We know it's not easy to write an obituary. You're probably grieving, and it can be hard to know exactly what's important to include or what to say to honor your loved one's memory. Take a deep breath ...

While it can be a useful exercise to draft one's obituary long before one needs to as a wake up call on how to better live in the present, due to COVID, the act of writing an obituary has become an ...

An obituary at its core is a historic record of a life. But a well-written obituary creates such vivid image of the person who died that it makes even readers who did not know the person celebrate the ...

Writing the obituary of someone you love is more than sharing the specifics about their final arrangements. It’s an opportunity to capture the essence of a life, to pay tribute to accomplishments and ...

I’m the writer in my family, which means that I am offered a great deal of unpaid work from my loved ones. If someone’s kid is applying for colleges, chances are high I’ll get an email asking if I ...

QUESTION: Can you provide any tips on how to write an obituary? My dad, who has terminal cancer, has asked me to write his obituary, which will be published in the funeral program and run in our local ...

I’m very sorry to hear about your dad’s prognosis. Writing your dad’s obituary would be a nice way for you to honor him and sum up his life, not to mention avoiding any possible mistakes that ...