Sympathy Etiquette Questions

Sympathy Cards: Who Should the Card be Addressed to? 
I work with this girl and her husband's grandfather died. One of the girls bought a sympathy card for everyone to sign. I signed the card with my condolences ...

Sympathy for Suicide: Expressing Sympathy to the Family of a Suicide Victim 
Do you send condolences to the family of a person who committed suicide?


Dear Nancy,

Yes, suicide survivors definitely need support and expressions ...

How Do I Comfort My Daughter Who Has Had a Miscarriage 
My daughter has had a miscarriage after trying for over a year to conceive her first child. She was 11 weeks and is totally devastated.


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Dear ...

In Lieu of Flowers: What is the Appropriate Amount of Money to Donate? 
The person who passed away is the owner of a company that my company deals with. Since I've gotten to know him and the family I consider them friends....

Sympathy Card Wording For a Suicide Death  
A good friend of mine at work just had her son commit suicide this week. She is completely depressed of course. I don't know what to say to her or anything....

Sending a Sympathy Card to Just One Family Member? 
My uncle who is remarried, lost his adult son recently to cancer.
I think we should send a sympathy card to my uncle personally, since he is the one who ...

Words for an Online Memorial  Not rated yet
Online Obituary Guest Book Advice

Ideas for Memorial quotes, verses or poems to use on an online memorial or online obituary guest book.

It has become ...

Words of Sympathy and Comfort: main things to talk about to a grieving family when meeting them for the first time  Not rated yet
When you visit the family home for the first time to arrange the funeral, what are some things you can say to comfort them. What are the main words or ...

What to Write on Funeral Flowers  Not rated yet
My friend's daughter (16) passed away. I want to keep the sympathy note on the funeral wreath simple. Any difference between "In Loving Memory" and "In ...

When Do You Send a Sympathy Thank You Card?  Not rated yet
Is it necessary to send a sympathy thank you card of or acknowledgment to those who sent me a sympathy card for my father's passing?
There was no viewing ...

Words of Sympathy for Pet Loss  Not rated yet
I work at a Veterinary Practice and am designing a "Private Cremation Pack" This gives the owners more time to look through this booklet and decide which ...

Funeral Thank You: Sending Cards to Those Who Attended the Funeral  Not rated yet
Should I send out funeral thank you cards?

I've always had a problem responding to folks who come to funerals for family members. What is the right ...

Sympathy Note Ideas: How To Answer a Sympathy Note?  Not rated yet
I need to answer to my friends and family for the sympathy card they sent me.

Please give a example,

Thank you,

Victor Garcia.


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Dear ...

Words of Condolence: How to Write a Business Condolence Letter to Someone, While Also Sending Condolences?  Not rated yet
I work for an insurance carrier and I need to get information from a woman about her husband's death. I hate that I have to do this so close to the passing ...

How to Address a Sympathy Card  Not rated yet
How do you address an envelope to a grieving person? Should I address the sympathy card to Mrs. John Smith & family or Mr. & Mrs. John Smith & family?...

Help Writing Message of Sympathy For a Family Tragedy  Not rated yet
I need a suitable sympathy message for a friend who lost a daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters in a fatal car accident.

My friend has just lost ...

Addressing Sympathy Cards?  Not rated yet

I will be sending a sympathy card to a friend whose daughter died. My friend is divorced from the daughter's father and is now remarried.
I am not ...