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How to Announce the Death of a Loved One

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How to Announce the Death of a Loved One

We always struggle to find the words when announcing the death of a loved one. No amount of careful words will reduce the shock of knowing a person has passed away.

These days, there are more options for announcing the death of a loved one. With the aid of social media, it’s now much easier to spread the news of a loved one’s death. But here are some tips that will help you break the news gently and to ensure that the people who deserve to know are the first ones to know:

Make the first calls

Immediately after the death of a loved one, start calling the closest people to the deceased. Figure out who you should call first and who deserves to know first. It can be your immediate family members, relatives, and closest friends. They would want to know the news directly from the family members and not from social media.

Decide which social media page to announce the death

Facebook is a popular social media platform. If most of your relatives and friends are connected on Facebook, you can make the announcement here. You can write it in a formal way complete with the details of the death or write it in a more succinct way. If there are already details about the funeral service, you can include that in your message as well. People might want to know where the remains will be viewed and how they can go there.

If the deceased has advocacy, you can mention it in the post as well. For instance, you can ask for donations to the advocacy in lieu of flowers and other sympathy gifts.

Another option is to create a Facebook group. A closed group with only closest friends and family invited to announce the death of a loved one is more private. That way, the details of the death can be passed around within the group only. Friends and family also have the option of posting messages, videos or photos of the deceased. This will make it much easier to keep track of them.

Write for funeral homes obituaries in BC

The next thing to do is to write the obituary. You can send it to funeral homes obituaries in BC. Everden Rust, for instance, can post it in their obituary section so that those who are not in direct contact with your family can still know about what transpired to the deceased.

If you are in charge of writing the funeral homes obituaries in BC, make sure you include pertinent details about the deceased. You are not obliged to make the obituary funny but you can try adding a fond memory that you know others will also appreciate knowing. Find out from the funeral direction how long the funeral homes obituaries in BC should be.

Adam Jason is the author of this article. For more details about West Kelowna Obituaries please visit our website: everdenrust.com

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