Funeral program template

A funeral or memorial program with a cover, the order of service, the obituary, the family and a thank-you from the family, as printable Letter pages.

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Fill in what you need. The preview updates as you type.

One line each. They print centered under the service date on the cover.

One line per item: item | led by. Empty uses the list in the placeholder plus eulogy, remarks, song, closing prayer and recessional. Delete the prayer rows for a secular service.

Separate paragraphs with a blank line. The obituary template writes a draft from the facts if you prefer to start there.

One line per heading, starting with Survived by:, Preceded in death by:, Pallbearers: or Honorary pallbearers:. Pallbearer names separated by commas print one per line.

One line each, printed small and centered at the end.

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Check the names and dates twice

Programs are kept for years, and a misspelled grandchild or a wrong year is the first thing the family sees. Have a second person read the cover, the order of service and the survived-by lines before printing. The funeral home will often print from your PDF or DOCX, so send the file rather than retyping.

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How to use it

Choose the cover heading, type the full name and the dates, then the service date, time, place and officiant. The cover prints those centered with a box for the photo. The order of service starts with a common ten-line sequence (prelude, welcome, prayer, hymn, reading, eulogy, remarks, song, closing prayer, recessional) with a Led by column; change, reorder or delete lines to fit the service, including removing the prayers for a secular gathering.

Paste or write the obituary, list the family and pallbearers under their labels, keep or edit the thank-you note, and add the interment, reception and donation lines at the end. Download the DOCX to add the photo and print, or send the file to the funeral home or a print shop.

Things to watch

Keep the obituary on the program shorter than the newspaper version; two or three paragraphs read well on a page people hold during the service. Ask each person named in the Led by column before printing. Print about 20 percent more copies than the expected attendance; families keep extras for people who could not come.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a funeral and a memorial program?

Nothing in the layout. A funeral service has the casket present and usually ends with the interment line; a memorial or celebration of life is held without it, often weeks later. Pick Celebrating the Life of as the heading and drop the interment line for a memorial.

Can I add a photo?

The preview leaves a labeled box where the photo goes. Download the DOCX and insert the picture in Word, or print the program and paste a photo into the box before copying it.

Can I print it as a folded booklet?

This template prints as flat Letter pages, cover first. For a folded booklet, download the DOCX, set the page to Book fold in Word's page setup and print double sided.

Is what I type saved anywhere?

No. Everything stays in your browser and nothing is sent to our server. If you refresh the page it is gone, so print, save a PDF or download the DOCX when you are done.