Free Microsoft Office Funeral Service or Obituary Templates

Hello,

I found two very beautiful templates for Microsoft Word version 2007 or later. The templates were both submitted on 6/19/2010 by a user named funeral service template and the contact info lists Rosario De Medici. One is 448kb in size and the other is 653kb in size. Both Microsoft Office templates can be downloaded for free from the MS Office template download area. See details below.




Template One - Purple

 The first template has a purple and white flower impressions or mottled background, black text and the photo is in black and white with rounded edges. The background is simple and high contrast, since it has shades of dark and medium purple mixed with white. The inside areas look like the back of the design. The lightest purple would blend with the white, since there is not much gray in the full color version. The design could easily be printed in black and white, if necessary and still look good.

Template Two - Blue

This design has shades of blue and white with white text on the front and black text on the back. The background image is a blue sky with puffy white clouds and sunlight filtering through. The photo on the front is a color photo with rounded edges. The inside areas look like the back of the design. This template can be printed in black and white, but it would likely have large expanses of gray. Since many of the colors in the design are just variations of blue, the darkest blues would show the most contrast with the white clouds. It really looks best printed in color to show the range of blues, grays, white and colors from the photo.

To download the files, go to this page http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/providers/PN101910436.aspx?CTT=102&origin=EC079000032 for free funeral service or obituary templates. You could also do a search by visiting http://office.microsoft.com/ and clicking on "templates" from the menu bar and selecting "all templates". Then just search for funeral service or obituary using the Search Templates box to see if any more templates have been added.

Consider these templates a way to save time and effort during this trying time, if you or someone you love will be responsible for designing and printing the funeral service document or obituary for your loved one.

Be encouraged,

Stacy

Suggestions for Newspaper Obituary and Preventing Theft

Hi,

Here are links to some tips for writing a newspaper obituary and do's and don'ts to prevent robbery and identity theft after the loss of your loved one.

Newspaper Obituary
http://memorial-obituaries.com/free-obituary-template-for-writing-newspaper-obituaries/

Preventing Robbery and Identity Theft
http://www.creative-funeral-ideas.com/free-obituary-template.html

Four Obituary Text Templates

Hi,

Here are links to four obituary text and planning templates I found. The sites give examples of a short obituary, long obituary, checklist and personal history.

Short Obituary Template
http://www.caring.com/articles/short-obituary-template

Long Obituary Template
http://www.caring.com/articles/long-obituary-template

Obituary Checklist
http://www.obituaryguide.com/template.php

Personal History for Obituary
http://www.funeralprogram-site.com/download/history-obituary.pdf

May this help you out and lighten your burden just a little bit.

~Stacy

Why am I doing this?

Hi,

I'm making this blog as a resource for people that have lost a loved one and need help getting information together for an obituary or finding an encouraging poem or inspirational saying to remind them of their loved ones that have passed away.

I lost a loved one today. About five years ago, I lost both my father and my step-father within two years of each other. Until today, it's been a while since any family member really close to me has died. For a long time I've been two and three steps removed from the deceased. This one is a bit closer to home. It's not a great-uncle or a great-aunt that passed away. It's not a friend's grandparent's funeral. This time it is not even a co-worker's family member that died. This time it is so close that it could have been my own mother or a sibling, but it was another relative instead. I remember this relative mostly from my childhood and a few family reunions in the last five or ten years. I'm sad and will miss him, but I'm getting information together in case it will help his children and others that are now planning his funeral.

I've been the one to gather information for the obituary for both my father and step-father. I designed and printed an obituary for my father. I've helped two other relatives and friends get the details and design together for an obituary for their loved ones. I know how crazy and hectic things can be in a time like this after a family member's death, and no one is thinking logically or very clearly at the time because they are too close to the situation. Here is my effort to help make things a bit easier for others, even though I know it still hurts right now.