When someone you love is dying, or has just died, there are a hundred things to remember and very little energy to remember them. These free printables are here to carry some of that weight. Print them at home, fill them in at your own pace, and use only what helps.
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Before a Death
For families caring for someone who is seriously ill or in hospice.
Before a Death · 11 pages
Questions to Ask While There’s Time
For families with someone in hospice or near the end of life.
Before a Death · 130 pages
The Caregiver’s Rest: A Workbook for Hospice Caregivers
For anyone caring for someone in hospice, whatever their age or role.
Before a Death · 122 pages
Grieving While They’re Still Here: Dementia and the Long Goodbye
For families of someone living with any type of dementia.
Before a Death · 25 pages
Grieving Before Goodbye: A Companion for Caregivers
For caregivers already grieving someone who is dying.
Before a Death · 22 pages
Our Traditions Matter: Faith and Customs in Hospice
For families who want their faith, culture, and customs honored.
Before a Death · 94 pages
Your Right to Be Heard: Speaking Up When Care Falls Short
For families worried about care in a hospital, hospice, or nursing home.
Before a Death · 6 sheets
Keep-Handy Sheets for Hospice Families
Six short sheets for the fridge, the wallet, and the hospital bag.
More in this set (5)
Before a Death · 4 pages
Gentle Words: Visiting Someone in Hospice
For friends and family who aren’t sure what to say.
At the Bedside
For the last days and hours, and the first hours after.
At the Bedside · 32 pages
Time Together: Bedside Activities for Hospice Families
For families who want meaningful time together at the bedside.
At the Bedside · 28 pages
The Final Days: A Bedside Guide for Families
For families keeping watch in the last days of life.
At the Bedside · 33 pages
Until the End: A Family’s Vigil Companion
For families sitting vigil in the final days and hours.
At the Bedside · 23 pages
The First Hours: After a Death at Home
For hospice families to fill in ahead and keep by the phone.
Planning & the Funeral
Plan ahead, plan the service, and write the obituary.
Planning & the Funeral · 2 pages
Funeral Planning Checklist
For families in the first days and weeks after a death.
Planning & the Funeral · 8 pages
Fill-in-the-Blank Obituary Templates
For families writing an obituary with only a day or two to do it.
Planning & the Funeral · 3 books
In My Own Words: Planning the Goodbye I Want
For anyone in hospice planning their own farewell, and the family helping.
More in this set (2)
Planning & the Funeral · 3 pages
My Funeral Wishes Worksheet
For anyone planning ahead, as a gift to the people they love.
Planning & the Funeral · 17 pages
My Legacy Letters: Prompts & Stationery
For anyone who wants to leave words behind for the people they love.
Veterans
For families of a veteran of any branch or era.
Veterans · 10 guides
The Honor and Comfort Set for Veteran Families
For families of a veteran who is seriously ill, in hospice, or has died.
More in this set (11)
- Family Guide, large print
- Quick-Start: the first days
- Give This to Your Funeral Director
- Give This to Your Funeral Director (fillable)
- An Honoring Ceremony for a Veteran
- After a Veteran Dies: The First 30 Days
- Military Honors at the Service
- Someone I Love Served (for kids)
- Honor and Memory (for the veteran)
- Honor and Memory, large print
- Honor and Memory: A Veteran’s Story Journal (any stage of life)
After a Death
For grown-ups finding their way through grief.
After a Death · 31 pages
One Day at a Time: A Grief Companion for Adults
For any grown-up who is grieving, whoever they lost.
After a Death · 11 pages
Is This Still Grief? A Gentle Guide for Families
For anyone wondering if their grief needs more help.
After a Death · 24 pages
Getting Through the First Holidays After a Loss
For anyone facing a first holiday without someone they love.
After a Death · 2 books
More Than How They Died: After a Suicide or Overdose Loss
For adults grieving someone who died by suicide or overdose.
More in this set (1)
After a Death · 142 pages
The Day Everything Changed: After a Sudden or Violent Loss
For adults after a death that came with no warning.
Grief by Relationship
Grief companions written for your kind of loss.
Grief by Relationship · 188 pages
Carrying Their Love: For Widows, Widowers & Partners
For anyone grieving a husband, wife, or partner.
Grief by Relationship · 120 pages
Still Their Child: For Adults Who Lost a Mom or Dad
For grown sons and daughters grieving a parent.
Grief by Relationship · 120 pages
Forever Their Parent: For Parents Who Lost an Adult Child
For mothers and fathers grieving a grown son or daughter.
Grief by Relationship · 120 pages
Side by Side: For Adults Who Lost a Brother or Sister
For grown-ups grieving a sibling, including twins.
Grief by Relationship · 138 pages
Passed Down: For Adult Grandchildren
For grown grandchildren grieving a grandparent.
Grief by Relationship · 120 pages
When the Caring Ends: For Former Caregivers
For anyone who cared for someone until the end.
Grief by Relationship · 128 pages
Tangled: Grief After a Complicated Relationship
For grief mixed with relief, anger, guilt, or estrangement.
Grief by Relationship · 21 pages
Holding You: For Parents After the Loss of a Baby
For parents after miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a baby.
Children & Teens
Workbooks, keepsakes, and guides for grieving kids and the grown-ups helping them.
Children & Teens · 3 books
The Time We Have: Children and Teens When Someone Is in Hospice
For families of kids 2 to 18, with a kids’ activity book and a teen journal.
More in this set (3)
Children & Teens · 31 pages
When a Parent Dies: Family Toolkit
For a surviving parent helping children after a mom or dad dies.
Children & Teens · 2 workbooks
After an Illness: Workbooks for Kids and Teens
For kids whose person is dying, or died, after a serious illness.
More in this set (1)
Children & Teens · 2 workbooks
After a Sudden Loss: Workbooks for Kids and Teens
For kids whose parent or loved one died with no warning.
More in this set (1)
Children & Teens · 3 guides
After a Violent Loss: Planner and Workbooks
For families, kids, and teens after a homicide or other violence.
More in this set (2)
Children & Teens · 16 pages
Remembering How You Lived: For Kids After a Suicide or Overdose
For families helping children and teens through this kind of loss.
Children & Teens · 12 pages
Remembering My Grandparent: Memory Pages
For kids and teens after a grandparent dies.
Children & Teens · 13 pages
Our Baby: A Keepsake for Big Brothers and Sisters
For children after the loss of a baby brother or sister.
Children & Teens · 16 pages
Remembering My Friend: Memory Pages
For kids and teens grieving a friend or classmate.
Children & Teens · 19 pages
My Memory Book: Children’s Memory Pages
For children of all ages, toddlers through teens.
Children & Teens · 20 pages
The Colors of Grief: Coloring Pages
For grieving kids, at home or during the service.
For Professionals
For hospice teams, schools, and funeral homes.
For Professionals · 20 pages
When Grief Comes to School: A Toolkit for Teachers
For teachers, principals, counselors, and crisis teams.
For Professionals · Page
For Hospice & Care Teams
Free tools by role, a family-room flyer, and custom versions for your hospice.
For Professionals · Library
Hospice Staff Library
Grief letter series, memorial service kit, support group and camp programs.
For Professionals · Page
For Funeral Homes
Free resources to share with the families you serve.
These will always be free
I’m a widow and a mom, and I made these because I wish I’d had them. Behind them is just me, a small, one-woman shop. If these resources helped your family and you’d like to say thank you, you’re welcome to leave a small gift. If not, please take what you need. That’s why they’re here.
Leave a Thank-You Gift →Thank you, truly. — C. Lindorfer
All printables are comfort and support resources, not medical, legal, or professional advice. In a crisis, call or text 988.