News & Publications
The Bay Area Funeral Consumers Association offers a number of publications for planning your funeral. In addition, the State of California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau offers a wealth of information to protect and educate consumers about the laws governing funerals.
Our Semi-Annual Newsletters
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Read Our Monthly E-Mail News
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Helpful Documents
Funeral Planning Guide
When a loved one dies, funeral costs are the last thing you’ll be thinking about, but when the funeral is over, funeral costs are the one thing you’ll wish you had been thinking about. The most important thing that you can do right now to save on funeral costs is to make a funeral plan.
With this free, detailed “Funeral Planning Guide” you can make a plan based on proven money saving tips for a loving, tasteful, yet cost effective final farewell.
Don’t Take Your Last Wishes to the Grave
“Before I Go” is a comprehensive end-of-life planner that features illustrations by Edward Gorey. It has more than 30 pages to record everything from your preference for burial or cremation to how to close down your social media accounts and online life.
Informational Brochures
Funeral Planning
- Death Away from Home
- Family-Directed Home Funerals
- Your Funeral Rights in California
- Finding the Right Hospice for You
- How to Choose a Funeral Home
Cremations
Financial Considerations
- How to Read a Mortuary Price List
- Pre-Paying for Your Funeral in CA
- What May Add to Funeral Costs
- How to Pay for a Funeral
Body Donations
- Whole Body Donation in Bay Area
- Body & Organ Donation: A Gift to Science
Earth-Friendly Considerations
- Green or Natural Burials
- Recycling Your Medical Devices
After Death Concerns
- What to Do, Who to Call When Someone Dies
- Help for Grieving Families
- When Your Spouse Dies: Ways to Cope
- Suddenly Single: Protect Your Finances
- How to File a Funeral Complaint