hestiaClear help, and one shared place for your family to act on it.
These short guides cover the decisions in front of you. When you’re ready, you can move the work into a private Hestia family space. There, the people helping can share documents, tasks, costs, and provider quotes.
What to do first
Learn the first steps after a death, what to gather, and which decisions may need attention.
Open guideDocuments checklist
Gather the personal, provider, cemetery, and other official papers your family may need.
Open guideFuneral costs
Make a budget. Compare prices item by item, including optional services.
Open guideBurial or cremation
Learn the practical questions to ask about burial, cremation, and cemeteries.
Open guideQuestions for providers
What to ask on a first call. Ask if they can help, and ask about services, prices, and next steps.
Open guidePlanning ahead
Write down wishes, contacts, documents, and preferred providers before anyone needs them in a hurry.
Open guideShare the work with your family, not just the list.
Invite the people who are helping. Decide who takes care of each next step.
Link your decisions, documents, costs, and provider details.
Ask providers who take part in Hestia for prices, only when you’re ready.
Get the next steps for your situation
Answer four questions about what has happened. Then you get a list of steps, in order, to work through. It is free and you don’t need an account. You can print the list or share it with your family.
Do you work with families after a death?
Hospice grief support teams, estate lawyers, grief counselors, and chaplains are welcome to share these guides with the families they help. You may also write guidance under your own name. There is no referral deal. Nothing of value changes hands in either direction.