How does NetCemetery compare to Funeral Home web sites?

If you've ever been referred to someone's online obituary by receiving a link or the name of the funeral home, you've seen how the home page often features "recent obituaries". Once you've found the name of the person whose obituary you intend to read, it's not difficult to read about and remember the deceased person and often a place is available for you to add a comment of your own to those already online.

But what if the obituary isn't "recent" enough to qualify to be a "front-page" feature? You'd have to dig deeper, hoping that it hasn't been removed from the funeral home's web site. Perhaps the web site has a search feature that allows searching by name, but that makes spelling an absolute necessity if name is the only search criterion available. You might waste time before ultimately reaching what you want … or giving up.

Moreover, unless you know the name of the specific funeral home where a service was held or the location of a Celebration of Life ceremony, where would you begin? In a major city, there can be hundreds of possibilities. Your only option is to use a search engine like Google or the public records of the state or municipality where the deceased passed away.

Keep in mind that many funeral homes deploy web sites that are "templates" that enable them to have a web presence at very low cost. There's a convenience in not being responsible for web site creation and maintenance because the host company does the work and earns its income from the sales of flowers, books, recordings and other trinkets. We consider NetCemetery to be a more respectful, serene atmosphere where you need not use your credit card.