My grandfather pasted away Monday. He didn't leave much insurance behind so we're doing all we can ourselves in order to cut corners. I am trying to make his obituary myself. Does anyone know what specific program I may need in order to do this? All advice is accepted, thanks a lot.
Try downloading a Microsoft word template of the internet.
S.,
When my father passed away we created an obituary for him just using Microsoft 'Word' and pasting a picture. Using the column format can help when pasting a picture and you can set up the document to print a kind of booklet form. Once we had a 'master copy' we went to Kinkos and made additional copies (black and white on cream colored paper)-- very inexpensive. You can either paste the picture on the computer or literally cut and paste on the master before making copies. Same thing when my mother died. We called her's a 'Tribute' rather than an obituary and we used just a single card stock paper printed on both sides.
M.
If you mean the little memorial paper you hand out at the funeral, You can use Microsoft word. It allows you to import pictures from your computer. I made them for a funeral in October. They turned out really nice. I made just one good copy on my computer and took it to Staples. They charge like 7cents each for color copies and they will even fold them (if you need them folded) for a penny a piece. I made I think 150 copies and had them all folded for less than $100 which is way cheaper than ordering from a funeral home and you can make it more personal.
I wrote both my grandparents obits. I agree with Tammy, look at some others in the paper/online to get an idea and add anything special about him.
Sorry to hear of your loss.
My ma died in Feb. My uncle just wrote one. He put all the immmedeate family in there and lots of beloved type words and sent it to the paper. Don't forget to put Who, what, where, & when. Ask the paper how many words you get.
Sorry about your grandpa. We also cut alot of corners by doing the memorial at a friends condo hall. It only cost a $100 and did pot luck with everyone bringing all teh foods and stuff. So cremation and transport (I got ripped off) was the most expensive thing.
Best luck
L.
You don't need a specific program, since this is your family you can write pretty much what ever you want. My grandmother recently passed away and we just did the typical obituary. WE stated she was survived by ...(Childrens Names, then grandchildren and great grandchildren), Another important piece of info is the funeral arrangements, when and where. Also, if you want donations made instead of sending flowers, i.e, The family asks that you please make donations to the Childrens Hospital, or something similar. You could also talk to the funeral home, the obituary might be included in the funeral. Hope this helps.
We are doing this for my gma (will be going Home anytime now) and we are just following the "basics" Try looking at others ( i know sounds bad), but see some things that are in them and go from there.... SVS bout ur gmpa I know how it is :((
Tam
