A Heartfelt Story Behind Every Bookmark

It’s about you, your family and friends. . .

Celebrating Life Bookmarks began with a single moment of inspiration. Founder Harlyene Goss, during a time of personal loss, saw a laminated obituary that sparked an idea: what if families could preserve memories in a deeply personal, lasting way?

That idea grew into a business serving thousands of families across the U.S. Each bookmark is created with compassion and care, combining beautiful design with spiritual intention. Our bookmarks aren’t just paper keepsakes; they’re small tokens of healing, memory, and love.

Why Choose Us. . .

You design your bookmark, from choosing the graphics to the information you provide.

Easy to create from our wide selection of borders, symbols and poems.

You receive a proof to approve before we finalize the order and print. No extra charge for any proof changes.

If you need a special border, or symbol custom created, we can do that for you!

Also, if you want to arrange your selections differently than what we normally do, we can do that as well!

All bookmarks are laminated for durability and corners are rounded. Also, we incorporate Reiki-like healing energy into every bookmark.

We guarantee you will love your bookmark, or we will refund your money back guaranteed.

Lastly, our goal is to provide you with the bookmark that celebrates and honors your loved ones and events the way you want.

About Celebrating Life Bookmarks. . .

Since 1998, HD Merrimack has been the leading outsource provider of Memorial and Celebration Bookmarks to newspapers across the United States.

It all started when Harlyene Goss saw a laminated obituary from the company, Permanent Record, in Tennessee. They were the originators of laminated obituary bookmarks in 1956. Harlyene was intrigued by the idea and felt with the use of computers; she could offer a much broader selection making each Memorial Bookmark unique to the individual person and family.

Having no money to advertise the Memorial Bookmarks, Harlyene went to newspapers to see if they would add the bookmarks as a service to the obituaries. In time, the newspapers asked her to develop a line of Celebration Bookmarks. The combination of these is what you see in the Celebrating Life Bookmarks.

During this time, Harlyene was also going through a major loss in her life and was looking for any type of coping skills and healing tools. This propelled her into the area of energy healing. Finding a great deal of benefit in doing this energy work, she decided that it needed to be incorporated into the bookmarks.

Every bookmark has an intended energy, whether it be of healing and solace for families or the remembrance of joy. We put a part of our heart into every bookmark we make.

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