Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Memorials and Obituaries | We Remember (2024)

FAQs

How do I find obituaries in the US by name? ›

Many funeral homes publish obituaries on their websites. These can usually be located with a Google search on the person's name. Local genealogical and historical societies, public libraries, and some newspaper publishers maintain clipping files of obituaries.

We have created a few examples of wording to use in an order of service: “[Name]'s family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to everyone for all their love, support, condolences, and kind words in this difficult time. [Name] will forever live on in our hearts and will be missed by all.

Obituaries: Online obituary finders — like for example — will reveal recent as well as historical deaths. All you need to navigate an online obituary finder is the full name of the deceased (although other criteria, like birth date and location, can help narrow down your search.)

A basic online search may reveal an obituary or information about a memorial service. Type the person's name and words like “death,” “obituary,” or “memorial” and any personal information you may have, such as their date of birth or names of close relatives who could be mentioned as one of their surviving kin.

There are different tiers of caskets, coffins, flowers, memorial stones, cemetery plots, and other miscellaneous services that can easily take a $7,000 funeral to $25,000 or more. You can expect the total cost of your funeral to range between $5,000 - $25,000, depending on the services your family chooses to go with.

Average Time Between Death and Funeral

Most American funerals take place within one week or less from death. With the help of a funeral home, a week is typically enough time to make arrangements and contact loved ones. Historically, funerals had to take place after just a matter of days, because of decomposition.

Your spouse's life insurance providers, including their burial insurance policy holder. The HR departments of your spouse's former employers. They may qualify for life insurance coverage or a pension through companies they previously worked for. Your estate attorney.

The family and friends responsible for arranging the funeral will decide on the order of service, often with the help of funeral planners.

Blessings/Prayers - guests join a specific speaker in prayer. Eulogy - a loved one gives a speech about the person who's died. Committal - guests say their goodbyes to the person who's died, before they reach their final resting place. Closing music - hymns (or other music) play as guests leave the venue.

What is a good example of a eulogy? ›

Example eulogy:

My dad was my hero. No matter how busy things got, he always made time for the people he cared about, and showed us that family always comes first – no matter what. Everyone who knew him knew how proud he was of the people he loved, of his dog, Buddy, and of his car… of course.

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

With a name and general publication date, you can start searching obituary records like the Newspapers.com Obituary Index: 1800s to current on Ancestry now.

Begin by entering the name of the person, the word obituary, and “Florida” into your favorite search engine. If the deceased had a common name, you might need to add additional search terms, such as the name of a family member, the town where they lived, or the date of death.

The Obituary Database indexes obituaries appearing in the Boston Evening Transcript (BET), Boston Globe (BG), and the Boston Herald/Herald American (BH) from 1932–1941 and 1953–2010. If you cannot find who you are looking for, please note: The person you are searching for may not have had a full length obituary.