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The responsibility for writing an obituary for publication is both a challenging task and a unique opportunity. In most modern cultures, it’s the norm for an obituary (from the Latin word “obitus” ...

Can you provide any tips on how to write your own obituary? At age 80, I am in the process of preplanning my funeral and would also like to take a crack at writing my own newspaper obit too. For many ...

Re “Why I Write My Obituary Every Year,” by Kelly McMasters (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 29): I felt so connected to Ms. McMasters’s essay. Like her, I started this ritual when I was a child. Back then ...

Writing an obituary elicited profound grief, whereas cancer blogging remained emotionally compartmentalized despite lived treatment-related distress, highlighting different psychological demands of ...

In “An Obituary Is the Story of a Life Not a Death” (op-ed, Dec. 16), Danny Heitman speaks to the purpose of an obituary. I recently wrote an obituary for my husband. I can speak to the hard, mournful ...

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 ...