It turns out that Facebook is an effective means of letting people know about a loved one’s passing… with internet speed. If you’ve created different lists with your Facebook friends, you have a network of contacts ready to go when you need it most. For this same reason, many funeral directors are turning to Facebook or other online means of sharing funeral and memorial service information, and allowing people to send condolences in a timely manner from anywhere in the world.
An article that discusses the Best Practices for Funeral Directors to use Facebook points out that in the days before online social networking, face-to-face networking was done by getting to know one’s community. This was done by being active in the organizations where people in your community might congregate. Then, when someone needed the services of a funeral director, they already knew who to turn to, and it was someone they knew and trusted.
Your Funeral Guy will walk you through how to set up a Facebook memorial from your loved one’s existing Facebook page. Or you can simply ask for the account to be closed. If you choose to have it memorialized, Facebook removes the deceased’s contact information, membership in online groups, and personal information like their favorite books, movies, quotations, etc.) Then for about a month, the user’s Wall, photographs, and basic info like the hometown and birth date remain. Then, already confirmed Facebook friends can leave messages on the user’s wall.
Do a search for “online memorials” to find several other ways to share condolences and stories online. You can also check with the chosen funeral home to see what they offer.
[...] mentioned in an earlier post how handy Facebook is for funerals, but there are several other ways to create an online memorial with internet [...]