obituaries
Published death announcements
Obituaries are notices of death, typically published in newspapers or online, that announce someone's passing and summarize their life.
A standard obituary includes the person's name, age, date of death, surviving family members, and funeral arrangements, often alongside biographical highlights like career achievements or community involvement.
I check the obituaries every morning to see if anyone I know has died.
The obituary section of a newspaper is sometimes called "the obits" informally.
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- honoringRecognizing with respect
recognition · celebration · testimonial · respect · admiration · legacy · remembrance · dedication
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
sympathy · funeral · wake · interment · grieving · tears · cemetery · grave
Printed periodical of current events
- columnVertical structural element
- sectionDistinct divided part
- headlineNews article title
- newsReports of recent events
article · press · reporting · feature · byline · publication · print · media
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- finalLast and decisive
- last wordsTerminal utterance
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
sendoff · departure · rest in peace · in memoriam · eternal rest · laid to rest · peacefully · arrangements
Animate state
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- profileSide-facing outline
- narrativeAccount of events
- timelineOrdered display of events
history · achievements · career · accomplishments · milestones · born · died · education
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
honoring · recognition · celebration · testimonial · respect · admiration · legacy · remembrance · dedication · gratitude
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
condolences · sympathy · funeral · wake · interment · grieving · tears · cemetery · grave · mourner
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
news · article · press · reporting · feature · byline · publication · print · media · coverage
goodbye
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- finalLast and decisive
- last wordsTerminal utterance
epitaph · sendoff · departure · rest in peace · in memoriam · eternal rest · laid to rest · peacefully · arrangements · visitation
life
Animate state
timeline · history · achievements · career · accomplishments · milestones · born · died · education · occupation
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- historical recordsdiary, census record, annual reviews, letter, government records
- genealogy recordsbirth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, birth records, vital records
- death recordsdeath certificate, death record, death certificates, vital records, death notice
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
obituariesbirth announcements
Messages sharing newborn news
birth notices · baby announcements · wedding announcements · graduation announcements
obituariesbiographies
Accounts of people's lives
introductions · memoirs · life stories · coming-of-age stories · origin stories