Checklist: Things To Do Immediately After Your Loved One Passes Away

Right after your loved one has passed there is a lot to do. Here is a list of things to get done.

THINGS TO DO IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR LOVED ONE PASSES AWAY:

1. Contact the city or town for opening and closing the grave
2. Obituary notice
3. Gather program info
4. Contact church officials for service time, etc.
5. Contact Social Security for possible benefits
6. Contact Veterans Admin if you have benefits
7. Contact all insurance policies
8. Decide on flowers for the viewing and funeral
9. Choose the clothing you want your loved one buried in
10. Find out your funeral home responsibilities
11. Funeral
    1. program
    2. casket
    3. vault
    4. obituaries
    5. viewings
    6. register book
    7. thank you cards
12. Arrange for headstone

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