Obituary Form

The Obituary Form below allows you and your family to submit information to us about your loved one that you would like included in their obituary. Once we have received the obituary information from you we would be happy to write the obituary. You are also welcome to write your own. We will place an obituary for you in local and/or out-of-town papers of your choosing. Obituary charges vary greatly among papers and once the obituary is finalized we will be able to determine what each paper will charge you for running the obituary. A copy of the final obituary will also appear, at no charge, on our website, www.mackenfuneralhome.com

If you would like to print off an outline of the key parts of an obituary please click on the following link.  Standard Obituary Outline.

If you have any questions, please contact Macken Funeral Home at (507)282-1075.

Online obituary form

You are free to write an obituary in the box below exactly as you would like it to be worded and we will run the obituary as you have entered it. If you would like help writing an obituary, please skip this step and complete the information below.

Write your own obituary- copy or type in the box below
Full name
Age
City, State
Date of death
Cause of death
Duration of illness
If married woman, list maiden name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Name of living parents
City, State of living parents
Married when, where and to whom
Does husband or wife survive
Name, City, State of surviving children
Number of grandchilden
Number of great-grandchilden
Number of great great-grandchilden
Name, City, State of surviving brothers, sisters
Preceded in death by
Background infromation, clubs, organizations, hobbies, etc.
List any Veteran information
Occupation of deceased
Occupation of spouse (if still living)
Time of service (if known yet)
Date of service (if known)
Place of service
Time and place of visitaiton
Name and City of cemetery
Name of Minister (if known)
Family prefers memorials to:
Your Telephone Number
Your Email Address