NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to obituary writer Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun-Times about the art of writing about people who have died. This week, we've heard stories about people who died in 2018, ...

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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 ...

I’m of a certain age where I am more likely to be sitting on the back row at a funeral than reprising the Macarena at a wedding. I’m also old enough to have a cultivated regard for how things ought to ...

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 ...

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 ...

As someone who has lost loved ones more than once, I don’t see obituaries as being surrounded by rainbows and sunshine. But writing one for your company, even in the midst of tremendous success, ...

Have you ever wondered what might come up with if you were asked to write a short obituary for your company and your job? Other than it being a potentially cathartic experience for yourself, it also ...

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 ...

This week, we've heard stories about people who died in 2018, stories that captured our attention when we first read those obituaries and death notices during the year. Our next guest really knows how ...