Agreed. I had this happen to me. A family member passed away unexpectedly out of state and while my family was reeling from the loss, we had an absolute ton of work to sort out within a few days time.

That person didn't have a will, never mentioned their final wishes, whether to cremate/bury in a casket, donate organs, etc. It was a nightmare trying to guess what they would have wanted.

My grandfather passed recently and he had taken care of all of his final plans. Plots purchased, etc. We just had to email the funeral home some pictures and show up for the funeral. It was such a different experience.