Plan a funeral or memorial without drowning in admin

You're grieving and the to-do list is brutal. Get an ordered checklist, questions for the funeral director and a simple order of service outline.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me plan a funeral or memorial.

What's already decided: [burial/cremation, venue, nothing yet]
Who's involved in decisions: [names]
Faith or tone: [details]
Budget band: [rough]
Wishes the person left: [any]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. An ordered checklist for the next 14 days.
2. Questions for the funeral director.
3. A simple order of service outline.
4. Roles to delegate.
5. Point me to GOV.UK after-a-death guidance for the admin side, and to Cruse 0808 808 1677 or Samaritans 116 123 for emotional support.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. This is help with wording and planning, not legal, medical or counselling advice; point me to GOV.UK, Citizens Advice, NSPCC (0808 800 5000), Childline (0800 1111), Samaritans (116 123) or Refuge/National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247) where that fits, and call 999 if anyone is in immediate danger. UK English.

For GOV.UK what to do after someone dies, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search.

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Fill the blanks, then paste. burial/cremation, venue, nothing yet: a short note you already have. names: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

The prompt · Claude

Help me plan a funeral or memorial.

What's already decided: [burial/cremation, venue, nothing yet]
Who's involved in decisions: [names]
Faith or tone: [details]
Budget band: [rough]
Wishes the person left: [any]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. An ordered checklist for the next 14 days.
2. Questions for the funeral director.
3. A simple order of service outline.
4. Roles to delegate.
5. Point me to GOV.UK after-a-death guidance for the admin side, and to Cruse 0808 808 1677 or Samaritans 116 123 for emotional support.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. This is help with wording and planning, not legal, medical or counselling advice; point me to GOV.UK, Citizens Advice, NSPCC (0808 800 5000), Childline (0800 1111), Samaritans (116 123) or Refuge/National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247) where that fits, and call 999 if anyone is in immediate danger. UK English.

For GOV.UK what to do after someone dies, use web search if you can and name the page. If you can't search, say what I should check myself.

Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. burial/cremation, venue, nothing yet: a short note you already have. names: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

You say what's already decided and who's involved.

The assistant asks about faith, budget band and burial/cremation if known.

You get a checklist, roles and a simple service outline.

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Use Claude to plan a funeral or memorial without drowning in admin

You're grieving and the to-do list is brutal. Get an ordered checklist, questions for the funeral director and a simple order of service outline.

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