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 ...

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 newspaper ...

Dear Savvy Senior: 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 ...

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 ...

An obituary may well be the hardest thing to write. It has to be composed in a hurry during a period of bereavement. Those closest to the person who died may not be in a condition to write it. The ...

CULPEPER, Virginia -- I don’t mean to rush things, but there are good reasons you might write about the person you were when you were alive, well before your obituary is actually needed. Frivolous ...

Join Kate Favaro to learn about the basics of writing an obituary. She offers tips to make it more special, uses prompts to practice, and reviews resources for more information.

Vartabedian has what it takes to teach this free three-part class. He has spent 50 years covering every beat and writing hundreds of "super-obits," or special tribute obituaries. He bases each one on ...