The Eulogy Blog

Eulogy for an Uncle, With 50 Lines and Four Speeches

A eulogy for an uncle usually runs three to five minutes, about 450 to 750 words, and works best built around two or three specific things he did. ...

Eulogy Template Fill in the Blank With Real Examples

A fill-in-the-blank eulogy template is an eight-slot script you complete with your own names, memories and closing words. Below is that template tw...

Eulogy for an Estranged Parent You Barely Spoke To

A eulogy for an estranged parent does not have to claim the relationship was close. Say what was true, keep it short, speak about who they were to ...

Eulogy for a Pet: Five Speeches, One for a Child to Read

A eulogy for a pet is short and specific: name them, describe one ordinary thing they did daily, say what the house is like now, and thank them. Tw...

Eulogy for a Life Well Lived: 6 Tired Lines and Their Fixes

A eulogy for a life well lived works best when it stops summarizing the years and picks three or four of them to tell properly. Ninety years will n...

Heartfelt Eulogy Examples for Five Very Different People

A heartfelt eulogy is one built from specific, concrete details about the person rather than from emotional words about how much they are missed. T...

How to Write a Eulogy in One Hour, Minute by Minute

You can write a usable eulogy in one hour: 10 minutes of notes, 10 choosing, 25 writing, 15 reading it aloud. Aim for 500 to 700 words, which runs ...

Eulogy for a Daughter at Any Age: Five Full Examples

A eulogy for a daughter works best when it is short and specific: three to five minutes, around 500 to 750 words, built from two or three real memo...

Second Marriage Eulogy: Who Speaks and What They Say

When someone was remarried, the second spouse and the children from the first marriage usually speak separately, not instead of each other. The wid...

Funny Eulogy Examples and the Jokes to Leave Out

A funny eulogy works when the humour comes from the person's own character rather than from jokes written for the room. The safest material is some...

Eulogy for Someone With Dementia: Who Do You Write About?

A eulogy for someone with dementia should be about who they were for decades, not the years the illness took. Name the dementia once, plainly, as s...

Writing a Eulogy With Siblings Without Repeating Each Other

Siblings writing a eulogy together should split it by chapter, not by feeling: one takes the early years, one the middle, one the last years. Agree...

Eulogy for a Husband: Five Examples, One Very Short

A eulogy for a husband usually runs three to five minutes, about 500 to 750 words, built around two or three memories rather than a full life story...