Free Literature and Forms
The No. 1 mission of Funeral Consumers Information Society is to be a source of impartial information for all Michiganians.
Therefore, we offer these free pamphlets and forms on a wide variety of death- and funeral-related topics. To download a PDF version, simply click on the name of the pamphlet.
Cremation
Burial
- Earth Burial: A tradition in simplicity
- How to File a Funeral or Cemetery Complaint
- A Consumers Guide to Cemetery Purchases
Donation
Cost
- How Much Will My Funeral Cost
- How to Read a Funeral Home General Price List
- Prepaying Your Funeral: Benefits & Dangers
- Ten Tips for Saving Funeral Dollars
- Don’t Get Buried in Debt: Benefits of Membership
- Simple & Cheap, My Father Said
Planning & Options
- No One Wants to Talk About Death: How to Help
- Prepaying Your Funeral: Benefits & Dangers
- Did You Forget the Most Important Part of Funeral Planning?
- Four-Step Funeral Planning
- How to Plan a Memorial Service
- Viewing & Visitation: The Difference
- Death Away From Home
- Common Funeral Myths
Environmental
Miscellaneous
- Veterans Funeral and Burial Benefits
- How to Help Grieving People
- History of the Funeral Consumer Movement
