NOTABLE DEATHS | February 20, 2020
Sy Sperling (2020), Hair Club for Men founder ›
Known for appearing in his company’s TV infomercials
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | July 26, 2019
Sympathy and Condolence Advice ›
When someone you care about is grieving, it's hard to find the right words...
How to Write an Obituary ›
Learn how to preserve your loved one’s life story.
Did You Know?
Though used interchangeably today, gravestones and tombstones were once two different things: the marker on top of a gravesite and the coffin's stone lid.
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | February 9, 2020
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 27, 2020
RIP Kobe Bryant: Remembering the Lakers Legend ›
We look back at the incredible life and career of basketball star Kobe Bryant.
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Ancient Greeks and Romans placed a coin in the mouth of the deceased as payment to the ferryman Charon for passage across the river Styx to the afterlife.
Funny Obituaries
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Hobert Nelson
The sketch artist they called "The cop who caught crooks with his pencil, not his gun"
Dane R. Balcon
Army specialist tragically died in Iraq; his legacy lives on in memorial scholarship fund
Sylvia Jean Thogmartin
Beloved grandmother and community volunteer in Millersport, Ohio
Louise A. Hutchinson
Reporter was the first woman to overnight at the South Pole.
Victor Segura
Entered heaven at the age of 89. His last words: "I am ready to go dancing and romancing."
Pat Quinn
Top ranked featherweight boxer was a double for Mickey Rooney
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Where there is love there is life.
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Larry Tesler (1945 – 2020), computer scientist who created copy-and-paste ›
February 20, 2020
Tesler was responsible for some of the basic concepts of modern computing
German Bar Shooting Victims (2020) ›
February 20, 2020
Nine people were killed in a shooting at two bars in Hanau, Germany
Pop Smoke (1999 - 2020), up and coming rapper ›
February 19, 2020
Known for the 2019 hit song “Welcome to the Party”
Jason Davis (1984 – 2020), voice of Mikey Blumberg on “Recess” ›
February 19, 2020
He also appeared in movies including "Beverly Hills Ninja" and "Rush Hour"
Esther Scott (1953 – 2020), “Boyz n the Hood,” “Birth of a Nation” actress ›
February 19, 2020
Scott played notable grandmothers in her two biggest films
Lynn Cohen (1933 – 2020), “Hunger Games,” “Sex and the City” actress ›
February 19, 2020
She was best known to many for her role as Magda, Miranda's housekeeper and nanny, on "Sex and the City"
