Home Funerals
Home funerals are a way to bring considerable cost savings to the overall cost of a funeral. In addition, they can make the experience a much more rewarding and enriching one for your family.
Consider the experience of Lee Peterson in this video below:
In addition to knowing you can hold a home funeral, you'll need to know where to begin. Here are some resources:
HomeFuneral.info provides a free 18-page eBook designed to give you an overview of the different elements involved in planning a home funeral. Planning a funeral can be a very emotional event. This checklist will guide you through some of the things to consider to help you create a personal and meaningful experience.
Click here to learn more about how to carry out a home funeral:
If you would like to perform a home funeral, there is a new committee serving those who live in the Provo/Orem area. If you live further out we would love to assist you by phone (either way free of charge). Call 801-226-2323.
If you desire to perform a home funeral in another state:
Home Funeral Directory
Instructions from Utah's office of Vital Records: How to File a Death Certificate
ARTICLES
Many families are beginning to use the home funeral as an option. Here are some recent stories that illustrate what others have done:
Do It Yourself Funerals (NPR)
Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative (NY Times)
A Movement to Bring Grief Back Home (Washington Post)
A Family Undertaking (PBS)
*A photo journal through a home funeral can be viewed on Undertaken with Love's Flickr site.
