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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long story short -my father passed away this week. My sister, who has POA over my parents affairs, went to the funeral home with mom to make the arrangements. For whatever reason, my mom asked for bare basics in the obituary - when/where he was born, where he worked, other pertinent dates (marriage) and a list of surviving relatives along with funeral arrangements. Nothing about his life/long hobbies, interests, or personality that belay his character and the life he lived, along with how his life touched others.

I checked other obits at this home, and there are several that reflect the warmth and joy of life I feel that my dad’s is lacking. Given how my mom won’t budge, I wanted to put something on the local paper where we grew up but learned it will cost $1500! My sister is dealing with other legal matters and said she doesn’t care but won’t let me change the obit or suggest any changes.

I guess my question is, other than creating my own and sharing on social media is there a way to inexpensively express the wonderful person my father was?[/quote]

You can make him a profile on familysearch.org and save a biography and photos there. You can complete his family tree (only deceased family members show up publicly) or you might find someone else has created a tree of his ancestors already.[/quote]

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