TemplateRemix provides tips and insipirations for those who need to write an obituary for a friend or family member, or who wish to write obituary for their own. we aim is to help you write an obituary that is accurate, lively, and memorable.

Many peoples are not famous to receive the attention of a news obituary in the newspaper. That is where we comes in. You can find can get an obituary for someone else. Or you may wish to get a head start on writing your own obituary.

This site has obituary writing tips and ideas, , a sample obituary template, delicate questions to consider, pitfalls to avoid, writing your own obituary, and other resources.

At a minimum, an obituary is a notice in the newspaper of a death and funeral arrangements. But it can be much more: a record of the extended family – both living and dead, a thank you to those who helped out, a request for memorial donations.

In addition, an obituary can be the inspiration for a funeral eulogy; as well as the start of a longer memorial on the Internet, memoir for the family, and record for genealogical research.

Starting to write your own obituary could be the spark to begin a fuller autobiography or family history.

Obituary Templates Sample

The following headings are meant as a general guide. Make sure that you have considered everything that is usually covered, then select what you would like to include, and also decide what order you would like to use.

* NAME / ANNOUNCEMENT
o Full name of the deceased, including nickname, if any
o Age at death
o Residence (for example, the name of the city) at death
o Day and date of death
o Place of death
o Cause of death

* LIFE
o Date of birth
o Place of birth
o Names of parents
o Childhood: siblings, stories, schools, friends
o Marriage(s): date of, place, name of spouse
o Education: school, college, university and other
o Designations, awards, and other recognition
o Employment: jobs, activities, stories, colleagues, satisfactions, promotions, union activities, frustrations,
o Places of residence
o Hobbies, sports, interests, activities, and other enjoyment
o Charitable, religious, fraternal, political, and other affiliations; positions held
o Achievements
o Disappointments
o Unusual attributes, humour, other stories

* FAMILY
o Survived by (and place of residence):
+ Spouse
+ Children (in order of date of birth, and their spouses)
+ Grandchildren
+ Great-grandchildren
+ Great-great-grandchildren
+ Parents
+ Grandparents
+ Siblings (in order of date of birth)
+ Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
+ Friends
+ Pets (if appropriate)

o Predeceased by (and date of death):
+ Spouse
+ Children (in order of date of birth)
+ Grandchildren
+ Siblings (in order of date of birth)
+ Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
+ Pets (if appropriate)

* SERVICE
o Day, date, time, place
o Name of officiant, pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, other information
o Visitation information if applicable: day, date, time, place
o Reception information if applicable: day, date, time, place
o Other memorial, vigil, or graveside services if applicable: day, date, time, place
o Place of interment
o Name of funeral home in charge of arrangements
o Where to call for more information (even if no service planned)

* END
o Memorial funds established
o Memorial donation suggestions, including addresses
o Thank you to people, groups, or institutions
o Quotation or poem
o Three words that sum up the life

you can get some more info on these following websites

ObituaryGuide.com - Here you can find sample obituary formats to give you some idea how to write your own. It also offers writing tips and other useful advice.

FuneralHomes.com - Obviously, this is a place of business, but these guys are so cool they they offer free obituary templates right on their website.

ArmchairAdvice.co.uk - This guy just put up a sample obituary for people to take a look at. It is nothing fancy, but at least it gives you some idea.

ObitNow.com - This is a true free obituary template site. They ask you to sign up and create your account. You do have the option to make the obituary hidden to others, they recommend that you leave it open. It is because if you wrote the obituary for yourself, the next of kin will have access to it.

McCallBros.com - Again, this is a funeral home, but they are offering some basic info on how to do a how to do a obituary properly online.

Obituaryhelp.com - This website claims to crate perfectly custom obituaries for you after answering a few questions. Unfortunately, this service is not free. It will cost you $15.