What To Do When a Loved One Dies by Debra Verni for Herzog Law Firm

Not Knowing How to Honor a Loved One = Stress

Planning ahead can greatly reduce the uncertainty families feel when a loved one dies. Consider making plans now to make the journey smoother.

16 People Who Are Basically Just Asking To Die

DON'T SKIP ANY OF THESE. Special thanks to @StrangeWorld.

Struggling with How a Loved One Died

The moments surrounding a loved one's death can stick with a person. Many people struggle with memories and unanswered questions about how a loved one died.

What to Expect When a Person Is Dying

When a loved one is dying, it can feel lonely and scary, not knowing what to expect. Knowing something about what generally happens can ease the journey.

What You Need to Do after a Loved One Dies

“When a family member or other loved one dies, the natural response is to feel overwhelmed. However, there are some very practical and legal matters that need to be attended to ‘immediately, if not sooner.’”

How to Talk With Your Dying Loved One

Conversations about death are among the most important, and difficult, we may ever have. Too often, we avoid them, Elizabeth Bernstein writes.

How to let go when a loved one is dying

Even after the conversations are held and legal documents completed, reaching acceptance that a person is dying is a difficult path for the individual who is ill as well as for their family members.

Why Do Celebrity Deaths Feel So Personal?

"When they die, it's like an extended member of our family dies."

The Question I Dread as a Parent Whose Child Died by Suicide

What really happens when you die? Meet the people who handle us after death

It's not something we like to talk about much. We may know our local funeral parlour, but do we know what really goes on there? Or what an embalmer actually does? Or how long a cremation takes, and how it works? Rebecca Atkinson and Sarah Tavner talk to the people who handle us after death

How to Go Through a Deceased Loved One’s Belongings

A professional organizer offers sensitive and practical advice on sorting through a loved one’s things

3 Tips for Going Through Your Departed Loved One’s Belongings

Once the dust starts to settle and you get back to your daily routine following the death of your loved one, you might start thinking about what to do with your loved one’s belongings. You’ll start…

Why It Feels So Damn Good to Laugh at a Funeral

When my brother died too young, an unexpected dark joke helped my family deal with the grief.

What to Do First when Spouse Dies

After a loved one dies, their affairs need to be set in order. You might find yourself planning a funeral, paying bills and closing accounts. The list of things you need to do after someone dies can seem endless, especially during a time when you are also grieving.

What Should I Do when Spouse Dies?

While no one is ever ready to lose a loved one, proper planning in advance of a loss may help ensure that finances may be one less concern during such a trying time.

What Happens When a Cemetery Dies?

It can come back to life and change a neighborhood. Or at least that's what a group of determined Philadelphians is hoping for.

In the Wake of Death, What Matters Most?

When someone dies we remember what matters, we remember who matters, and we realize there are many things that probably don’t.

Obits to die for: How some folks get the last word

A writing class in Penngrove teaches participants the art of writing their own obits in advance, and even having some fun with it.