Memorial Service Thoughts

[Pom]

Our mother passed Nov 9th here with her family in Texas. All her friends, her SO (together close to 30 years), his family, all her friends and extended family are in Ohio. We had a private family service in TX shortly after she passed and decided to do a graveside service and memorial luncheon on June 27th in her hometown in Ohio and bury her remains with my dad. Her SO has had a stroke (he is 83) and wasn't sure if he would come to the service due to travel and difficulty getting around.

I don't see anyway to have this memorial. Not sure if we will even go up north this year. My sister and I intended to spend the summer at our cottage in Northern Michigan and my H travels in from his work. I don't see, even if we have a family burial, that it can be anyone but the people that are currently living in my household, my sister, myself and H. My sister has had a couple of serious heart attacks so we are being EXTRA careful and have been quarantined since March 10.

We don't want to make everyone from our immediate family travel (we would drive, sister's kids fly) plus the thought of a group gathering even next summer doesn't seem wise considering the ages of her friends and family that would want to be there. People were/are asking what is happening. I came up with the thought of mailing a memorial card, along with the family tribute we wrote and sending it out to her friends and family.  

Thoughts? Any other creative ways folks are having closure?

[mrsukyankee]

What about an online service, including recording it in case someone can't make it at that time? Asking people to say a few words, if they want, in memory of your mother. Or ask people to write a few words, send it your way, you record them all and then send out the recording in an email or write them up and send it as a note to everyone.

[Pom]

Apr 29, 2020 15:41:47 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

What about an online service, including recording it in case someone can't make it at that time? Asking people to say a few words, if they want, in memory of your mother. Or ask people to write a few words, send it your way, you record them all and then send out the recording in an email or write them up and send it as a note to everyone.

Thanks. The minister that was doing the service, offered this for us. Great idea!