Deleting deceased relative from phone

It would have been my best friend’s birthday today. She died last year. I can’t bring myself to delete our WhatsApp chat yet. It must be even more difficult for those that have lost parents, spouses, partners or children.

My Mum never had a mobile so no messages or number for her but other family members are still there. Someone I know still uses her husband’s email address exclusively, I didn’t really find anything wrong with that, her choice. Whatever is right for the individual is right …

AuntieE

I forced myself to delete DHs phone number while I was dealing with probate and everything hurt.

Unfortunately, I cannot apparently delete his or anyone else's name and number from the list that pops up when I send texts, even although the name and number is deleted in my contacts for phoning.

If anyone knows how to solve this problem on a Samsung Galaxy 5, please let me know.

You go to settings tap view tap previous contacts and delete it there. It is good to do that when people change their contact details too as it otherwise stays in the memory and keeps coming up so it easy to use the old contact in error

Still have the messages from my daughter and husband. No way will I delete them.

Lost 3 friends over last few years but cannot delete them no matter how much I decide to do it!

I offer watch a YouTube post regarding the start of the Rave scene as my cousin was interviewed along with his two friends who were instrumental in setting up raves. I think if something gives you comfort following the loss of a loved one you should cherish it.

Omg I’m reading this in tears. It’s seven weeks today since my brother died. Everyone thinks I’m doing great but inside I’m heartbroken. I was scrolling through my phone today and his home number and mobile just stares up at me. Just need to keep going.

I lost a very dear, long standing Gransnet friend this year and was devastated. I still have all the emails we regularly exchanged and the many photos including the last one she sent me on her birthday and cannot delete her contact details. It seems wrong somehow. I still have DH’s phone with his last messages from the hospital on and some voice mails.

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AuntieE

I forced myself to delete DHs phone number while I was dealing with probate and everything hurt.

Unfortunately, I cannot apparently delete his or anyone else's name and number from the list that pops up when I send texts, even although the name and number is deleted in my contacts for phoning.

If anyone knows how to solve this problem on a Samsung Galaxy 5, please let me know.

You go to settings tap view tap previous contacts and delete it there. It is good to do that when people change their contact details too as it otherwise stays in the memory and keeps coming up so it easy to use the old contact in error

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What gets me, every year, is the shrinking Christmas card list. It's getting shorter every year. as old friends die off. I just don't need to buy that many cards any more.

I've deleted my mum, brother and sister phone numbers straight away after they died. I really didn't want to accidentally dial their numbers incase their phones had been passed on to their DGC or someone else.

My husband died in 2007 and his number is still in my phone as are the numbers of several loved ones . I like having them .

My dear friend Di is still on my phone. I went and laid some flowers on the bench we used to meet up at during covid.

I have both the phone number and birthday, along with the date of death of a very dear friend of our who died 4 years ago.

You are not alone..Dad died 6 years ago. His name still on my phone. I feel same as you. Can't do it......

My Mum and Dad never had phones.
Dad passed away when I was 15 years old. I can see him, but I can only faintly remember his voice.
Mum passed away in 1993. I can see her and hear her. I can remember her voice very well. I can still hear her calling my name and occasionally reprimanding me. 💔

I can’t do it either.

My husband is still top of my contacts list and will remain so. I have text messages that I look at. I like reading them again

As others have said it seems so final. I find leaving the name in the contact list brings me comfort and in time it raises a smile when I think of the person and remember happy times.

sort of related: i retired recently and was going through my contacts list when i found one name i didn't expect to need to contact again, so i deleted it.
Imagine my shock, when the next day i learnt he had died!!
i daren't now delete anybody else.

My best friend of over 30 years died very suddenly last year. I miss her very much and continue to have her in my phone contacts. I have a few of her voicemails and I find it comforting to listen to her voice again.

A week after she died , while I was still feeling numb with shock, a strange thing happened. I picked up my phone to make a call and a message on the screen said “missed call from Liz 5 minutes ago” I momentarily tried to convince myself she hadn’t died and it was all just a bad dream and she’d phoned while I was in the shower . Her daughter later told me the phone was switched off and not in use so I’ve no idea how it happened.

My dearest friends last messages are still not deleted, especially the one her husband sent saying that she was taken suddenly to hospital and was asking to see me.

My little deceased terrier’s name still forms part of our e-mail address

I didn't have a mobile phone until.my husband died in 2004. We had an answer machine at home he recorded the message after he died it was the first thing I deleted it hurt to much to hear his voice . Because of when he died no videos of him . A few years after he died I wished I had but glad I didn't as the grief has gotten worse over the years and seeing him moving and talking would just be to much. I find it easy to delete numbers and addresses of people who have died . As I have photos of them and memories.

My husbands mobile was his works for so had to give it back. I have a video of us two almost doing a comedy act with all our banter as we were trying to get a new hand held video player working properly, at one point he burst into song, he had a fantastic voice, we had to stop as we couldn't stop laughing I did watch it just once, I did not cry but after I got very depressed for weeks and couldn't shake it off, it was knowing I could never have that again or see him. I could never delete it, so it sits under tv and I know I will never watch it.

butterandjam

What gets me, every year, is the shrinking Christmas card list. It's getting shorter every year. as old friends die off. I just don't need to buy that many cards any more.

I am with you on that one.

Several years ago, I stopped sending some cards to a few people that I rarely saw or was not in contact as much with any more.
Still wonder whether I was a bit harsh!
Especially regarding the shrinking Christmas card list.
Some names have been added since. But I still wonder..