlanning the service
Readings, music, who speaks and in what order — one sheet you can hand over.
Download the PDFObituary worksheet
The facts to gather before you write, so the writing is only writing.
Download the PDFIf you would rather read than print
The guides cover the parts a form cannot: how to write the obituary once you have the facts, how a celebration of life is put together, and what to say to somebody when your mind goes blank.
Help & guidesThese sheets are a prompt, not legal advice. What the law requires varies by state, nation and circumstance, and your funeral director deals with your local office every week.