Plan together,
in peace.
When a loved one passes, the last thing you need is confusion. Vigils guides your family through every step of funeral planning, from obituary to ceremony, in one calm, shared space.
In loving memory
Margaret L. Hartwell
1934 – 2024
Funeral Service
Sat, April 20 at 10:00 AM
St. Mary's Cathedral, Berkeley
Planning
7 / 12
47 candles lit by family and friends
How it works
Three steps to bring
your family together.
Create a memorial record
Enter your loved one's details. Vigils builds a personalized guide around their life, faith, and wishes.
Invite your family
Share access with siblings, partners, and close friends. Everyone stays on the same page, even from different cities.
Plan together in real time
Write the obituary, make decisions, and check off tasks as a family. No group texts. No confusion. Just clarity.
Features
Everything your family needs,
in one place.
Obituary Editor
Write it together,
in real time.
Start from a guided template shaped by your loved one's faith tradition, then refine it together. Multiple family members can edit simultaneously. Export to PDF when you're ready.
Religion-aware templates
Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, or secular. Vigils knows the rituals, timelines, and traditions your family may need.
Planning checklist
A step-by-step checklist tailored to your situation. Nothing falls through the cracks, even when your mind is elsewhere.
Family coordination
Invite family members and assign roles. Everyone sees the same plan, the same progress, the same next steps.
Decision polls
Burial or cremation? Which venue? Let the family weigh in together. Clear, respectful decisions for everyone.
Document vault
Death certificates, insurance papers, legal documents. Stored securely and accessible to your whole family.
From the families we've served
Real families. Real words.
“In the wake of losing my father, our family was overwhelmed and scattered across three different states. Vigils became our central hub, replacing endless, confusing group texts with a single, calm space where we could finalize the obituary and check off tasks together. It gave us the clarity we desperately needed when everything else felt chaotic.”
“Navigating specific religious traditions and funeral rituals while grieving is incredibly difficult. I was so grateful for the religion-aware templates; they guided us through the necessary steps of our faith tradition that we might have otherwise overlooked. It felt like having a knowledgeable, compassionate guide by our side the entire time.”
“What I appreciated most about Vigils was the dignity of the experience. Unlike other sites that feel like they are constantly trying to sell you something or harvest your data, Vigils felt private, secure, and genuinely focused on our family. Having a secure 'Document Vault' for legal papers in the same place as our memorial planning was an immense relief.”
Built with dignity.
Vigils is built for families, not funeral homes. Your data is private, encrypted, and never sold. No ads, no upsells during your hardest moments.