After a Loss Checklist: What to Do When Someone Dies – Fillable PDF (A4 + US Letter)

When someone you love dies, a long list of practical tasks arrives just when you have the least energy for it. The After a Loss Checklist breaks those tasks into small, manageable steps, roughly in the order they usually come up. That way you can see what has been done and what can wait.

What's inside: 18 fillable pages

- Cover with "in loving memory of" and "started on" fields

- Clickable table of contents, PDF bookmarks and page numbers

- How to use this checklist, and an important disclaimer

- Timeline checklists for the first 24–48 hours, the first week, the first month, the first 3–6 months and the first year. Each task has a tick box plus date and notes fields, and there are blank rows for your own tasks.

- Clearly labelled "Germany example" steps, such as getting the Sterbeurkunde from the Standesamt or notifying the Krankenkasse and Rentenversicherung, each explained in English

- Who to Notify tracker (2 pages): organisation, contact, date notified, reference no., done

- Accounts & Subscriptions to close or transfer, with a "refund due?" column

- Documents Needed list, from several certified copies of the death certificate to probate papers

- Funeral Planning worksheet (2 pages), including a "who does what" table

- Costs tracker with a receipt tick box

- Support & Self-Care page with people to call, professional support and small daily check-ins

- Notes page

Specs

- Fillable PDF: type on screen and tick boxes, or print it and write by hand

- Two files included: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)

- Works in PDF readers that support forms, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Preview or most browser PDF viewers

- Language: English

- Instant download after purchase

- Same gentle design as The Gentle Handover

Made for

- Adult children, partners and anyone handling the practical side of a loss

- Friends or relatives sharing the tasks. You can hand a page to someone else.

Please note: This checklist is a practical organising aid. It is not legal, financial, tax or medical advice and does not replace professional advice or official guidance. Rules, procedures and deadlines after a death differ by country and region and can change, and some steps may have time limits. Please check with your local authorities, the funeral director and, where needed, a lawyer, notary, tax adviser or financial adviser. The "Germany example" items are general orientation only. Do not write passwords, PINs or full account numbers in the checklist.

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