Coping with the loss of a loved one can be tough. A year after you've made funeral home arrangements and said goodbye to your dearly departed, your longing for them can still be as intense as on the day they passed. Here’s how you can celebrate their life and honor their legacy on their death anniversary to celebrate their life and honor their legacy.

What to Do on the Anniversary of Your Loved One’s Passing

1. Visit a Place They Loved

Relive your fondest experiences with your dearly departed by visiting a place they enjoyed. Be it a park you used to frequent or their favorite restaurant, you can remember some of the happy moments you shared. You can also play their preferred music or order their favorite food when visiting that special place. 

2. Honor a Cause They Supported

Donate to a charity your loved one supported. You can also spend the day volunteering for an organization that advances a cause they believed in. Not only will it be an excellent way to honor their legacy, but it will also allow their advocacy to live on through you.

3. Organize a Remembrance Ceremony

Just as some funeral homes do, organize a celebration-of-life event where you focus on reliving the pleasant memories you have of your loved one. It can be a simple party where family and friends share an anecdote about them, or it can also be a casual gathering where you can laugh, reminisce, and cry together in their honor.

Losing someone you loved deeply is a painful experience. Let Brown Funeral Homes & Cremations in Martinsburg, WV, assist you in giving your dearly departed a heartfelt memorial service. This funeral home offers funeral preplanning and funeral insurance, cremation services, caskets, cemetery vaults and cremation urns. Their compassionate staff can take care of the necessary arrangements so that you can focus on coping with grief and saying goodbye. The funeral home also organizes celebration-of-life events. Call (304) 263-8896 or visit their website for more information about their services.