Undertaken With Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Families and Community Care Groups

In most of the US, a family may care for its own dead until burial or cremation without involving licensed funeral professionals. It requires a willingness to be something of a pioneer in today's hands-off society, but those who have chosen to reclaim this historical tradition confirm that the process is enormously healing and meaningful.While a motivated family can acquire the legal knowledge and practical skills to arrange a home or family-directed funeral, the process is eased considerablly when a group assists. Undertaken With Love was created to help families and community care groups learn ways to continue caring for their loved ones all the way to the cemetery or crematory.This manual will teach you -how to research state laws and identify your legal rights and responsibilities,-how to handle, bathe and transport the body, and-how to create and sustain an effective community care group.