About this site
Why we built this.
When someone dies in America, the family is immediately handed an enormous administrative burden — at the worst possible moment. Within 24 hours, you need to choose a funeral home, understand your legal options, start gathering documents, and make decisions that can cost your family thousands of dollars if made under pressure or without information.
Most people have no idea what to do. The information that exists is scattered across government websites, outdated PDFs, and funeral home blogs written to sell services. There is very little honest, plain-language guidance written for the family — not for lawyers, not for the industry.
We built this site to fix that.
What this site is
- A free, state-by-state guide to death administration in all 50 states
- Honest cost information — averages, ranges, and what drives prices up or down
- A searchable directory of funeral homes so you can compare before you commit
- A printable checklist that covers every task from the first 24 hours through estate closure
- Written in plain language. No jargon. No sales pitches.
Who built it
This site is operated in connection with FuneralFlow, a software platform that helps families manage the paperwork and legal tasks after a death. FuneralFlow was built by a team that watched families struggle through the administrative aftermath of loss — 47 government forms, bank notifications, insurance claims, probate filings — without any guidance or tools.
This directory site is our public commitment: the information is free, the guidance is honest, and we will never use grief as a marketing tool.
Our editorial standards
Contact
For corrections, questions about directory listings, or anything else: support@funeralflow.com
Need help right now?
Start with our free checklist — it covers every task in the first 24 hours, first week, and through estate closure.