Office of Decedent Affairs
Funeral Guide
To assist in your selection of a funeral home, cremation service or alternative burial plan, please refer to the Web site links below. The directories are not all inclusive, but they will provide guidance as you begin your search. Services or groups listed in this section are for informational purposes only.
Funeral Directors Associations
Michigan Funeral Directors Association – Provides general information for families and consumer protection information.
National Funeral Directors Association – Provides general information and Consumers Bill of Rights.
Funeral Home Directories
FSN Funeral Homes – Web guide to funeral homes in U.S. and Canada
Funeralnet.com – Web guide to funeral homes in U.S. (Web site temporarily unavailable)
Cremation Society Directories
Cremation.com - Provides general information about cremations and lists local funeral homes
Cremation Society of Michigan – Provides cremation services within the state of Michigan
Consumer-based Societies
Memorial Advisory & Planning Society of Ann Arbor– This non-profit, non-sectarian funeral information organization helps members plan simple, dignified and reasonably priced funerals. Affiliated with Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc.
Alternative Funeral/Burial Information
Crossings: Caring for Our Own at Death – Education and information about family acting as funeral home director
Green Burial Council - Independent, nonprofit organization encourages ethical and environmentally sustainable death care practices
Natural Death Centre – Information about natural burials in U.S. and Canada
Final Passages – Information about green and family-directed home funerals
Forest of Memories – Resources and information supporting green burial in North America
