Free obituary templates

Gentle, plain-language templates you can fill in or adapt, organized by situation. Each one has a fill-in tool, the template with its blanks showing, a made-up example and a few notes. Everything stays in your browser.

• Obituary template for a parent

  A free fill-in-the-blank obituary template for a mother or father, with a worked example and gentle writing tips.

• Obituary template for a spouse or partner

  A free fill-in-the-blank obituary template for a husband, wife or life partner, with an example and writing tips.

• Obituary template for a child

  A gentle, free fill-in-the-blank obituary template for a child or young person, with an example and a few kind notes on what to include.

• Obituary template for a veteran

  A free fill-in-the-blank obituary template for someone who served in the military, with branch, service years, honors and an example.

• Short newspaper obituary template

  A free short obituary template that fits a newspaper notice, with a live word count and an example.

• How to write an obituary

  A calm step-by-step guide: what to include, how long it should be and who can help.

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