Obituary
An Obituary is a notice of a death. An Obituary is published by the family of the person who died to let more distant family members and friends know about the death. Funeral homes commonly publish obituaries. A description of the person who died is usually included in the obituary. Funeral arrangements are usually part of an obituary. An obituary is distributed via a publication in a newspaper, or via manual handing out or posting of pamphlets.
Some newpapers offer a service of writing a biography for the person who died.[1][2]
Old obituaries are a source of information for people writing biographies.[3]
Obituary Media
American obituary for WWI death
Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria
When the deceased person was very well known, the notice is sometimes written an in an unconventional manner. The above was published after the death of Loriot, a highly popular German humorist, director and actor, by the German Art Directors Club. The text simply means "Dear God, have fun!".
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