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 resources 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. A memorial service or a celebration of life. We help you honor your person in a meaningful way with providers 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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Planning ahead
You're ready to get your or your loved one's affairs in order.
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Resources
Browse articles on death, dying, and memorial event planning.
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How to Plan a Memorial Service (with Celebration of Life Ideas)
This article will help you create a gathering that adequately 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
This article will help you navigate a series of immediate decisions—legal, logistical, and personal—in the first few days after a death.
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Memorial planning all in one place.
Coming Soon to Chicago
No one wants to juggle grief and guesswork. That’s why we’re vetting and hand-selecting each of our vendor partners. All EndCo partners are committed to transparency, customer service, and serving families well during a sensitive life moment.
Soon, you'll be able to browse vendors on your own, or we can walk you through step-by-step.
Who we partner with
Funeral Homes · Cremation Specialists · Memorial Venues · Florists · Musicians · Photographers · Event Planners · Officiants · Celebrants · Printing Shops · Death Doulas · Caterers
Interested in joining our founding partner cohort? 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.