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Advice & Support
May 21, 2020
What’s the Difference Between an Obituary and a Death Notice?
The two terms “obituary” and “death notice” are similar, but by definition, they refer to different things:
Advice & Support
Apr 6, 2021
No, Miss Manners, Excluding People from an Obit Isn’t Especially Polite
A answered a reader who wondered whether she should include her beloved godchildren in her obituary, which she was drafting herself in order to make things easier on her family later.
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Advice & Support
Dec 10, 2025
Guide to Writing an Obituary
An obituary is a published notice of death, typically seen in a newspaper, that includes a short biography of the life of someone who recently died.
