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Epitaphs

Get ideas for short epitaphs, inscriptions, quotes, verses, poems and sayings for cemetery headstones, tombstones, flat markers, upright monuments, family memorials, bronze plaques and gravestones. Listed on the page below are examples and samples to help from Kornick & Berliner Monument Company of North Chicago.

There is something special to say about everyone but summarizing a life in just a few words can be very difficult. Often a familiar biblical verse or classical quotation is an ideal way to preserve your memories. An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, which is often inscribed or engraved on their monument, headstone, memorial plaque, gravestone, tombstone or cemetery marker. To learn more about epitaphs, click here to visit Wikipedia. For help with writing an epitaph, call 773-764-7600.

We can assist you in composing a traditional inscription in Hebrew. Click here for more information about Hebrew inscriptions on gravestones.

Below are links to a number of epitaph suggestions to help make the task of writing an epitaph a bit easier for you.

Click on the Links Below to Get Ideas for Epitaphs, Inscriptions and Sayings for Headstones and Gravestones:

Epitaphs and Words of Comfort for a Child

Epitaphs and Words of Comfort For a Father, Husband, Son, Brother

Epitaphs and Words of Comfort For a Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister

Epitaphs and Words of Comfort From the Bible

Epitaphs and Words of Comfort From The Classics

General Epitaphs and Words of Comfort

 

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