Practical Considerations for AFTER Funeral or Memorial Services

• Notify the lawyer and executor of the will. Get several copies of the death certificate.
• Plan for the distribution of flowers after the funeral (hospital or rest home).
• Prepare a list of distant persons to be notified by letter a/or printed notice and decide which to send each.
• Prepare a list of persons to receive acknowledgements of flowers, calls, etc. Send appropriate acknowledgements (can be written notes, printed acknowledgements, or some of each).
• Check promptly on all debts and installment payments. Some may carry insurance clauses that will cancel them. If there is to be a delay in meeting payments, consult with creditors and ask them for more time before payments are due.
• If the deceased was living alone, notify utilities and landlord and tell the post office where to send mail. Take precautions against thieves.