How Can I Find Someone’s Obituary?

An obituary is a notice of death that is usually posted by family, friends, or the deceased person’s church. They are most often brief biographies of their life and the loved ones they have left behind. Obituaries have been placed inside of newspapers for decades, though recently more and more are being found online in [...]

Is There An App For Obituaries?

MyObits is an affordable app that allows you to post obituaries, memorials and funeral information. With this app you can also create and share obituaries.

3 Ways to Cope with Your Grief

The loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult things to experience. When it first happens to someone, they may make the mistake of trying to overcome it and get back to normal. While it’s important to work your way back into your regular life, it’s equally important to avoid suppressing your [...]

Obituaries and Your Digital Life After Death

More and more of our lives are being spent online. Instead of keeping diaries we have Facebook posts.

Why Do We Write Obituaries?

Why Do We Write Obituaries? Understanding the Purpose of an Obituary. For many families, writing and publishing the obituary of a loved one is an important part of the grieving process. It the United States, the obituary is a standard part of making funeral arrangements. However, this wasn’t always the case and today the practices [...]

What the Numbers Show About Obituaries

Several recent studies have a lot of great news for online obituary companies. Even though most consumers initially have a preference for print obituaries, the more they learn about both traditional print and online obituaries, the more they prefer the online option. Few consumers have any experience with or spend any time thinking about obituaries [...]

How to Write a Powerful and Moving Obituary

Among all of the details that must be attended to when a loved one passes away, the most difficult for many is writing an obituary. We want to make sure we honor their life appropriately and we also need to get all of the important details correct. Here is a step-by-step guide to writing a [...]

How Traditional Newspaper Obituaries Work and Why They’re so Expensive

Because traditional newspaper obituaries have become so expensive and no longer meet the needs of most grieving families, the online obituary industry is growing fast.

What You Don’t Know About Traditional Obituaries—And Why They Are So Expensive Obituaries, like many things related to death and dying, are something most people don’t have any [...]