Whether you're planning a service, looking for the right words, or just trying to find your footing in a difficult moment — everything we've written is here in one place. Browse by category or scroll through to find what you need.
📄 Looking for something to print? Our free printables include a funeral planning checklist, a funeral wishes worksheet, questions to ask while there’s time, a workbook for anyone caring for someone in hospice, a companion for caregivers grieving before goodbye, a grief companion for families of someone with dementia, bedside activities for hospice families, a bedside guide for the final days, a family vigil companion, a guide for the first hours after a death at home, a grief companion for adults, a gentle guide to when grief needs more help, a grief companion for widows, widowers, and partners, a grief companion for adults who lost a mom or dad, a grief companion for former caregivers, a grief companion for adults who lost a brother or sister, a grief companion for parents who lost an adult child, a grief companion for adult grandchildren, a grief companion for hidden losses (a friend, an ex, an in-law, or stepfamily), two grief companions for adults after a suicide or overdose loss, a grief companion for adults after a sudden or violent loss, Gentle Words for hospice visits, legacy letter prompts, obituary templates, a first holidays planner, a guide and keepsake for parents after the loss of a baby, free workbooks and memory books for grieving children and teens, a family guide to speaking up when care falls short, a funeral planning book for hospice patients (also in large print) and its family companion, and a grief toolkit for schools. No sign-up needed.
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How-To & Editing Guides
Step-by-step help for editing, printing, and personalizing your templates in Canva.
- Understanding Your Funeral Program Layout
- How to Blend Your Photo for the Funeral Program Cover
- How to Edit Your Funeral Program Template in Canva: A Beginner's Guide
- Step-by-Step Guide to Customizing Your Funeral Program Template in Canva
- How to Create & Print Your Prayer Cards
- How to Create & Print Your Memorial Bookmarks
- How to Edit & Print Your Thank You Cards
Planning Guides
Practical guides for planning a service — from choosing a program to navigating difficult circumstances.
- Free Funeral Planning Checklist (Printable PDF)
- Planning Your Own Funeral: A Gentle Guide (Free Wishes Worksheet)
- When Someone You Love Is in Hospice: Preparing Together (Free Printable)
- Time Together: Bedside Activities for Hospice Families (Free Family Guide & Staff Guide)
- Caring for Someone in Hospice: Support and Self-Care for Every Family Caregiver (Free Caregiver Workbook)
- Grieving Before Goodbye: Anticipatory Grief When Someone You Love Is Dying (Free Caregiver Companion)
- Grieving While They're Still Here: Dementia and the Long Goodbye (Free Grief Companion)
- What to Expect in the Final Days: A Gentle Guide for Families (Free Bedside Guide)
- Sitting Vigil: A Gentle Guide for Hospice Volunteers and Families (Free Family Companion, Volunteer Handbook & Program Kit)
- How to Speak Up When Care Falls Short in a Hospital, Hospice, or Nursing Home (Free Family Guide)
- Planning Your Own Funeral in Hospice: Free Guides for Patients and Families (incl. Large Print)
- The First Hours After a Death at Home: A Gentle Guide for Hospice Families (Free Printable Guide)
- What to Say When Visiting Someone in Hospice (Free Printable)
- How to Write a Legacy Letter (Free Prompts & Stationery)
- The First Holidays After a Loss (Free Planner)
- How to Choose the Perfect Funeral Program for Your Loved One
- 5 Tips for Planning a Funeral or Memorial Service
- What to Include in a Celebration of Life: A Planning Guide
- How to Honor a Teacher's Legacy: A Guide to Planning a Meaningful Memorial
- Teacher Memorial Planning Checklist: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families
- Planning a Funeral After Traumatic Loss: A Gentle Guide for Families
- When the Loss Was Someone Else's Fault: Grieving Alongside a Criminal Case
- After the Funeral: Living With Traumatic Loss in the Weeks and Months After
Helping Children Grieve
Research-based guides for the grown-ups caring for a grieving child or teen, with free memory books, coloring pages, and Carrying You With Me workbooks written for each kind of loss.
- When a Child Loses a Parent: A Complete Guide for Families (Free Family Toolkit)
- When a Parent Dies Suddenly: After a Heart Attack or Accident (Free Workbooks)
- Helping Children and Teens When Someone They Love Is in Hospice (Free Books for Families, Kids & Teens)
- Helping Children Understand Hospice and Death (Free Memory Book & Workbooks)
- When a Parent Dies by Homicide or Violence (Free Planner & Workbooks)
- Talking to Children After a Suicide or Overdose Death (Free Remembering How You Lived Pages)
- When a Child Loses a Grandparent (Free Remembering My Grandparent Pages)
- When a Child Loses a Brother or Sister: Helping Grieving Siblings
- When a Baby Dies: Helping Big Brothers and Sisters Grieve (Free Sibling Keepsake)
- When a Child Loses a Friend or Classmate (Free Remembering My Friend Pages)
- Supporting a Grieving Teen: What Parents Need to Know
- Supporting Grieving Students: A Guide for Teachers and School Leaders (Free School Toolkit)
- Carrying You With Me: A Free Grief Camp Program for Hospices
- Should Children Attend a Funeral?
- Helping a Grieving Child in the Weeks and Months After
- The Colors of Grief: Free Coloring Pages for Kids
Faith & Religious Services
Scripture, faith-filled poems, and what to expect at Catholic, Baptist, and Jehovah's Witness services.
- Honoring Faith and Culture at the End of Life (Free Guides for Hospice Teams and Families)
- Faith-Based Poems for a Funeral Program
- Bible Verses and Poems for a Funeral Program
- Funeral Scriptures for Women and Men
- Memorial Poems for a Church Member
- Christian Words of Comfort for the Bereaved
- Attending a Catholic Funeral: What to Expect
- Attending a Baptist Funeral or Homegoing Celebration
- Attending a Jehovah's Witness Memorial Service
- Jehovah's Promise of Resurrection: Bible Verses and Poems for a JW Funeral Program
- Scriptures for a Jehovah's Witness Memorial
Military Funeral Guides
A complete series on military funerals — traditions, honors, planning, and words to honor a veteran's service.
- We Honor Veterans: A Free Program Every Hospice Should Know About
- How to Plan a Military Funeral: A Family Guide
- What to Include in a Military Veteran's Funeral Program
- Understanding the Order of Service for a Military Funeral
- Military Funeral Prayers, Hymns & What to Say
- Military Funeral Prayers by Branch: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force & Coast Guard
- The Meaning Behind Military Funeral Traditions
- Step-by-Step: What Happens at a Military Funeral
- Personalizing a Military Funeral While Honoring Tradition
- The Role of the Honor Guard at a Military Funeral
- The Flag: From First Salute to Final Presentation
- Taps: The Final Call
- Military Funeral Honors: Who Qualifies and How to Arrange Them
- How to Write a Tribute for Your Veteran Loved One
- Original Poems for a Military Veteran's Funeral Program
- More Poems for a Military Veteran's Funeral Program
- Writing a Tribute Poem for a Fallen Brother or Sister in Arms
- From the Comrades — Poems in the Voice of a Fellow Veteran
- Poems for a Vietnam Veteran's Funeral Program
- Poems for Army, Navy, Marine Corps & Air Force Veterans
- Quotes for a Military Veteran's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Female Veteran's Funeral Program
Obituary & Eulogy Examples
Sample wording to help you write an obituary or eulogy that truly sounds like them.
- Fill-in-the-Blank Obituary Templates (Free Printable)
- Military & Veteran Obituary Examples
- Military Eulogy Examples: Words to Honor a Veteran's Life and Service
- Army Funeral Prayers & Veteran Obituary Examples
- Cowboy & Rancher Obituary Examples
Poems for Family
Original poems for the people closest to us — each one remembering something different about them.
- Poems for a Mother's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Father's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Wife's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Husband's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Grandmother's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Grandfather's Funeral Program
Poems for a Life They Loved
Poems and readings for the callings, passions, and places that made them who they were.
- Poems for a Firefighter's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Police Officer's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Biker's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Cowboy or Rancher's Funeral Program
- 30 Poems for a Nature Lover's Funeral Program
- 20 Nature-Inspired Quotes to Include in a Funeral Program
- Funeral Readings for a Hiker
For a Child or Infant
Gentle words and guidance for the hardest goodbye.
- When Your Baby Dies: What to Ask For in the Hospital, and What Comes Next (Free Parents’ Guide & Keepsake)
- When a Baby Dies: Helping Big Brothers and Sisters Grieve
- 50+ Quotes for a Child's Funeral Program
- Poems for a Child's Funeral Program
- Poems for an Infant Funeral Program
- Poems for a Stillbirth or Pregnancy Loss Funeral Program
- Poems for a Teen's Funeral Program
Grief & Comfort
Words for the days after — for the ones who are grieving, and the people who love them.
- Grieving as an Adult: A Gentle Guide for Every Kind of Loss (Free Grief Companion)
- Is This Still Grief? A Gentle Guide for Families (Free Handout)
- Not Alone: A Free Grief Support Group Program for Hospices
- Grieving While They're Still Here: Dementia and the Long Goodbye (Free Grief Companion)
- What No One Tells You About Being a Widow or Widower (Free Grief Companion)
- When Your Mom or Dad Dies: A Grief Guide for Adult Children (Free Grief Companion)
- When the Caring Ends: Grief After Caregiving (Free Grief Companion)
- When Your Brother or Sister Dies: A Grief Guide for Adult Siblings (Free Grief Companion)
- When Your Adult Child Dies: A Grief Guide for Parents (Free Grief Companion)
- When Your Grandparent Dies: A Grief Guide for Adult Grandchildren (Free Grief Companion)
- When Your Grief Isn’t Recognized: Grieving a Friend, Ex, In-Law, Stepfamily Member or Hidden Partner (Free Grief Companion)
- After a Suicide or Overdose Loss: A Grief Guide for Adults (Two Free Grief Companions)
- After a Sudden or Violent Loss: A Grief Guide for Adults (Free Grief Companion)
- Grief After a Complicated or Estranged Relationship (Free Grief Companion)
- Grieving Before Goodbye: When You Miss Them While They’re Still Here
- What to Expect in the Final Days: Keeping Vigil With Someone You Love
- The First Hours After a Death at Home: What to Do, What Can Wait, and Saying Goodbye
- Funeral Quotes for a Program: Short Quotes for Every Page
- From Someone Who Loved You — Poems of Love, Loss and Letting Go
- Poems for the Grieving Heart
- Poems for the First Days of Grief
- Words of Comfort for a Widow
Looking for a template? Browse the full Funeral Program Templates collection, or reach out if you need help finding the right fit.
For professionals: see our free resources for hospice and care teams and our free Hospice Staff Library (including volunteer and vigil guides, a grief support group program, a grief camp program, and a bedside activity guide for staff), our page for funeral homes, our guide and free toolkit for schools, and our guide to the free We Honor Veterans program for hospices.