Your funeral director may help you with your child’s obituary, which is a public announcement sharing the news that your child has died. Obituaries are posted in newspapers, on digital platforms, and oftentimes on a funeral home’s website. Obituaries are as unique as the lives they honor. Simply crafting an obituary is an act of love. You may want to enlist the help of a trusted friend or family member to write your child’s tribute. Some parents find comfort in personally recording their child’s story, legacy and special moments, or the life they had hoped to share with them.
The obituary is a celebration of your child’s life. Consider sharing your child’s:
Some parents choose to keep their child’s cause of death private. Others find that including the information in the obituary helps protect the family from being inundated with too many questions and helps prevent rumors and speculation. Mentioning a charitable designation for gifts made in memory of your child may help offer context, or help support causes important to your child and your family.
What do I want to include in my child's obituary?
Funeral homes that belong to the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) are held accountable per NFDA’s enforceable Code of Professional Conduct, which outlines various ethical and professional practices to which NFDA member funeral homes must adhere. This self-driven set of standards raises the bar for funeral directors by ensuring the highest quality professional practices of NFDA members.
When you choose to work with an NFDA-member funeral home, you can be confident the funeral home’s staff will adhere to the highest standards of excellence when serving your family and taking your loved one into their care.
NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients have been recognized by the National Funeral Directors Association for their dedication to serving families and their community.
NFDA Green Funeral Practices™ Certificate program participants have met specific requirements for funeral homes that provide green funerals and natural burials in their community.