- Caroline Flanders, 760-723-9241
- caroline@familydirectedfunerals.com
- www.familydirectedfunerals.com
- 561-414-4480
- fwinninger@aol.com
- www.floridahomefunerals.com
- Lisa Carlson, 802-482-3437
- lisa@funeralethics.org
- www.upperaccess.com/experts/carlson.html
- Kristine Bentz, 520.609.8396
- kristine@sweetgrassceremonies.com
- www.sweetgrassceremonies.com/memorials.html
- Fran Vandre, 920-723-2122
- Sue Rheingans, 262-365-8632
- personalfarewells@charter.net
- 508-274-9728
- kellykoo@comcast.net
- Kate Handler, 415-307-8172
- Ella Mitchell, 415-279-3050
- www.greenhomefunerals.com
- contact@greenhomefunerals.com
- 503-799-6968
- nancyward@sacredendings.com
- www.sacredendings.com
- 530-622-9302
- www.nancyjewelpoer.com
- nancypoer@directcon.net
- 608-442-0054
- www.simplewisdomsanctuary.com
- Mary Kateada, info@simplewisdomsanctuary.com
- 603-236-9495
- www.turningleafhomefunerals.com
- Lee Webster, turningleafhomefunerals@gmail.com
- 650-283-0591
- www.greenerpartings.com
- Trisha Merriam, trisha@homefuneralmidwife.com
- 760-310-1142
- caroline@CelebrantofLife.com
- www.celebrantoflife.com
- Caroline Yongue 828-676-9806
- http://centerforendoflifetransitions/
- cyongue@iglide.net
- Joyce, 801-226-2323
- www.utahfunerals.org
- joyceinutah@gmail.com
- 503-750-5179
- Manena Nichol Seamons, heartmemorials@gmail.com
- 707-824-0268
- www.finalpassages.org
- Jerrigrace Lyons, info@finalpassages.org
- Kelsey Ramage, 831-425-8052; Kate Frediani-Gorman, 831-234-2835
- www.journeywithdignity.com
- kategormancpi@msn.com; ramage@cruzio.com
- 406-249-8061
- www.guidedhomefunerals.com
- Joan Hearon, joan@guidedhomefunerals.com
- 619-358-9254
- http://www.thresholds.us
- Kat Alessi, kat@thresholds.us
- 206-370-0878
- www.asacredmoment.com
- Char Barrett, info@asacredmoment.com
- 303-443-3418
- www.naturaltransitions.org
- Karen van Vuuren, info@naturaltransitions.org
- Linda Bergh 612-927-0894/Marianne Dietzel 651-633-0432
- www.beholdingthethreshold.org
- linda@lindabergh.org, m_dietzel@yahoo.com
"Undertaken with Love"
Now there is a guide—written entirely by volunteer advocates of the right of families to direct their own final arrangements—that congregations can use to support home funerals as a ministry. Undertaken With Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Congregations and Communities describes how to start and sustain a home funeral committee. It walks congregational committees and other small groups through the processes of researching their legal rights, options and responsibilities in caring for the dead until burial or cremation. It describes how to handle, bathe and transport the body and directs groups to sources of further information and training.
- Lynn Acquafondata, finaljourneyhome@verizon.net
- www.finaljourneyhome.com, www.ReverendLynn.com
- 816-229-7648
- john.obrien@itazuke.org
- 360-341-3382
- www.handsofalchemy.com/ourwork/deathwork.htm
- Marilyn Strong, lapis@whidbey.com
- erika.beth.nelson@gmail.com
- licensed Funeral Director
- 310-968-2763
- www.sacredcrossings.com
- Olivia Bareham, olivia@sacredcrossings.com
- 209-772-2080
- embracingfamilyhomefunerals.com
- Tammy Beilstein, Embracing-Family@comcast.net
- 315-269-1103
- http://graceforyourjourney.com
- Debra Gorman, graceforyourjourney@yahoo.com
- 740-412-1752
- www.PickawayHomeFuneralServices.com
- Ann Harr, MSW, LSW, ha7901@aol.com
- www.lastrights.info
- Dr. Laurie Mulvey, lauriemulvey@psu.edu
- 248-342-2301
- Wendy Lyons, Consultant, lyonslair@charter.net
- www.funeralinformationsociety.org
- Penny Rhodes, (Allentown/Bethlehem/Reading) pennyrho@aol.com, 610-756-6253
- Eleanor Dillard, (Huntington Valley) elnrjean@aol.com, 215-850-2237
- Anne Jackson, (N. Chester Co./S. Berks Co.) buggarden@dejazzd.com,610-286-9676
- Cheryl Clark, (N. Chester Co./S. Montgomery Co.) ckratz52@yahoo.com,484-369-1744
- Jenny Bingham, (West Chester/Kimberton)Jenny@naturalundertaking.org,610-212-6215
- Donna Larsen,(West Chester/Kimberton)Donna@naturalundertaking.org,484-880-7129
- Rev. Greta Browne, (Bethlehem) greta_browne@hotmail.com (summer/spring only)
- Jonitha Hasse, 518-325-7454
- 413-528-1306
- Ann-Elizabeth Barnes, annelizbarnes@gmail.com
- 207-841-6510
- www.oursacredpassage.com
- Lea Moon, leamoon@expandingintojoy.com
- 503-233-3383
- http://spiraloflife.org
- Tricia Sweeney, ps@spiraloflife.org
- 301-523-3033
- http://crossings.net
- Beth Knox, crossingcare@earthlink.net
- 651-398-8172
- www.naturaldeathcare.com
- Jean Madsen and Michael Sorrell, portagesafa@yahoo.com
- fcapiedmont@gmail.com
- www.fcapiedmont.org
- 207-873-7854
- http://lastthings.net
- Klara Tammany and Chuck Lakin, crlakin@colby.edu
- 803-419-4106
- gereburke@aol.com
- Ph.D., J.D.
- Information resource
- 715-866-7798
- lucybasler@gmail.com
- 608-606-8060
- www.thresholdcarecircle.org
- Charlene Elderkin, elderkin@mwt.net
- 585-899-6803
- ldbarn@rochester.rr.com
- 360-732-0126
- www.thresholdsoflife.org
- Nora Cedarwind Young, nora@thresholdsoflife.org
- www.crossingscircle.org
- Donna Belk 512-922-8043
- dbelk@austin.rr.com
- 303-443-3418
- www.naturaltransitions.org
- Karen van Vuuren, info@naturaltransitions.org
- 612-729-6817
- ritesofchange.com
- ellen@ritesofchange.com
- Ellen Hufschmidt, Director
- 512-299-5435
- fullcircleburials.com
- Leslie Pearson, wapiticlan@yahoo.com
- 707-824-0268
- www.finalpassages.org
- Jerrigrace Lyons, info@finalpassages.org
- www.asacredmoment.com
- Char Barrett, info@asacredmoment.com
- 503-651-2669
- http://farewellassistance.com
- Janie Malloy and Emily Adair, janie@farewellassistance.com
Passing Through Our Hands is a guide to home funeral care. The video starts from when the person dies and covers how to wash the body, dress and layout the body, hold a vigil, how to move the body into a coffin. The video also includes printed guidelines in addition to the video training.
Passing Through Our Hands
- 512-440-7979
- www.crossingscircle.org
- sdbooth@sbc.global.net
- 512-922-8043
- consciouslivingdying.com
- dbelk@austin.rr.com
- 888-966-3330
- www.greenburialcouncil.org
- Joe Sehee, info@greenburialcouncil.org
- (800) 765-0107
- www.funerals.org
- Josh Slocum, Executive Director, info@funerals.org
- 301- 523-3033
- www.crossings.net
- Beth Knox, info@crossings.net
- Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love by Lisa Carlson
- Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial by Mark Harris
- Dealing Creatively With Death: A Manual of Death Education and Simple Burial by Ernest Morgan
- Free E-book: Checklist for Planning a Home Funeral
