All deaths are difficult, but the loss of a romantic partner is one of the toughest. Some couples die within hours, days or weeks of each other — a phenomenon …
Honoring a Life
Find tips on how to create meaningful eulogies and obituaries, and get ideas for ways to pay tribute to a loved one.
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For two-and-a-half years, Larry and Carrie Carroll shared special moments with their daughter, Savannah. Then in April 2014, Savannah went to sleep with a slight fever, and never woke up.
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The death of 5-year-old Jeffrey Baldwin shook Toronto. Eleven years later, a stranger started a campaign to ensure the boy would not be forgotten.
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Nearly 100 years ago, a young man named Hubert Rochereau died in a field in Belgium, one of some 17 million people who died in the first World War. His …
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. Now Frazier’s adopted hometown, Philadelphia, is poised to honor his memory with bronze in the form of a 9-foot …
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Joan Rivers’ ideas for her own funeral are just as outrageous as everything else she ever wrote.
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Cynthia Castle lived for love and adventure.
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How do we remember people whose stories have been forgotten, lost, or never recorded in the first place?
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Retired minister George Ferguson has gained more attention in death than he ever did in life, thanks to his unique obituary.
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Tad Johnson honors the life and memory of his daughter Alexa by campaigning to save the lives of other young people.