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There are many ways to say farewell, from formal funeral services to private home-setting celebrations. They all form a part of the way we say goodbye. Obituaries or death notices, however, are a public way we share our final farewell celebration. It is part of the way we say goodbye - the public posting of final words. Some obituaries indicate much thought and much reflection on the life that was lived.
An obituary is usually an account of a person's life and is often prepared for the newspaper by the funeral director. However, family members personalize the obituary in a way they see befits their loved one. Obituaries are a written form of collective remembrances. They remind us of others as well as ourselves - parents or grandparents, friends, the young departing suddenly, the loss of “˜valiant struggles' against diseases not yet conquered.
When community members leave, we mark their time with us by publicly commemorating their passage, whether we know them personally or not. The final words are one way we say goodbye and the way we will remember the deceased. These final words are often the way survivors pay tribute, perhaps even make amends, and express hope for immortality.