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Peregrine Took

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2. Yes, they can be expensive depending on their length.

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 09:27 PM

Jan 2014

I suppose they have outlived their original intent.

As I said earlier the people around the deceased already know they are sick (usually) and is it that important to notify people who are no longer in your life especially when money is short?

Perhaps another social nicety that is just falling by the boards.

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Obituaries - just for the well-to-do? [View all] Peregrine Took Jan 2014 OP

They do cost, elleng Jan 2014 #1

Yes, they can be expensive depending on their length. Peregrine Took Jan 2014 #2

I wrote a short one for my Gram.. they wanted nearly $300 for a few paragraphs Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2014 #3

Death notice or obituary? No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #4

Different newspapers have different policies. SheilaT Feb 2014 #5