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2025 Funeral Trends: Aftercare, Doulas, and Digital Memorials

January 1, 2025 by Daniel Szczesniak

At US Urns Online, we’ve been observing funeral industry trends for over ten years now.

Our picks for 2025 trends reveal the normalization of some ideas that were once new and are now standard, and introduce other funeral service trends that are on the cutting edge of technology and creativity.

With the new year comes new expectations, and every family engaged in funeral planning this year will be more online, more adept at research, and will have more unique requests than ever before.

If you are in the funeral profession, are you ready?

Let’s take a look at the funeral options that will interest the families you serve in 2025.

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10 Best Memorial Gifts for Loss of Son

October 30, 2024 by Aubrey Bauer

The loss of a child is one of the worst pains one can ever go through. If you know someone who is experiencing that pain …

What Is a Temporary Urn? (and how to use one)

September 24, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

You have your loved one’s cremated remains inside something called a “temporary urn.” What is it, and what should you do with it? After all, …

Checklist for things to do after death of a loved one

What to Do When a Loved One Dies: A Checklist

September 2, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

What do you do when someone you love dies? Many of us have no idea what first steps we should take after the death of …

8 Things You Need to Know About Cremation Urns

August 16, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

If you’re like most people, chances are this is the first you’ve thought about what you need to know about cremation urns. What is a …

What is Direct Cremation?

September 24, 2024August 5, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

Q: What is direct cremation?

A: Direct cremation means that the body of the deceased is cremated after death, without a prior memorial service and without the involvement of a funeral home.

Direct cremation is the most affordable disposition option that is readily available. Most funeral homes and crematoriums offer this service.

In this article, we’ll discuss the details, costs, options, and advantages/disadvantages of this service.

What Happens to a Body After Death? Step by Step

September 24, 2024July 19, 2024 by Karen Roldan

Most people don’t like to think about what happens to a body after death. Decomposition, odors, and body fluids are gross. But, if you are like me, these are things you find fascinating.

What part of the body decomposes first? How long does the decomposition process take? Can a body explode if it’s left after death?

Read on and learn the steps of decomposition and what exactly happens to a body upon death.

The Best Christmas Memorial Gifts (+ Etiquette Tips)

September 24, 2024July 12, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

Let’s talk about Christmas memorial gifts and how to give them in a sensitive, caring way.

It’s the holiday season, and someone close to you has lost a loved one. The natural tendency, for many of us, is to emit some generic phrases of condolence, then avoid the topic altogether. Don’t do this.

What do I need to buy from the funeral home?

September 24, 2024June 4, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

What do you have to buy from the funeral home, and what can you get elsewhere?

Most people do not realize that you can shop around for just about every product and service related to a funeral.

How to Help a Grieving Friend: 10 Practical Ways

September 24, 2024June 3, 2024 by Aubrey Bauer

What’s the best way to help a grieving friend?

If you have a friend who has experienced the loss of a loved one, your first instinct is to help.

But that first impulse is quickly tempered by a second thought: Maybe I need to give them space. Perhaps they want to be alone, and besides, I wouldn’t know what to say. And I certainly don’t want to say something hurtful and insensitive on accident….

So the question is, How can I help a grieving friend while honoring what they are feeling right now?

Below, we have three very helpful tips followed by 10 specific ways to support your grieving friend.

How to Plant a Tree In Memory of a Loved One

October 31, 2024May 10, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

If you want to plant a tree in memory of someone who has died, but don’t know where to begin, look no further. Planting memorial …

Helpful Sympathy Gift Ideas to Send in Difficult Times

July 18, 2024May 10, 2024 by Daniel Szczesniak

Sympathy gifts provide you with a great way to send a tangible expression of your love to someone who is grieving. As I’m sure you know, there are limitless ideas when it comes to finding (or making) thoughtful gifts for loved ones who passed away. But sympathy gift ideas that are truly helpful, practical, and above all, meaningful, are what we’ll be focusing on today.

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