reating printed funeral announcements: Another way the family of the deceased can be sure close friends and family know of the funeral details is to create a printed funeral announcement to be given:
To those who call on the family at home
To those who attend a viewing at the funeral home
Within your loved one's place of worship, if appropriate
It is now possible, given printing technology, to create and print tasteful funeral announcement or funeral program cards personalized with a photo of the deceased and a bit of scripture or poetry. Look online for funeral printing services with inexpensive, downloadable templates to be personalized, if that's something you would like to do.
Taking the time to announce publicly the loss of a loved one is a considerate way to include others impacted by their life. Funeral announcements do not need to be elaborate. A basic funeral announcement sharing the fact of your family member's death, a brief overview of their life and the details of any final arrangements is sufficient. Publishing this type of announcement locally and preparing a printed announcement to distribute should suffice to inform others that someone special has passed away.