Ideas for a Simple Thrifty Memorial?

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May 11, 20120 found this helpful

Consider a gathering in a park, or other favourite place of your late husband's in his hometown. You could all share a potluck in the town park, and talk about your husband growing up in the town.

You could either purchase a short announcement on the obituary pages of the hometown newspaper (usually $1-$2 per line) telling people wishing to celebrate his memory when and where to gather. Or contact people by telephone, email, snail mail.

Attendees could relate a favourite memory of your husband; anyone with musical talent could volunteer to play or sing one or several of his favourite songs.

You could plant a tree (make sure to get permission if on public lands) in his memory as part of the memorial.

If you and he were religious, perhaps your pastor could say a few words, or family and friends could read verses from your chosen Book.

Tonya

May 11, 20120 found this helpful

Have a get together with family and friends in celebration of your husbands life, not to grieve his passing. Share good times, memories, onery times. The passing of a loved one shouldn't always have to be tears. I am sorry for your loss, my husband died 1 1/2 years ago and he would much rather us of had a good time in thoughts of him. Maybe have the "celebration" in a park or if available someones big back yard. Cook out, mingle, have fun. Unorthadox, maybe, affordable, yes, you still get to honor your husband and share time with family and friends.

This year in honor of my husband, my daughter, grandbabies, and I are going to release balloons with a card from the kids atttached, into heaven for their papa. My grandson and I saw this on a movie one time and he asked if we could do that for his papa. He was very close to the grandbabies, and this is something they will understand and he would love knowing they did this for him.

Again, I am sorry for your loss. God Bless you and your family.