Obituaries for writer Deborah Vankin popped up online in January, complete with morbid images and flattering prose. In videos accompanying the announcements, “news anchors” discussed her death and ...

A British woman was in for a surprise when her friends called to say her obituary was posted online, but she was still alive. United Kingdom publication, Metro, reported that 39-year-old Faye Finaro ...

When it comes to researching family history, the obit is a treasure trove of information. Genealogists hunt down a family’s history by using a wide variety of resources, from church records to census ...