Create a personalized and tasteful obituary using our free Word templates as a starting point. Simply download the files and customize them from the comfort of your home to fit your needs.
Free Funeral Obituary Templates
Our professional Microsoft Word templates will allow you to create a dignified obituary to honor the memory of your loved one. Each template is:
- 100% free and ready to download
- Compatible with all current versions of Microsoft Word
- Easy to customize with your own text and images
- Professionally designed with appropriate fonts
Our Available Templates
An obituary or death notice is traditionally used to inform friends and relatives of the death of a person and to announce relevant dates such as the funeral and memorial service.
Instructions: Create and Publish Your Obituary / Funeral Notice
- Download the template: Download your chosen template to your computer.
- Customize the template in Word: Open the downloaded template in Microsoft Word and add the name of the deceased, dates of birth and death, as well as other personal information and an image or photo.
- Save the notice as PDF: Once you have adjusted the notice, click "File" > "Save As". In the "File Format" dropdown menu, select "PDF".
- Send to the newspaper: Send the PDF file as an email attachment to the newspaper's advertising department.
No Time & Patience for Word?
Don't want to deal with formatting in Word during this challenging time? We offer you an intuitive obituary designer with which you can quickly and easily create a dignified Obituary or Funeral Notice. Choose from many beautiful images and helpful text examples. Send the obituary link to relatives and friends - worldwide and quickly.