Apr. 19—CHIPPEWA FALLS — CeCelia Zorn urges people to plan ahead and write their own obituaries, and make them personal. "I can't over-emphasize how much you need to think ahead, put it in writing, ...

Ms. McMasters is the author of “The Leaving Season: A Memoir.” I wrote my obituary last week. I often do so once a year; it has become a kind of ritual. I’ve met a few others who do the same or ...

CULPEPER, Virginia -- I don’t mean to rush things, but there are good reasons you might write about the person you were when you were alive, well before your obituary is actually needed. Frivolous ...

Have you ever thought about writing your own obituary? I remember doing it a number of years ago at a personal growth event. It is a rather sobering activity, to say the least. But this exercise was ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. If you want to pen your own obituary, one route is to look for workshops ...

When someone close to us dies, part of our life goes missing. We grieve our loss and mend in time — not “restored” to past unbrokenness, but recreated for a changed reality. What about facing the ...

Can you provide any tips on how to write your own obituary? At age 80, I am in the process of preplanning my funeral and would also like to take a crack at writing my own newspaper obit too. For many ...

Jim Weber, of Tumwater, Wash., hold a draft of his self-authored obituary at Percival Landing in Olympia, Wash. Writing your own obituary can be a fun and illuminating way to take stock of your life ...

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