NOTABLE DEATHS | February 16, 2019
Aurora, Illinois Shooting Victims (2019) ›
At least five people were killed
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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.
How to Write an Obituary ›
Learn how to preserve your loved one’s life story.
Did You Know?
There are more than 200 euphemisms for death in the English language, from 'shuffled off this mortal coil' to 'with the ancestors'.
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | February 14, 2019
18 Great True Love Stories of 2018 ›
Want to see what the greatest real-life love stories look like? Read the obituaries....
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
Hobert Nelson
The sketch artist they called "The cop who caught crooks with his pencil, not his gun"
Pat Quinn
Top ranked featherweight boxer was a double for Mickey Rooney
Victor Segura
Entered heaven at the age of 89. His last words: "I am ready to go dancing and romancing."
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.
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Where there is love there is life.
NOTABLE DEATHS
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Betty Ballantine (1919 – 2019), paperback pioneer ›
February 15, 2019
Popularized the paperback and science fiction through Ballantine books
Mable Lee (1921 - 2019), tap-dancing "Queen of the Soundies" ›
February 15, 2019
Star of musical short films and Broadway shows...
Heidi Toffler (2019), unheralded futurist author ›
February 14, 2019
Collaborated with husband Alvin on futurist classic “Future Shock”
Lyndon LaRouche (1922 - 2019), perennial presidential candidate ›
February 14, 2019
Contentious political activist ran for president eight times...
Ted Perry (2019), Faith Hill’s father ›
February 13, 2019
Ted and his wife Edna adopted and raised the country music star
Pedro Morales (1942 – 2019), Hall of Fame pro wrestler ›
February 13, 2019
First wrestler in WWE history to win the Triple Crown...
