Announcing the 2016 Memorial Day Photo Contest Winners

Chicago, IL–June 29, 2016: A photo of a service person participating in the annual Flags-In ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner of the Funeralwise.com 2016 Capture Memorial Day Photo Contest. The photo, “Flags-In, Memorial Day,” submitted by Amber Knickman of Morrisville, PA, was by far the fan favorite and […]


Justin Nobel Writes about His Personal Experience with Death

CHICAGO, IL – February 18, 2014 –When popular freelance writer and blogger, Justin Nobel, traveled to Highland Park, Illinois to visit his 94-year-old grandmother he wasn’t expecting the journey to take such a heart-wrenching turn. In his latest post on the Funeralwise.com blog, Digital Dying, Justin offers a very personal and moving account of his […]


Your Free Guide is on the Way!

Thank you for trying our Quick Plan! We hope that you will take another look at the Quick Plan, the first step in the Wise Planning System . We’re confident it can handle all your funeral planning needs. Visit our section on funeral planning for more information and feel free to contact us if you have […]


Celebration of Life

Creating a Celebration of Life

When someone dies, we want the chance to say goodbye, honor their memory, and look for meaning in the death. Throughout history, we have turned to serve these purposes. And, without a doubt, holding a ceremony to memorialize someone we have lost holds an important place in the process of handling grief. While the need […]


Burial Insurance: How to Find the Best Policy

You’ve come to the right place if you’re considering burial insurance. Deciding what policy to buy is not an easy decision. You need to do a little homework before you start shopping and we can help you with that. We’ll explain what burial insurance is, how it works, and how it differs from other life insurance […]


Your Memoir Writing Guide is on the way

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Your first Word to the Wise Guide is on the way

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Eulogy for Tim Russert

“Good afternoon. I’m Luke Russert, proud son of Tim and Maureen. Just before I begin, my mother and I would just like to extend our deepest thanks for the tremendous outpouring of love and support we’ve received from all of you and everyone all over the country. Yesterday at the wake, we were very touched. […]


Your Digital Legacy Guide is on the way

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Request our Digital Legacy Guide

As we conduct more and more of our day-to-day business online, taking measures to make sure our information is secure becomes increasingly more important. The Funeralwise Guide to Protecting Your Digital Legacy is designed to help you develop a strategy ensure that your online and other electronic assets are taken care of if you aren’t able to […]


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