Honouring lives. Preserving memories.
A dignified place to announce a funeral and gather the memories that matter
Akornafa is a dignified place to announce a funeral, share a memorial page, and gather tributes and condolences from family, friends, and community.
How it works
Create the memorial
Add the details of your loved one's life and the funeral arrangements, step by step.
Share the page
Send the memorial's link to family, friends, and community through any messaging app or social platform.
Gather tributes
Visitors leave messages, lay virtual wreaths, and share photographs in your loved one's honour.
Keep the memory alive
The memorial stays online as a lasting place to return to, remember, and revisit on anniversaries and beyond.
Everything a family needs, nothing they don’t
Funeral announcements
Share the news with clarity and dignity, along with wake, burial, and service details in one place.
Tributes & condolences
Give family, friends, and colleagues a place to pour out their memories and kind words, so the family feels held by every voice that mattered.
Photograph galleries
Bring a lifetime of moments together in one place, where a single photograph can bring back a whole story and a familiar smile.
Wreaths & roses
Let well-wishers lay a virtual wreath or rose in their honour, a small and heartfelt gesture that shows the family they are not grieving alone.
Simple sharing
Every memorial gets a clean, memorable link, so reaching everyone who cared takes nothing more than a single message.
Privacy stays with the family
Choose public, unlisted, or private, and decide who can add photographs or messages, so this tender space always stays exactly as the family wants it.
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There is something painfully familiar about the silence that follows the death of someone we know.
19 August 2026A Small Note About Virtual Wreaths & Roses
All wreaths and roses on Akornafa are virtual tributes. Purchasing or placing one does not mean that a physical wreath or rose will be delivered. Your purchase simply represents your heartfelt expression of love, respect, and remembrance for the departed, creating a lasting digital tribute on their memorial.
Recently published
Mahatma Ghandi Lotsu
1969 – 2024
Seva, Volta Region, Ghana
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The heartbreaking news of the passing of our dear brother, Ghandi Lotsu reached the MAKUA FAMILY INFO CENTRE WhatsApp group on 2nd March, 2024. His death was announced at exactly 7:58am by the Ag. Family Secretary, Eugene Nyonyo Lotsu. "Passing of Brother Ghandi Lotsu. Dear Family, We're saddened to inform you that our dear brother, Ghandi Lotsu, passed away this morning around midnight. Please keep him in your thoughts."
Bishop Albert K Lotsu
1965 – 2023
Seva, Volta Region, Ghana
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The death of our very own Bishop Albert Kwasi Lotsu was announced on the Makua Family Info Centre WhatsApp group at exactly 7:20am on September 13, 2023 by the acting family secretary, Nyonyo Lotsu. In his words, he said "Good morning Makua Family, In a recent development, I am sad to announce to you the passing of one of us, Bishop Albert K Lotsu, last night after a very short illness. 😭😭😭. May His Soul Rest In Peace. You shall be updated in due course on developments.
A lasting life story
Tell the fuller story of who they were, their journey, their faith, the people and places they loved, so their memory is carried forward in their own light.
Built for moderation
Every submission can be reviewed before it appears. Visitors can report anything that shouldn't be there, and it goes straight to the memorial's owner.