Obituary

Obituary What is an obituary? An obituary is a notice of death, especially in a newspaper. It is typically a brief biography of the deceased person.

Use the template below to help write your obituarty for your winter topic. Each heading (Name, Life, Family, Service, and End) should each be their own paragraph. That means that by the end of your writing you should have 5 paragraphs.

Template Outline:

NAME:
 * Full name of the deceased
 * Age at death
 * Residence at death (for example the name of the city they were living)
 * Day and date of death
 * Place of death
 * Cause of death

LIFE:
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Parents' names
 * Childhood: siblings, stories, schools, significant friends
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Marriage(s): Date, place, name of spouse
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Education: school, college
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Awards and other recognitions
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Employment:jobs, activities, promotions
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Hobbies
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Other stories

<span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">FAMILY:
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Survived by (this means what close family members were still living when they passed away)
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Spouse
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Children
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Grandchildren/Great-grandchildren
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Parents
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Grandparents
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Siblings
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Pets
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Predeceased by (here are significant people in the person's life who died before them)
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Spouse
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Children
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Grandchildren
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Siblings
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Pets

<span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">SERVICE:
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Day, date, and time
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Visitation information
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Name of funeral home in charge of the funeral
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Where to call

<span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">END:
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Memorial funds that were set up
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Memorial donations
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Thank yous to people important in the person's life
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Quote of poem
 * <span style="color: #35afe3; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Three words that sum up their life.

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