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i have for many years, but not as much now that i don't get the "hometown paper". if i look at the paper online, and check the obituaries, i can usually find someone i know or used to know.
i've been fascinated with obituaries since i was a young adult, and more so, when i worked in geriatric social work.
however, i also like to read the dictionary- yes, i still have one- and my old high school grammar book from time to time??
catsy girl
Kinfolk who are left behind are so grateful and happy to receive any remembrance.
I try to at least send a card if I can't attend.
Every morning. Have to make sure so I know if I should get up and make the coffee.
Seriously, I have been reading the obits for many, many years. Some mornings, I look at the list and gasp. A young person of my acquaintance; an older person but who was generally in good health; a good friend who I really should have called more often. These make me realize how thin the thread is between living and dying.
I feel the same way. I try to visit old friends more often, but it gets harder to do.
always. I've been able to reconnect with people by signing the online guest book of their family member.
the online guest book is a wonderful tool. It comforts the relatives who are left. Sometimes
they learn fascinating details the deceased never told them.
Like some other posters I read the obits to come to grips with my lack of invincibiltiy. Getting older I read the obits to try to convince myself that I will not pass away due to that illness or accident---reality is that everybody is in the same boat.
Also reading the obits gives you an admiration on the accomplishments and achievements of others------sometimes it gives you a gauge for what you have or have not accomplished.
God just go easy on me and don't scare me. No obituary for me...no autopsy - no embalming and no funeral...and no cremation...actually lets skip the dying part while we are at it.
I do check them every day. I especially like to read the ones of the very old as they may have been a parent of someone I know and reading about the lives they have lived is so fascinating. Many in the area that I live come from families of 10 or 12 siblings and sometimes even more. Last fall I came across an obit that the name seemed familiar. She had been my "nursery school" teacher in another state, decades ago. Her daughter lives in the same town I do but we had never met. Her daughter is married to a man with the same last name as mine and she lived for several years on the same street as me.
I do check them every day. I especially like to read the ones of the very old as they may have been a parent of someone I know and reading about the lives they have lived is so fascinating. Many in the area that I live come from families of 10 or 12 siblings and sometimes even more. Last fall I came across an obit that the name seemed familiar. She had been my "nursery school" teacher in another state, decades ago. Her daughter lives in the same town I do but we had never met. Her daughter is married to a man with the same last name as mine and she lived for several years on the same street as me.
They would be grateful to hear from you, especially any remembrances.
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