What's a Memorial?

A Memorial can be written at any time after the death of a loved one. Memorials provide an opportunity to honor the life of a loved one and remember how they touched the lives of those who survived them.

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What's an Obituary?

An Obituary is a news item that is published shortly after a death. The Obituary notifies the public that an individual has passed away and includes details of services that are to take place (date, time, location). Noozhawk.com publishes obituaries free of charge.

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What Do I Write?

MEMORIAL

Memorials offer a time to reflect, remember, and share how you felt, or feel about your loved one. You can honor and remember their life by telling a story, sharing a memory, selecting a poem, or choosing a quote that reminds you of them. Online memorials at www.HospiceofSantaBarbara.org also provide a space to upload a photo and share links to YouTube Videos and online photo albums.

OBITUARY

Obituaries commonly document significant life events of the deceased in chronological order (schools attended, degrees earned, vocations, interests) and names of relatives who have survived the deceased (parents, spouse and children, adopted children, half and step children, siblings, half and step siblings, and grandparents). They also include the date, time and location of services.

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