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Is it common in the USA to have an obituary without including the cause of death?
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y ago
Is it common in the USA to have an obituary without including the cause of death?
- orange3xchicken 7y agoI think it's relatively common - I guess it also depends on how sensitive the cause of death is. There is a pretty good nytimes doc on obit journalists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2YXpyh_YOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2YXpyh_YOw
- kube-system 7y agoYes, very common, especially if the cause is not directly relevant to the person's life story. i.e. it might be mentioned for things like a military member dying in combat, or a person who fought a lifelong battle with a disease. But an older person who died of a health issue would not usually be mentioned.
- JJMcJ 7y agoSometimes there are ways to guess: "long illness" - cancer, but can be other things "short illness" - heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, for instance "died at home" - polite euphemism for suicide, though can be natural death at home for someone who lived alone