Memorials

How do you keep the memory of a lost loved one alive? How can you pay tribute to a loved one who has died?

Following the death of her husband, author Marta Felber made a list of ways she could remember and honor Joe.

Share your memorial ideas below.

For Memories and Tributes
By Marta Felber

I want to remember Joe and the life and love we shared. I also will create memorials as tributes to the life he lived.

Memorials to Joe	Their Meaning for Me
Plant a pink dogwood tree where I can see it from the kitchen. It will bloom in the early spring.	Spring was his favorite season. Pink dogwood is special to me, as he was.
Have a heart made from his wedding band. Wear it on a chain under my clothes.	His heart will be next to mine, where I can feel it all the time.
Donate books to the library in his memory.	He loved to read for education and for fun.
Sort through our photos. Make albums of his life and our time together.	He lived a full and happy life. Here is the proof.
Volunteer to help serve food on Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Salvation Army.	The Salvation Army was Joe’s favorite charity.
Contribute to a scholarship fund in his name.	Young people will receive help to go forward with their lives.

How do you keep the memory of your loved ones alive? Share your story below.

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• The Purpose of Grief and Mourning
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Also by Marta Felber:
• So Let Us Celebrate
• Loneliness Is to Be Felt
• I Need a Hug
• My Journal Is My Friend

Marta Felber, author of Grief Expressed When a Mate Dies and Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies, has held many counseling and consulting positions in the U.S. and abroad, including serving for 10 years as director and head counselor at a center for expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Photo by Lee Coursey/Flickr Creative Commons

Tagged: donating to charity, grief expressed, losing a partner, losing a spouse, marta felber, memorials, paying tribute, remembering loved ones, what to do, when a mate dies

1 Comment

Comment by mary sue rodano on September 13, 2009 at 8:09am: Dear Renicker Family,
I am very sorry to hear of your mother passed away, Jim & Sue and of the family. It's not an everday fact that a mother became a Sisters of the Notre
Dames Order. She was a very unique and fabulous mother and Nun. God Bless your family in this sorrowful time for you and yours.
love,
Mary Sue Rodano and Son, Anthony

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