Your family might want to be involved in the cremation services in North Miami Beach, FL you are planning for a member among you who has passed on. While there are lots of things they can do to help, they might want to have a part in the obituary, as it will act as an announcement to members in the community who may not have heard about your loved one’s passing just yet. Here are a few tips to help you get the obituary written up with the help of family members.
Have A Family Brainstorming Session
You might want to gather your family together, either in person or even over the phone or on video chat to have a brainstorming session. You can read some obituary examples together and that can help you to figure out what you want to say about your own loved one, details you should definitely include, the right length, and any other style and tone items you want to know about. You can then throw ideas around. You know you can’t fit in many details, but what important things do you want to include? Your family can come up with ideas together and see if you can reach a consensus.
Gather Biographical Details
There are some things that you definitely want to include and that is the biographical information that most obituaries have. Designate one person in your family for finding and listing out those details so you have them available for when you are ready to write it all out in the right order.
Work The Personality Into It
While biographical details are important, you also want to infuse a little bit of personality into the obituary, if you can, so it stands out as your loved one’s from others. You might mention that your loved one had a smile for everyone, had a laugh that no one can forget, or loved animals. Pick a piece of their personality and mention something that will bring up memories and fondness in other people who read it and remember them.
List Service Details
It’s a good idea to list the service details in the obituary, if you know what they are going to be. With cremation, there’s no timeline on the services so you may not know what you want to do yet. But if you do have things arranged, listing the service details means that everyone who sees the obituary will know when things are happening and they can send flowers or cards and gifts to the funeral home at the right time, even if you are keeping things small and just for family.
When you arrange cremation services in North Miami Beach, FL, the professionals at Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory are there to help you with every detail of the process, even writing the obituary. We can give you advice, suggestions, and even templates so you can get the obituary taken care of in a way that honors your loved one.
