NOTABLE DEATHS | January 11, 2017
Steven McDonald (1957 - 2017) ›
NYPD detective forgave the teenager who paralyzed him…
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ADVICE AND SUPPORT | January 5, 2017
Attending a Funeral: What's In It For You? ›
Will it matter if I don't attend the funeral?
DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | January 12, 2017
Died January 12 ›
Agatha Christie's novels have sold over 2 billion copies...
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What’s the difference between a funeral and a memorial service? A memorial service is held without the remains present.
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CULTURE AND TRENDS | January 6, 2017
Remembering David Bowie (video) ›
Legacy's video tribute to legendary rocker David Bowie
CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
2017 Celebrity Deaths ›
Join us as we remember celebrities who died in 2017.
Did You Know?
There are more than 200 euphemisms for death in the English language, from 'shuffled off this mortal coil' to 'with the ancestors'.
Funny Obituaries
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
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Where there is love there is life.
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Clare Hollingworth (1911 - 2017) ›
January 11, 2017
British print reporter broke the news of WW II…
Buddy Greco (1926 - 2017) ›
January 10, 2017
Best-selling jazz and pop singer was a Las Vegas legend…
Buddy Bregman (1930 - 2017) ›
January 9, 2017
Noted music arranger worked with Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland...
Nat Hentoff (1925 - 2017) ›
January 8, 2017
Legendary former Village Voice jazz critic, columnist…
Francine York (1938 - 2017) ›
January 7, 2017
Prolific actress appeared on the “Batman” TV series…
Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting Victims ›
January 6, 2017
Shooting attack leaves at least five dead…