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Obituary Writer
For the family member who has 24 to 48 hours and 200 to 500 words to summarize a whole life for the newspaper. Fill in the facts (full name, dates, places, surviving family in order, career and community, two to three defining traits, service details, memorial contribution preference) and the writer returns a newspaper-ready obituary in the rigid genre form editors expect: opening announcement, biographical arc, survivors paragraph, service details, memorial contribution line. The full assembled text is ready to paste into the newspaper submission form, plus every section is copy-ready on its own for forms that take one field at a time. Three word-count tiers because newspapers charge by the word (Short 200w, Standard 350w, Full 500w). Faith register (Secular, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Humanist) adjusts phrasing conventions without the family having to know them. Every obituary includes a "facts not supplied" receipt so the family can see what was omitted rather than wondering what the tool might have invented; the tool NEVER invents a name, date, place, or anecdote the family did not supply.
About this tool
What does obituary writer do?
For the family member who has 24 to 48 hours and 200 to 500 words to summarize a whole life for the newspaper. Fill in the facts (full name, dates, places, surviving family in order, career and community, two to three defining traits, service details, memorial contribution preference) and the writer returns a newspaper-ready obituary in the rigid genre form editors expect: opening announcement, biographical arc, survivors paragraph, service details, memorial contribution line. The full assembled text is ready to paste into the newspaper submission form, plus every section is copy-ready on its own for forms that take one field at a time. Three word-count tiers because newspapers charge by the word (Short 200w, Standard 350w, Full 500w). Faith register (Secular, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Humanist) adjusts phrasing conventions without the family having to know them. Every obituary includes a "facts not supplied" receipt so the family can see what was omitted rather than wondering what the tool might have invented; the tool NEVER invents a name, date, place, or anecdote the family did not supply.
What does Obituary Writer do?
You fill in the facts of a life (full legal name with maiden or nickname, age at death, birth and death dates, places of birth and residence and death, surviving family in canonical newspaper order with spouse then children with spouses then grandchildren then siblings then parents, predeceased family if any, career and education and community involvement, two to three defining traits and small anecdotes, service details across viewing and funeral and burial and reception, memorial contribution preference, and the faith register) and the Obituary Writer on produde returns a newspaper-ready obituary in the rigid genre form editors expect: a one-sentence opening death announcement, a biographical body of one to three short paragraphs, a survivors paragraph in canonical order, a service details paragraph, and a memorial contribution line. The full assembled obituary is ready to paste straight into a newspaper submission form, and every section is also copy-ready on its own for forms that take one field at a time. One, two, or four alternate opening sentences and one, two, or four alternate closings arrive alongside, tuned to the chosen tradition register. The tool never invents a name, date, place, or anecdote the family did not supply; every omission is receipted in a short facts not supplied list so the family can see exactly what was left out.
Who is this for?
The bereaved family member who has twenty-four to forty-eight hours and a newspaper deadline, and 200 to 500 words to summarize a whole life. The adult child who has never written an obituary before and does not know the opening-biography-survivors-service-memorial arc newspapers require. The spouse working through grief who cannot sit at the computer for two hours to draft the paragraph the funeral director asked for by this evening. The nephew whose own writing freezes under the weight of the moment but who has every fact at hand. Obituary Writer on produde is a drafting aid for the obituary form specifically, distinct from a eulogy (which is spoken, longer, narrative) or a condolence card (which is a note from the outside, not an announcement from the family). The output is a plain newspaper obituary, not vibes.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT to write the obituary?
A freeform ChatGPT prompt will happily invent a grandchild, misname a sister-in-law, or guess the name of a church the family does not actually attend. The Obituary Writer on produde runs one structured pass with a hard no invention guardrail. Every string in the opening, biographical body, survivors paragraph, service details, and memorial line comes only from the facts the family typed in. If the family left the grandchildren count blank, the obituary does not fill in a number; it adds a short entry to a facts not supplied list so the family can see what was omitted and decide whether to re-run with the detail added. The newspaper genre arc is enforced by the schema (five labeled sections, canonical order) rather than hoped for. The tradition register (Secular, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Humanist) shapes the phrasing conventions a freeform prompt rarely gets right (died versus passed away versus entered eternal rest versus of blessed memory versus went home to be with the Lord; funeral service versus Mass of Christian Burial versus graveside service and shiva). And the word cap is hard, not aspirational, because newspapers charge by the word.
Will it invent facts I did not supply?
No. The system prompt and schema enforce a hard no invention rule. The tool uses only what the family typed in. If a field is blank or an anecdote lacks specifics, the obituary gets shorter rather than filling the gap with made up names, dates, or memories. The surviving family list goes to a printed newspaper where every name is life or death to the family; one wrong daughter in law or one invented grandchild is unforgivable. The tool also returns a short facts not supplied list (zero to six entries) naming any canonical genre fields the family omitted (cause of death, grandchildren count, memorial preference) so the family sees exactly what was left out rather than wondering whether something was invented. If a detail matters to the newspaper, the family runs the obituary again with that fact filled in.
What length should I pick, Short, Standard, or Full?
Three tiers because newspapers charge by the word. Short notice (200 words, 15 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite) is a brief newspaper death notice: one paragraph of biography, a one line survivors list, service details, and the memorial contribution line. Pick this when the newspaper charges steeply per word or the family wants the facts only. Standard obituary (350 words, 20 tokens on Gemini 3.5 Flash) is the typical community newspaper obituary: full biographical arc with early life and career and community, a complete survivors paragraph in canonical order, service details, and one defining trait integrated into the arc. Pick this for most community papers and online memorial sites. Full obituary (500 words, 25 tokens on Gemini 3.5 Flash) is the full life story paragraph: biographical arc with two to three defining traits and anecdotes integrated, complete survivors list in canonical order with names, service details across visitation and funeral and burial, memorial contribution line, and a closing sentiment that fits the tradition register. Pick this when the newspaper gives you the full paragraph or the family wants the whole story in print.
Does it handle different faiths or traditions?
Yes. The tradition register input accepts Secular, Christian (Protestant), Catholic, Jewish, or Humanist and shapes the phrasing conventions throughout the obituary. Secular and Humanist use died or passed away; service becomes celebration of life or memorial service; no mention of God, prayer, or afterlife unless the family supplied it. Christian uses passed away, went home to be with the Lord, or entered eternal rest; service is a funeral service or memorial service; closings may reference faith when a defining trait is faith centered. Catholic uses passed away or entered into eternal rest; service is a Mass of Christian Burial or funeral Mass; interment follows the Mass. Jewish uses died and the of blessed memory convention after the name; service is a graveside service or funeral service; shiva observance details go after service details when the family supplied them. The register is honored across the opening announcement, the biographical body, the service details paragraph, the memorial line, and the alternate closings so the family does not have to know the conventions themselves.
What do I get back from one run?
A newspaper ready obituary split into its labeled genre blocks. The opening announcement is a one sentence lead paragraph announcing the death. The biographical body is one to three short paragraphs covering birthplace, early life and education, career, and community involvement with one to three defining traits integrated per the tier. The survivors paragraph names surviving family in canonical order (spouse, children with spouses, grandchildren count or names, siblings, surviving parents, then predeceased by). The service details paragraph covers visitation and funeral and burial and reception with dates and times and addresses verbatim from the family's input. The memorial contribution line directs memorial gifts to the preferred charity if supplied. The full assembled text joins the five sections in canonical order and respects the tier word cap; a word count sanity checks against the cap so the family sees whether the draft fits the newspaper budget. One, two, or four alternate openings and one, two, or four alternate closings arrive tuned to the chosen tradition register so the family can swap in the sentence that lands right. A facts not supplied list (zero to six entries) receipts any canonical genre field the family omitted so nothing is invented silently.
How much does it cost, and do I need a subscription?
There is no subscription. You spend produde tokens per obituary: 15 tokens for a Short notice, 20 tokens for a Standard obituary, 25 tokens for a Full obituary. Tokens are a prepaid platform credit you buy once and spend across any produde tool, so a family pays per obituary at the moment they need it instead of a monthly SaaS bill during the long stretches of the year when no one has died. If a run fails at any stage (network error, model refusal, safety guard triggered), the full token cost is refunded to your wallet automatically, so a partial pipeline error never costs you tokens on an obituary you did not receive. The obituary is a drafting aid; the family should read it over, correct any detail that lands wrong, and submit it in their own name.
What does it cost?
From 15 tokens. Pick a tier on the form above. Produde tokens are a prepaid platform credit; buy them once and spend on any tool.
Do I pay if a run doesn't complete?
No. You only pay for results. If a run can't finish, its full token cost stays in your wallet automatically.
Is my data stored?
Your input and the run output are saved to your account so you can browse history. They are not sold, shared with advertisers, or used to train shared models. See privacy for details.