{"id":4389,"date":"2019-05-16T05:44:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2019-04-25T05:58:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T13:58:13","slug":"guide-to-facebook-obituaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/guide-to-facebook-obituaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Facebook Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920-350x254.jpg\" alt=\"Guide to Facebook Obituaries\" width=\"350\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920-350x254.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/media-998990_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" title=\"Guide to Facebook Obituaries\"><\/a>In our age of social media, it is no longer sufficient to simply publish an obituary in the newspaper. Because so much of our time is spent online, we have friends, acquaintances, and even colleagues whose primary point of contact with us is through Facebook or social media. Publishing a Facebook obituary after the death of a relative not only gives people the closure they need, but it also ensures that your loved one&rsquo;s legacy is preserved exactly the way you want it to be.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What to Write in a Facebook Obituary<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because you are working with online rather than print media, there is a little more leeway in terms of what you can and cannot put in a Facebook obituary. You can simply cut and paste the original obituary, or you can add more personal details that bring your memories to life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Details to consider including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important dates (birth and death, marriages, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cause of death <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal and professional achievements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surviving family members<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time and date of funeral services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options for sending flowers\/condolences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Links to charitable organizations in deceased&rsquo;s name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Links to crowdsource funding for the funeral\/family<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images and picture slideshows<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online memorial websites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support phone numbers and grief resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heartwarming stories<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offers of clothes\/furniture\/keepsakes from the deceased&rsquo;s estate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as you have the authority to post these things and you do it in a manner that is respectful of your loved one, there&rsquo;s very little you cannot include.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Facebook Obituary Options<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest and least-hassle way to post information about a death on Facebook is to link to or create a unique obituary from your own page. This is ideal when your loved one did not have a Facebook page of their own. You can spread the word about the death in a thoughtful way, especially if you open the post\/obituary to be shared online. It can be as involved as creating an entire memorial website for your loved one and posting a link, or as simple as stating the information about the death and funeral so that others can attend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have access to the deceased&rsquo;s Facebook account, you have several options. One way to handle their death is to keep the Facebook account open and active. This will allow you to post pictures, thoughts, prayers, and memories for those who knew and loved them. Although some people will likely unfriend this account (since it can be painful to get regular reminders of their loss), others might find it comforting to have access to this shared grief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also close to close the Facebook account altogether. This requires that you know your loved one&rsquo;s password, but once you access their page, you can easily choose to either memorialize or close the account. Memorializing the account will freeze it as-is so that it exists as a legacy for friends and relatives, while closing it will remove it entirely. To accomplish this, you will need to visit the help section and go through the steps included for a &ldquo;deceased user.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don&rsquo;t know your loved one&rsquo;s user information, you will need to be a verified family member. In this case, you can request that a page be memorialized. If you are not verified, you will need to contact Facebook directly and go through a more lengthy process of proving your identity and relationship to the deceased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/103897939701143\/?ref=u2u\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here to visit Facebook&rsquo;s Memorialized Accounts page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A word of caution: No matter how you approach a Facebook obituary, it is absolutely essential that you have the family&rsquo;s permission before you state anything publicly. Sharing intimate details about the death or being the first to announce it before the family has had time to contact people on their own is not only rude but potentially devastating. Unless you are the next of kin, wait until you have seen other public notices before you post &nbsp;anything on social media. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our age of social media, it is no longer sufficient to simply publish an obituary in the newspaper. Because so much of our time is spent online, we have friends, acquaintances, and even colleagues whose primary point of contact with us is through Facebook or social media. 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