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How to Appoint a Designated Funeral Agent
Appointing a designated funeral agent is a legal way for you to specify a person to be in charge of arranging your funeral. This could entail trusting them to follow through with your personal funeral preferences or allowing them to be in charge of all funeral decisions and the arrangement of your ...
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia 'death cafes' argue it's time to bring death out of the closet
By Brandon Baker for Philly Voice Social franchise aims to topple death taboos Rachel Zeldin was unprepared for what came next. When her great-uncle died in 2011 without an immediate family to address his funeral needs, Zeldin was stunned that she and her family had been left to both foot ...
Continue ReadingState By State Guide to Advance Directives
Advance Directives, aka Advance Healthcare Directives, are documented preferences that allow you to communicate the extent and type of medical treatment you would want if you become incapacitated and unable to communicate for yourself. Forms for this purpose vary by state and may be generalized or quite specific in terms of ...
Continue Reading11 Books to Help Children Understand and Cope with Death
Death is an inevitable and natural part of life. However, when tragedy strikes a family, it is often times difficult for children to conceptualize what death is, how we grieve, and what it means to die. We at Funerals360 have compiled a list that details 11 great books to talk about death ...
Continue ReadingFive Things an Executor Should Do Right Away
When you are named as executor after someone has died, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Ideally, the deceased told you in advance that they were planning to name you as executor and you had a chance to discuss their wishes and gather information. But that is ...
Continue ReadingSocial Media After Death
According to a 2007 study conducted by Microsoft, the average web user has 25 online accounts ranging from social network accounts to banking and financial accounts. In America alone, nearly 72% of American adults have an online presence or use social media sites. These accounts are a part of the ...
Continue ReadingSocial Media After Death: How to Close A Facebook Account
With our digital assets growing with each new online account opened, many social media websites have created policies on how to close an account of the deceased. Below you will find Facebooks’s policy on how closing or memorializing a Facebook account of a deceased loved one: Memorializing a Facebook account: Memorialized Facebook ...
Continue ReadingWhat the Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same Sex Marriage Means for Funeral Planning
The recent Supreme Court decision on the Obergefell v. Hodges case has legalized same sex marriage but what does the decision mean for end-of-life and funeral planning? Traditionally, legal authority over funeral planning goes first to an individual's living spouse, then next of kin (children), then parents, or if appointed ahead ...
Continue ReadingSocial Media After Death: How to Close A Pinterest Account
With digital assets growing with each new online account opened, many social media websites have created policies on how to close an account of the deceased. Below you will find Pinterest’s policy on how to close a Pinterest account of a deceased loved one: Pinterest can deactivate a deceased person's account if a ...
Continue ReadingSocial Media After Death: How to Close An Instagram Account
If you see an account on Instagram that belongs to someone who's passed away, you can report it to Instagram for memorialization. If you're an immediate family member of that person, you can request the account be removed from Instagram. Memorializing the Instagram Account: Instagram will memorialize the Instagram account of ...
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