Writing An Obituary For A Cremation
While cremation in Longwood, FL is often a simpler route over traditional funerals, you will still want to memorialize your loved one with an obituary. Obituaries can be placed on funeral home websites and they can also go into newspapers around your area or anywhere else you’d like. But someone has to write the obituary. If that job has fallen on you, what should you say? Here are some basics to help you get started.
Start With The Pertinent Details
Obituaries usually start with important details, like the persons full name and any nicknames they go by. Their birthday and the date of their death will also be included in the very first paragraph. After that, you will likely go into immediate family members that have survived them. You could also list those closest to them that passed on in the past. It’s hard to include everyone they know on that list, but you will at least want to include spouses and children.
Move On With The Biography
Your loved one probably led quite a life, but you will have to summarize it in short details. Include a section about their life accomplishments, their love of their family, their hobbies, or other things they were particularly proud of. You won’t have a lot of space and you can say anything you want to say on a bulletin at their memorial. The obituary itself is more informational so don’t feel bad about leaving things out. Try to capture their essence in a few paragraphs and make the biggest impact you can with that small space.
Close With Ceremony Details
If the memorial service is going to be open to the public, you will want to end the obituary with those details. The date and time and location should be listed as well as any other details that someone might need to know about the service. If you have a charity you are going to give contributions for, you can list that as well so people know where to send their memorial gifts or where their money will go if they bring them to the service.
Keep in mind that the obituary is just a short, informational piece about your loved one. If you want to inform the public about their passing, it’s a good way to do so. You can say much more about them in print on a bulletin at their service, on a website dedicated to them, or in many other places. If you have trouble writing the obituary, ask family members or close friends to help with that detail.
The professionals at Fourtowns Cremation, Inc. can also help with your Longwood, FL cremation details from start to finish. We’ve written tons of obituaries and we know just what you should include. Stop by and see us at 1235 Saxon Blvd, Orange City, FL 32763 or call us for information at (386) 774-8055. We’ll honor your loved one in the way you see fit and treat you with nothing but compassion every step of the way.
