NOTABLE DEATHS | March 22, 2019
Sydney Aiello (2000 – 2019), survivor of Parkland school shooting ›
She was a close friend to shooting victim Meadow Pollack
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | October 13, 2018
What to Do When Someone Dies ›
A practical checklist of tasks to get done immediately, soon, and later.
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Learn how to preserve your loved one’s life story.
Did You Know?
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.
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | February 28, 2019
Black History, and All History, Is Really About Regular People ›
Never mind the celebrities — every real historical moment ultimately comes down to people and their families...
CELEBRITY DEATHS | April 23, 2018
2018 Celebrity Deaths ›
We remember celebrities we've lost this year...
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.
Funny Obituaries
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Dane R. Balcon
Army specialist tragically died in Iraq; his legacy lives on in memorial scholarship fund
Pat Quinn
Top ranked featherweight boxer was a double for Mickey Rooney
Hobert Nelson
The sketch artist they called "The cop who caught crooks with his pencil, not his gun"
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."
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Where there is love there is life.
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Eunetta Boone (1955 - 2019), showrunner who created "One on One" ›
March 22, 2019
She was also a screenwriter for sitcoms including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Dan Blankenship (1923 - 2019), treasure hunter starred on "The Curse of Oak Island" ›
March 21, 2019
Former Florida contractor dug into Oak Island's secrets for decades
Chuck Harmon (1924–2019), first African-American to play for the Cincinnati Reds ›
March 20, 2019
Remained a popular figure in Cincinnati...
Dominick J. Arena (1929 - 2019), police chief arrested Senator Ted Kennedy after Chappaquiddick ›
March 20, 2019
He was the police chief of Edgartown, Massachusetts
Nathan Lee Ramsey (1941 - 2019), former Philadelphia Eagles defensive back ›
March 20, 2019
Led the Eagles in interceptions in 1964 and 1965
Estela O’Brien (2019), Soledad O’Brien’s mother ›
March 19, 2019
Soledad wrote a touching tribute to her mom
