Example of an obituary

Example of an obituary

Introduction

When we lose a loved one, we often put down things about the person describing his life right from birth to death, his achievements both in school and while practising his career. We say many things telling you how much the person was loved, including farewell messages and others. Having said all this, the question remains, What is an Obituary?

Meaning of Obituary

An obituary is often seen on newspapers talking about the death of a loved one. For many people, it is often the last thing written about the person. This is more often a farewell to the deceased, summarising his life. It is sometimes used as a means of informing people about the demise of a loved one. Obituary also provides information about the burial service or anything that will be done in memory of the deceased. 

Contents of an obituary

• Announcement
• Biographical contents

• Survivors

• Info on service

• Memorials

Announcement

In this section, the full name of the deceased is stated, and the date of birth and death is also stated. It is sometimes advisable to use pictures of the deceased so people can easily identify who the obituary is for. 

Biographical contents

Here you are to state his accomplishments in life, starting from the schools he has attended to the degree he has gotten and where he has worked and has gone in life. 

Survivors

In this section you state his survivors, his/her relatives from wife/husband, sisters, brothers, children, grandchildren if any. Telling people those left to continue his linage. You state all his predeceased information in this section too i.e, his parents living or not. 

Information on service

This section contains information about the burial service of the deceased. Here you state the church carrying out the burial service, the location where the service will take place and where the deceased will be laid to rest. 

Memorials

Here you provide the mailing address to organisations or any charity to which any memorial donations will be made, i.e. if the deceased was part of such organisation or used to carry out such services. 

Obituary samples

Example of an obituary -XYZ, Abc

It’s in great sadness that the family of XYZ, Abc, is announcing the death of their beloved father and husband after a brief illness on Sunday 13th July 1989, at the age of 908. 

XYZ, Abc will be missed by his wife Mary and his three children, Messi, Mikel and Joan. His 6 grandchildren, Mathew, Peter, James, Bassey, Victor and Idara will also miss him. By his sister’s marriage, his brother Zlatan, and his mother-in-law Arit. XYZ Abc was predeceased by his sister Joana. 

A funeral service in honour of XYZ will be held on 13th August 1989 at St Patrick’s primary school, Oroku local government area. He will be laid to rest at his family compound at Urufong Oroku. The apostolic church will handle the funeral service. The funeral service starts at 9 am.

Example of an obituary -Anenechi Chiwetelu

The family of Anenechi Chiwetelu holds great sadness in their hearts as they announce her demise. Anenechi gave up the ghost on Tuesday, 20th December 2033, after a brief illness at 67. She was survived by her husband, James, her three children, Bright, Charity and emmanuel. Her sister praise, brothers Harrison and Mathew, her grandchildren Hanson, miracle, vera, Precious and Patrick. 

A funeral service in memory of Anenechi will be held at her family compound at Oron. The presbyterian church of God will conduct the service. The funeral service is set to commence by 8 am. The family of Anenechi wishes to invite you all as they lay to rest their beloved wife, mother and sister. 

In conclusion, when writing an obituary, it must be worthy of your loved one. It shows how much you will miss the person and how much the person means to you. Obituary is also used to inform the public about the demise, so it must be worthy of the deceased when writing it. Showing how much you loved the person and will miss him or her.

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