Funeral Planning Assistant

Arranging a funeral means making many decisions quickly, often while grieving. Our free assistant helps with three of the hardest: what it will cost, what to write, and who to call.

Estimate funeral costs

Free · No account needed · Takes a few minutes

Estimate the cost

Tell the assistant what you’re planning and get a cost breakdown you can compare against any funeral home’s price list.

Write an obituary

Answer a few questions about your loved one and get a complete draft you can edit and share.

Find a funeral home

Enter a postal code and get the three nearest funeral homes, or browse over 60,000 providers by state.

Not sure where to start?

If a death has just happened, the first steps are to get a legal pronouncement of death and contact a funeral home. Decisions about the service, the obituary and the cost can wait until you are ready.

If you are planning ahead, start with the cost estimate. It shows what each choice costs before you have to make it under pressure.