MEMORIAL PLANNING SIMPLIFIED
We can’t make death easy. We can make it easier to manage.
When someone dies, grief and logistics go hand in hand. The Endings Company helps you navigate memorial planning with trusted vendors so you don’t have to worry about where to begin.
Whether your event is at a funeral home or favorite restaurant. For ten people or hundreds. Honor your person in a meaningful way with curated vendors you can feel good about.
How can we help?
Someone just died
You need to know what to do in the next few hours, days, and weeks — from caring for the body to planning a gathering.
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Plan a gathering
You need help planning a memorial service, celebration of life, or gathering to honor your person.
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Find a vendor
You're ready to browse venues, event planners, florists, musicians, and other professionals who support end-of-life gatherings.
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Articles
Browse articles on death, dying, and memorial event planning.
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How to Plan a Memorial Service (with Celebration of Life Ideas)
Create a gathering that reflects the person who died and provides an opportunity for others to remember them.
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Step-by-Step Guide: What to Do After Someone Dies in the First 72 Hours
How to navigate a series of immediate decisions—legal, logistical, and personal—in the first few days after a death.
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How to Choose a Funeral Home
How to choose a funeral home, what services to expect, and the questions to ask before making your decision.
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Where to Hold a Memorial Service in Chicago
That loft where the afternoon light hits just right. The concert hall your person loved. Find the perfect Chicago venue for your loved one's memorial.
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Memorial planning all in one place.
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No one wants to juggle grief and guesswork. That’s why we’ve vetted and hand-selected each of our vendors. All EndCo™ vendors are committed to transparency, customer service, and serving families well during a sensitive life moment.
Who we partner with
Funeral Homes · Cremation Specialists · Memorial Venues · Florists · Musicians · Photographers & Videographers · Event Planners · Officiants · Celebrants · Printing Shops · Death Doulas · Caterers
Interested in joining as a founding member? Let's talk.
Who we are
We've spent our careers building for moments like this.
We each came to this work through our own experience with death. We've lost people. We've prepared to lose people. Two of us became trained death doulas. And we've spent our careers helping people navigate life's hardest moments.