About My Wonderful Life

Our Story

Sue Kruskopf and Nancy Bush learned the importance of planning a funeral and memorial service first hand when Nancy’s husband, John, died of cancer at 53 years old. Although he was sick for almost a year, it was hard for him to let his family know his wishes for his funeral, because he felt by going there he would be giving up.

Eventually, Nancy’s friends and family helped plan a beautiful end-of-life celebration for an incredible husband and father of three. But after that experience Sue and Nancy couldn’t help but imagine how much easier it would’ve been if he had a place he could’ve gone online to express his wishes or even leave letters and memorials to the loved ones he left behind. That’s when My Wonderful Life was born.

Since 2009, My Wonderful Life has grown to be one of the largest online funeral planning sites in the world. Our goal was to make the experience of planning a memorial celebration easy and inspiring — a goal we continue to work towards today.

We believe everyone should be able to let their loved ones know what they want for their funeral. We believe most people would rather avoid passing off the stress and burden of planning a funeral to the survivors left behind. We believe people want their funeral to reflect what they truly would have wanted and the way they lived.

My Wonderful Life is the most useful, most inspiring way to ensure your are remembered the way you want to be remembered. Your funeral could be at a church or at your favorite bar. You could have your ashes scattered over the ocean, or at your cabin. Whatever your wishes may be, you’ll be able to preserve them here, and pass them onto your loved ones.

Not only will they be thankful knowing they are doing exactly what you would have wanted, but you will be giving them a gift of far less stress and decision-making when the time comes.

What is My Wonderful Life?

My Wonderful Life is the most useful, easy and inspiring way to plan and personalize your own funeral— or a loved one’s— so it reflects the way you lived. Whether you want a completely customized event, or a traditional funeral, we make it easy to record your thoughts. We offer plenty of inspiration and ideas to get you thinking about what you would ideally want. You can enter as much or as little as you’d like and skip sections that aren't relevant to you. It's also easy to change throughout your lifetime.