A funeral program written and laid out for you
For the family preparing the printed program handed out at the funeral or memorial service.
- You receive
- The wording of every panel (cover, life story, order of service, pallbearers, the family's thanks), laid out in a printable four-panel program, US Letter folded, where you add your own photo.
- Format and delivery
- On screen about a minute after you send your answers, link emailed to you. Print at home, save it as a PDF for a print shop, or download it for Word (.doc).
- Price
- $19, one-time payment, taxes included · 1 revision included · refund on request within 14 days
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A funeral program is short, but every line has to be right: the name, the dates, who reads and in what order. Give us the facts once and receive the wording of all four panels, placed in a printable program where you add your own photo before printing.
- The wording of every panel: cover, a short life story, the order of service, pallbearers and the family's thanks
- Opened in a printable four-panel program (US Letter, folded) where you add your own photo
- A poem or reading you paste is printed exactly as you type it
- 1 revision included
Tell us about them
Answer here, at your own pace: a summary of what will be written appears below your answers, then you pay and the writing starts. Your answers are saved in this browser as you type, and they are used only to write your text.
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In pictures
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A real delivery, unedited
This is exactly what the assistant wrote on October 3, 2026 for the answers below, with no editing on our part, after the automatic fact check that compares every sentence with the answers and removes anything they do not contain. The answers are fictional: the person and the memories were invented for this example.
The answers given
- What you need: Funeral program (order of service)
- Name of the person who died: Walter James Brooks
- Your relationship to them: his daughter
- Dates of birth and death, as they should appear on the cover: May 14, 1938 – September 26, 2026
- Family who survive them (optional): wife of 61 years, Dorothy; children Karen (Steve) Miller and Paul (Lisa) Brooks; six grandchildren; sister Ruth
- Life story: school, work, service, community: grew up on a dairy farm near Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Army 1957-59 in Germany; 34 years as a machinist at the paper mill; volunteer firefighter for 20 years; member of St. Mark Lutheran Church
- What they loved, and one detail that was so them: He kept a bird feeder outside the kitchen window and wrote down every new bird in a spiral notebook.
- Three words that describe them: steady, dry humor, always on time
- Order of service: each part, and who does it: Prelude; Welcome – Pastor Linda Hale; Hymn, How Great Thou Art; Reading, Psalm 121 – Emma Miller (granddaughter); Eulogy – Paul Brooks; Prayers – Pastor Linda Hale; Hymn, Abide with Me; Commendation and blessing
- Pallbearers (optional): Steve Miller, Jake Miller, Ben Brooks, Tom Brooks, Dale Schultz, Rick Olson
- Who the family wants to thank (optional): the hospice nurses of Mayo Clinic Health System; the Eau Claire volunteer fire department
- Reception or burial details for the back page (optional): Lunch in the church fellowship hall after the service; burial at Forest Hill Cemetery at 2 pm
- A poem or reading for the back page (optional: paste the full text, it is printed exactly as you type it): Crossing the Bar, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar.
- Date, time and place of the service (optional): Saturday, October 4, 2026, 11 am, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Eau Claire
- Tone: Warm and personal
- Faith references: Christian
Cover title
3 wordsIn Loving Memory
Name
3 wordsWalter James Brooks
Dates
6 wordsMay 14, 1938 – September 26, 2026
Service line
12 wordsSaturday, October 4, 2026, 11 am
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Eau Claire
Life story
141 wordsWalter James Brooks was born on May 14, 1938, and grew up on a dairy farm near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. From 1957 to 1959 he served in the Army in Germany. He then spent 34 years as a machinist at the paper mill, and he gave 20 years as a volunteer firefighter. He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church.
Walter was steady, always on time, and had a dry sense of humor. He kept a bird feeder outside the kitchen window, and he wrote down every new bird in a spiral notebook.
He was married to Dorothy for 61 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; his children, Karen (Steve) Miller and Paul (Lisa) Brooks; six grandchildren; and his sister, Ruth.
Walter died on September 26, 2026. His family is grateful for the years they had with him.
Order of service
29 wordsPrelude
Welcome – Pastor Linda Hale
Hymn – How Great Thou Art
Reading, Psalm 121 – Emma Miller
Eulogy – Paul Brooks
Prayers – Pastor Linda Hale
Hymn – Abide with Me
Commendation and blessing
Pallbearers
12 wordsSteve Miller, Jake Miller, Ben Brooks, Tom Brooks, Dale Schultz, Rick Olson
Gratitude
40 wordsThank you for coming today to remember Walter. Our family is grateful to the hospice nurses of Mayo Clinic Health System for their care, and to the Eau Claire volunteer fire department. Your kindness means a great deal to us.
Reception
22 wordsLunch will be served in the church fellowship hall after the service. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery at 2 pm.
Poem or reading
110 wordsCrossing the Bar, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889)
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
Always read it before you use it. The assistant added one closing sentence that was not in the answers ("His family is grateful for the years they had with him.") and dropped the word "granddaughter" from the order of service. Read every line and correct anything you want before printing.
How it works
Answer the questions on this page, then pay (or pay first and answer on your private page right after): the name and dates, a few facts about their life, the parts of the service and who does each one, and, if you wish, the pallbearers, the people the family wants to thank and a poem. The assistant writes the wording of each panel from those answers only, and a second check removes anything you did not tell us.
You then open the result in the printable funeral program, add a photo, print one copy, fold it and check it before printing the rest. If something needs changing, describe it in a sentence: one revision is included, and you can also edit any panel yourself in the template.
What goes on each panel
- Cover: a short title line, the full name, the dates and, if you give them, the date and place of the service.
- Life story: about 120 to 220 words, in the usual order, with the family who survive them if you list them.
- Order of service: each part in the order you give, with the name of the person who leads it.
- Back page: the poem or reading you paste, the family's thanks, and the reception or burial details.
See what to include in a funeral program and sample orders of service if you are still deciding with the officiant.
Common questions
What do I receive exactly?
The wording of each panel, on your private page, with a button that opens it in our printable four-panel program (one sheet of US Letter, folded in half). You add a photo from your device, check every line, then print it or save it as a PDF for a print shop. A Word file is also available.
Do you print or ship the programs?
No. Families usually print at home on cardstock or take the PDF to a local print shop, which is faster than any shipping in the days before a service.
Can I include a poem or a Bible reading?
Yes. Paste the full text in the questionnaire and it is printed exactly as you type it; the assistant never rewrites it. Make sure you have the right to reprint it, which is the case for older poems in the public domain.
Is it different from the free template?
The free template lays out what you type yourself. Here the assistant writes the life story, the cover lines, the order of service and the family's thanks from your answers, and fills in the template for you.
Do you print or mail the programs?
No. You receive the wording, laid out in a printable program on your screen. Add your photo, print one copy to check it, then print the rest at home or take the PDF to a print shop.
Will it add readings or hymns I did not choose?
No. The order of service is written only from the parts and names you give. Every sentence is checked against your answers, and anything you did not tell us is removed.
Who or what writes it?
An AI writing assistant, following our rules: your facts only, no clichés, no religious language unless you ask for it. You review every line before printing.
What if it does not work for me?
Use the revision, and if it still does not work, write to us within 14 days for a full refund. If the text cannot be written at all, you are refunded automatically.
Is the payment secure?
Yes. You pay on Stripe's secure payment page, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your card number never reaches our servers, and the charge appears on your statement as "OG* TRIBUTEPEN".
Who is the seller?
LACANGEL GROUP, SAS (French simplified joint-stock company), SIREN 995 268 018, registered office: 1 rue Marguerin, 75014 Paris, France. Questions about an order: administration@lacangel.fr.
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