My mother passed away 6 years ago this December and right after she died everytime I talk to my mom's side of the family they would all talk about her to the point where I would spend hours on the phone each week crying until it hurt. So over time the calls got shorted and shorter and the length of time between them got longer and longer until the calls stopped altogether. I was very close with my mom but all of her side of the family lives several states away and it was never easy to visit. Even though I have lost contact with them I still hold a special place in my heart for them and would love to reconnect with them. Since my mom passed away I have lost all contact information for everyone and don't have any current phone information. I started looking about a month ago for addresses and phone numbers so I could start sending letters and calling but in my search I found a newpaper story regarding one of my cousins that is 4 years older than me and was killed in a car accident this past Saturday. The newspaper article has an email addres for the person writing the article and mentions the Funeral home. I contacted the funeral home to see what arrangements were made and found out the funeral is today - in about 1 hour (their time) Since I know the funeral home will not give me any of their contact infromation do you think I could send an email to the funeral home with my contact information and expressing my wishes to reconnect with the family? It is my only lead so far in contacting the family and I really do want them to know how deeply I am saddened by the death of my cousin. Do you think the funeral home would pass on the email to the family? Need some advice.
Does the funeral home have an online guest book? If so, you could leave a message there and ask them to get in touch with you. Normally the funeral home gives a print out of the online guest book to the family or makes them aware that there are messages in the guest book.
Tragedy always brings people together, and how interesting the timing of this would coincide with your wishes. Too bad you can't just go to the funeral?
Yes, email the funeral home pronto with your contact info and ask them to pass it your family.
What a sad history. Sorry this happening right before Thanksgiving.
Yes, I think this would be worth a try.
Yes, it's worth a try. E-mail the funeral home. Situations like yours are just one of many reasons why they include the contact information for the funeral home.
I'm very sorry for the loss of your cousin.
I would call or email the funeral home and ask that they pass along your information. Or ask them if you mailed a card, would they forward it to the family?
I would def. try Facebook. There has to be at least one family member you can contact through facebook. I know ALL my family are on there since we all live in dff. states, that is how we keep in touch better! I love that about FB.
Yes, they will print out the messages and give them to the family.
You could also look on facebook for family members.
go on the funeral home website.. nowadays, many have online obituaries whereby people can leave messages for the family. Additionally, you could leave an email address for the family.. I believe you can leave info on the site privately and or publicly for others to view.. Also, you can always send a card to the home for a specific family member and I am sure they will pass it along.. you could also send flowers with a card..
blessings to you and your family
