5 Free Funeral Planning Tools Every Ghanaian Family Should Use

Planning a funeral in Ghana involves many moving parts — choosing hymns, finding a venue, tracking important dates, managing costs, and even preparing memorial cloth labels. FuneralPress offers five completely free tools to help you with each of these tasks.

1. Funeral Hymn Library

Our hymn library contains over 25 popular funeral hymns in English and Twi, complete with full lyrics. You can search by title, filter by language or category (processional, worship, comfort, committal, recessional), and copy lyrics directly into your funeral programme. Whether you need "Abide With Me" or "Onyame Ne Hene," it's all here.

2. Venue Directory

Finding the right venue is critical. Our directory lists over 30 funeral venues across Ghana — churches, mortuaries, funeral grounds, and community centres in Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Cape Coast, Tamale, and Tema. Each listing includes the address, phone number, and a description to help you choose.

3. Memorial Anniversary Tracker

Never forget a loved one's memorial anniversary. The anniversary tracker lets you add important dates, see countdown timers to upcoming anniversaries, and even export dates to your phone calendar as .ics files. You can also enable browser notifications to get reminders in advance.

4. Budget Planner

Funeral costs add up quickly. The FuneralPress budget planner helps you list all expected expenses — from the casket and venue hire to printing, catering, and transport. Track your budget, see totals, and keep everything organised so there are no surprises.

5. Aseda Cloth Label Designer

Memorial cloth (aseda) is a cherished Ghanaian funeral tradition. Our Aseda label designer lets you create custom cloth labels with the deceased's name, dates, and a message. Choose from four beautiful templates including Kente-inspired designs, preview in real time, and download as a PDF ready for the cloth printer.

All five tools are completely free to use — no account required for the hymn library, venue directory, anniversary tracker, and budget planner. The Aseda editor is free for registered users. Start planning today and take some of the stress out of funeral preparation.