obituaries

     

An obituary attempts to give an account of the texture an significance of the life of someone who has recently died. It is derived from the Latin word It is to be distinguished from a death notice (also known as a funeral notice), which is a paid advertisement written by family members and placed in the newspaper either by the family or the funeral home.

Trivia about obituaries

  • A young reporter may have to work in this section updating life stories, just in case
  • On June 4, 2002 the New York Times ran the obituary for Albin Krebs, 73, who wrote these from 1969 to 1989

Tweets about obituaries

  • RT @BostonGlobe: Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies at 90
  • @IchiroYankee Did you know this??? I am so sad...had no idea :''( #SuperIchiroCrazy
  • Scathing obituary of a #UCCan minister.
  • Arthur W. Kolb, 98, Formerly Of Stamford, WWII Veteran
  • Fr. Thomas Murphy, O.F.M. Cap., 72, Of Yonkers
  • Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies at 90: via @BostonGlobe.
  • Edgar Maurice Ballance OCRACOKE -- Edgar Maurice Ballance, 87, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at his residence....
  • Nadine Gordimer - her words remain.
  • Lorin Maazel dies at 84; world-renowned conductor - Los Angeles Times
  • And here's Root's NYT obit: While his "Food of" books obv aren't wine books, they'll teach you a lot about wine too.
  • Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies at 90
  • 放射化学者で学習院大学名誉教授の木越邦彦氏が94歳で逝去。 戦時中は軍の原爆開発計画に駆り出されたが、戦後は日本の炭素14年代測定を牽引し、地学や考古学などに多大な貢献。年代測定事業の記録
  • RIP Tommy Ramone
  • Reading articles in the NY Times "Real Estate" section is like reading obituaries for neighborhoods.
  • John Seigenthaler, RIP. The Washington Post and NY Times obituaries.
  • Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, has died at age 65.
  • Tommy Ramone, last surviving member of The Ramones, dies at 62
  • John Seigenthaler, a maverick Southern journalist, civil rights activist and "right hand" to RFK, has died at 86:
  • Eileen Ford, whose Ford agency set standards for the modeling industry, dies at 92
  • Eileen Ford, known for her pioneering role at Ford Models, has died:
  • Rosemary Murphy, actress whose roles included Miss Maudie Atkinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at 89:
  • Dick Jones, who provided the voice of Pinocchio in the 1940 Disney film, has died at 87
  • Anna Lois Henderson, 114, the oldest Philadelphian & 6th oldest person on the planet, dies
  • Alfredo Di Stefano, who led Real Madrid to 5 championships and set a scoring record for the team, has died at 88:
  • "Alfredo Di Stefano, was, with the possible exception of Pelé, the finest footballer of all time". Our obituary:
  • Thoughts and prayers to the Wedgworth family on the loss of Peggy Rawls Wedgworth #farm #ag
  • Obituary: Emilee O'Canna
  • Obituary: Dr. Harold A. Pinkham Jr., 85, Historical Society Past President
  • Lola F. Spady, 78, Eastern Star #phillytrib #rip
  • Mr. Leonard Ray Dunklin's Memorial Page -- #Cincinnati...
  • Dolly Ruth Cox Farr: Service: Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Leonard & M...
  • RT @BenJAdams_: how long before obituaries start noting number of social media followers in the "leaves behind" section?
  • What an obit!
  • RT @pourmecoffee: I save up the obituaries to read on Sunday night now that Game of Thrones is over.
  • RT @telegraphobits: Eduard Shevardnadze - obituary: Reforming Soviet Foreign Minister under Gorbachev who bit off more than he could... htt…
  • Paul Horn dies at 84; Grammy winner was a pioneer of New Age music
  • how long before obituaries start noting number of social media followers in the "leaves behind" section?
  • CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW TODAY'S DEATH NOTICES.
  • Kristina Blatnik via Obituaries- DeJohn Funeral Homes & Crematory: All arrangements are pending. ...
  • Amazing! And local-ish (the island) “@KVanValkenburg: I love honest obituaries.
  • RT @KVanValkenburg: I love honest obituaries.
  • RT @frabcus: This morning's reading for you - Stafford Beer's obituary wonder how his "Syntegrity" relates to @mysoc…
  • RT @BostonGlobe: Louis Zamperini, war hero and Olympian chronicled in 2010 bestseller ‘Unbroken,’ dies at 97. http:/…
  • ANTHONY "TONY" DeSALLE Obituary: View ANTHONY DeSALLE's Obituary by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via @sharethis
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  • RT @sean_morrison: This is fantastic. RT @KVanValkenburg: I love honest obituaries.