Tributes To A Sister Or Sister-in-law Who Died

Paying Tribute to Your Recently Deceased Sister or Sister-In-Law

As human beings, we relish all relationships we create during our lifetime. So, naturally, when death takes anyone from us, we feel a hole in our hearts that keeps reminding us of our pain and loss. 

Death is absolute. Invariably, it is the final destination we all share once our time on Earth ends. Yet, that lingering sensation and longing we feel after a loved one departs the living realm proves unbearable for most. 

The pain is more when the dearly departed one is either a part of your family or your own flesh and blood - like a sister or even sister-in-law. 

Furthermore, it's not simply the loss or void we feel after their death. We also lose an essential facet of our developmental past. 

Thus, as god's favorite creation, we must accept the loss, soak up the pain and move forward with the tick of time.

Collectively as family, we must pay our heart-felt homage or tribute to the deceased person as a token of how much that person meant and offered support, love and compassion during their time.

Below we discuss some tips to pay tribute to your dead sister or sister-in-law. 

We cover everything from writing a heartfelt eulogy to creating a memory table to crafting a photo collage featuring her and the rest of the family.

So, follow attentively!

Tip 1 – Prepare a Hearty-Eulogy

Presenting a heartfelt eulogy in honor of your departed Sister or Sister-in-law is a wonderful way to speak words left unsaid. Presenting a eulogy is also a powerful medium to express your love, share her story and tell tales of the person she was, and the bond you shared with her. 

In the eulogy, you can include her personality, accomplishments, and how much she contributed to her world. You can also include how many lives she touched and changed for the better. Furthermore, you can also incorporate interesting events/incidents involving her to illustrate her character (even her sense of humor).

Presenting such personal touches to your eulogy will make the piece more interesting for those gathered to honor a remarkable woman. 

Tip 2 – Create a Memory Table

Besides preparing an excellent eulogy for your sister, you can also look to create a memory table for your dearly-departed sister or sister-in-law. Considering how much history you shared with your lost one, you're the perfect candidate to create a personalized memory table as a noteworthy tribute.

You can display her favorite items, like collectible items, her journal, and her most cherished accomplishment (trophy, certificate, book, or souvenir). Moreover, you can also exhibit a collection of her best pictures to highlight various phases of her life- as a kid, teenager, and adult woman.

It's a wonderful gesture to make everyone know her from past to present and acknowledge the life she led.

As finishing touches, you can arrange for those who knew her to present hand-written notes/messages beside her pictures as a token of saying Goodbye and Rest in Peace for the final time.

Tip 3 - Craft a Photo-Collage

You can download and print a handful of your departed one's pictures (solo and otherwise) and create a photo collage for all to see. Print pictures of all sizes, including a few large ones that attract attention. Once done, you can pick out a suitable place to hang them for all to see and show respect. 

If you desire to do something fancy for your lost sister (or sis-in-law), you can arrange for a series of frames and set them up beautifully at the entryway or memorial wall for visitors to take notice of. 

Additionally, you can also create a separate wall to reminisce and even shed tears (if you can't keep it in) quietly away from the crowd.

Such ideas are common in funeral homages. You could adopt this idea and reflect on your sister/sister-in-law's memory with other siblings. 

Tip 4 – Prepare a Memory Box

Moreover, you can also prepare a memory box to include your lost sister's (or sis-in-laws) most cherished items/collections. 

Ideally, a memory box must contain her mementos and vivid memories of her life – (her husband's love letter, ornaments like bangles, earrings/nose rings, wedding pictures, etc.)

Furthermore, you can also include some of her regularly worn jewels, like diamonds with ceramic remains, shining glass beads, or even a locket with her picture. 

In short, a memory box contains all types of memories of your lost one.

So, figure out what memories do you wish to preserve and exhibit to everyone?

You can include the other members of the family for suggestions. Then accordingly, make a memory box incorporating those precious remembrances. 

Tip 5 –Plant a Memorial Garden

You can plant a memorial garden in honor of your dearly departed sister or (sis-in-law). It is another wonderful gesture, something everyone close to her can partake. 

The purpose of creating a memorial garden is to create a peaceful and tranquil spot where everyone gathered can reflect on her life amidst Mother Nature.

You can also create a memorial spot (besides the garden), preferably at your deceased one's favorite spot. It could be at some special hilltop or childhood place which was important to her. 

To create the mood, you can also curate your sister's or (sister-in-law's) favorite playlist to sync with her memories and walk down memory lane with the music. The enchantment of her cherished music can soothe everyone's grief and empower them to move forward by keeping her in their hearts forever.

Tip 6 – Light a Candle

Lighting a candle is believed to be one of the most beautiful ways to pay homage to a deceased one. Moreover, lighting candles is a long-standing tradition of bestowing respect to one who has passed on. The burning flame symbolizes the warm adoration and respect for their departed one. It also denotes that their memory lives on inside their loved one’s hearts’ like the candle's flame. 

Many even believe lighting a candle for a deceased one embodies reflection and commemoration.

Furthermore, the early Romans believed flaming a candle was a medium of guiding the departed soul through the blackness and into the divine eternal light that’s waiting for them on the other side. 

By collectively lighting the candle to pay homage to your departed sister or (sis-in-law), you symbolize conjoining many lives, families, and people whom the person touched with their essence and persona.

It is (indeed) a wonderful gesture and a common sight in most funeral ceremonies.

Considering this, you can pick a good spot and collectively light candles to present a strong tribute to your deceased sister's (sister-in-law's) honor. 

Tip 7 – Recite a Poem in Her Honor

Reciting a beautiful poem in honor of your deceased sister (sister-in-law) is an alternative to speaking plain words about her. Poetry always touches the soul in ways normal words cannot.

So, you can craft a heartfelt poem for your loving sister or sister-in-law who meant a lot to you!

To make everyone aware of your intentions, you can even share the poem in a printed memorial card for everyone to appreciate.

It is another splendid way to set the mood for the ceremony and remember when she was always by your side without judgment or expectations. 

To Cap Off

You don't have to make the funeral tribute elaborate or eccentric. Rather, it is an opportunity to celebrate the memories of a vibrant woman, a loving daughter/sister, and a caring wife. 

Physically she may be no more. But her essence and spirit will remain within you (and everyone close to her) forever. 

Ideally, the best way to honor your sister is to do what your heart wants. Relish her memories and time spent with her through some of the abovementioned ideas.

And remember that you will always remain a cherished piece of her legacy.