On this page –
Fillable Forms
Videos and Live Streams
Podcasts
Articles and Websites
Language Bank
Sociology
Interesting stuff
Death Cafe Framework/Rules: Death Cafe Framework
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 or on mobile 988
Here’s what to expect when you call–>
1-800-273-8255 or on mobile 988
Here’s what to expect when you call–>
Fillable Forms
- After I Die Checklist (MS Word .docx format)
- Basic Template for and “After I Die” letter – editable MS Word Docx
- Basic template for an “After I Die” letter – RTF format
- How to Complete Postmortem Paperwork – Oregon Funeral Resources & Education – For families handling their own paperwork.
- Oregon Health Authority Advanced Directive (AD) for Health Care Form (and user guide)
- Appointment of person to make decisions concerning disposition of my remains Blank Form
- Oregon Last Will and Testament Templates (Free) [Word, PDF, ODT] – Basic template and FAQ
- Free Guided Online Will Template (walks you through it!)
- Death certificate worksheet 2022.pdf (oregonfuneral.org)
- Oregon Death Record order form(s) (oregon.gov)
- Notarized Permission to Pick Up Certificate Form.pdf (oregon.gov) – For a non-eligible person to pick up vital records.
- POLST (Portable Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) fact sheet – information only (no forms). POLST is only appropriate for seriously ill and/or near the end of life. Oregonians must get this form from their physician or medical care organization.
Videos and Live Streams
- Video – Angela Franklin: Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives, POLSTs and After-death Care Directives
- Video – How to Create an Advance Directive in Oregon
- Video – Oregon POLST – YouTube Channel
- Alive with Steve Burns – Season One Episode One | Julie McFadden
- Earth Funeral Webinar (Human Composting)
- George Carlin on Death – RIP
- George Carlin: Again! – Death and Dying
- The Death Experience | George Carlin | It’s Bad for Ya (2008)
- Inside The Classroom: Death and Dying with Prof Gary Laderman
- Why Funerals Are So Expensive In The U.S.
- Death Cafe on TED
- https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTherapyShow
- https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell
- After Life | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
- Comparison: Human Body After Death
- What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy #46
- Assisted Death & the Value of Life: Crash Course Philosophy #45
- Perspectives on Death: Crash Course Philosophy #17
- The Good Life | Robert Waldinger | TEDxBeaconStreet
- Let’s talk about dying – Peter Saul
- Mitch Albom: Making Each Moment Matter
- Brittany’s choice: 29-year-old reignites debate about aid in dying
- Horizon: Trail – We Need to Talk About Death
- DTFH podcast – Duncan’s Mom Part 1 – ReMastered [Midnight Gospel]
- DTFH podcast – Duncan’s Mom Part 2 – ReMastered [Midnight Gospel]
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End | Atul Gawande | Talks at Google
Podcasts
- Should We Compost Human Bodies? | Science Vs (gimletmedia.com)
- Angela Franklin talks about how death doulas complement, hospice and palliative care.
Articles and Websites
1. Preparation and Planning
- National Institute on Aging: Checklist for Organizing Legal, Financial & Health Care Wishes
- Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist: Documents to Prepare for the Future – This has a government-reviewed checklist to help you prepare documents, like wills, powers of attorney, and advance directives, and make informed decisions about future health care, finances, and funeral arrangements. It’s also a kind of dictionary to help you understand terminology.
- Advance Directives
- End-of-Life Care Options
- Touch at the End of Life – The Hand to Heart Project
- Home – lastactsoflove.com – Death Doula/Midwife Support
- Journey Home (Angela Franklin Death Midwife/Doula)
- Oregon’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) helps people of all ages, incomes and disabilities learn about long-term support options in their communities.
- Funeral and Burial Arrangements
- The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA): The NFDA’s 2023 Cremation and Burial Report
- Oregon Funeral Resources & Education – Oregon Funeral Resources & Education
- End of Life Planning | The Order of the Good Death
- Your personalized quote | Earth Funeral
- Let’s Visit the Human Composting Facility | The Order of the Good Death
- Earth Funeral – A Complete Guide to Funeral Pre-Planning
2. Options for your body
- Organ and Body Donation
- Green Burials and Eco-Friendly Options
- Cremation and Human Composting
- Unique Memorial Ideas
- Funeral/Memorial/Cremation/Burial Services
3. Legal and Financial Matters
- Probate and Estate Planning
- ORS 111.005 – Definitions for probate law
- OAR 141-035-0025 – Funeral Arrangements — Oregon Administrative Rules
- State of Oregon: State Archives – Probate Records
- Oregon Secretary of State: Burial Expenses
- Oregon Health Authority: Benefits/Medicaid/Medicare
- ORS 112.580 – Co-owners with right of survivorship (public.law)
- Wills and Trusts
- Do you need a will? Your Will (osbar.org)
- Oregon Last Will and Testament Templates (Free) [Word, PDF, ODT] – Basic template and FAQ
- Free Guided Online Will Template (walks you through it!)
- Vital Records & Appointed Facebook Executor Documentation
4. Support and Resources
- Grief Support and Counseling
- What to eat when grief is eating you: HuffPost
- Free Online Grief Course – My Grief Angels – Online Grief Support For & By People Grieving
- Disaster-Loss Grief: Understanding and Impact
- Grief MOOC: How Grief Can Kill or Empower Us (happiness.com)
- About – Good From Grief is a Compilation of True Short Stories of People Turning Grief Into Something Positive
- Community and Online Resources
- Educational Materials and Courses
- Review article: the sociology of dying, death and bereavement – Exley – 2004 – Sociology of Health & Illness – Wiley Online Library
- Tips for teaching a death and dying undergraduate course (apadivisions.org)
- Ethical considerations at the end-of-life care – Melahat Akdeniz, Bülent Yardımcı, Ethem Kavukcu, 2021 (sagepub.com)
- Ethical Considerations and Innovations
- Support Groups and Organizations
5. Historical Research
- Greg.Bennette.org – Bennette, Tuggle, Hurd, Norman ancestry, stories, and photos.
- Types of Cemeteries (cemetery.com)
- South Yamhill Cemetery Oregon- South Yamhill Cemetery Association
- South Yamhill Cemetery in McMinnville, OR burials list | People Legacy
- South Yamhill Cemetery (Yamhill County, OR) (roadsidethoughts.com)
- South Yamhill Cemetery in McMinnville, Oregon – Find a Grave Cemetery
- Find a Grave Memorials
Language Bank/Communication tools for Grief*
Death & Dying Sociology Course*
- Ch 1_The Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement
- Ch 2_Learning about Death
- Ch 3_Death and the American Experience Introduction
- Ch4_Diversity on Perspectives & Culture.docx
- Ch 5_Life-Threatening Disease: Awareness and Understanding
- Ch 6_Treatment Decisions
- CH 7_The Dying Process
- Ch 8_ The U.S. Health Care Model
- Module 9 Burial and Legal Issues
- Ch 10_Death Rituals and Traditions
- Module 10 Grief and Violent Death
- Ch 13_Bereavement and Loss
Interesting Stuff
- https://go.gale.com/ps/termCluster?userGroupName=oregon_chemeke&prodId=GPS&asid=6be17673
- Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s Disease: What Is the Difference? | alz.org
- 2021.08.12-Comparison-table-of-Advance-Directive-and-POLST.pdf (oregonpolst.org)
- How to add signatures to a PDF without printing it out.
- Get AI Help Writing an Obituary | Ever Loved
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