"It was only at the burial that I was told how much I had – and there is no better term for this – smashed it." —Alex Taylor for The Fence Magazine

https://www.the-fence.com/i-write-eulogies-not-tragedies/?src=longreads

#longreads #writing #nonfiction #funerals #eulogy #death

Woman Attends #Funerals for Two Years Hoping to Catch #Undertaker’s Eye

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/woman-attends-funerals-for-two-years-hoping-to-catch-undertakers-eye.html
#offbeat #brasil #romance

Relatives of people killed in Israeli attacks mourn at Nasser hospital

Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images

@palestine
#Gaza
#funerals
#children

So the two funerals on Friday/Saturday went well enough. I didn’t feel great about the Friday service, but a few people told me it went well. And the reception committee did a bang up job.
The graveside on Saturday started fine (military honors), but then took a turn when I noticed the bulletin had been printed with the wrong name. Had a sit-down with the parish admin about that this morning. Pretty sure THAT mistake won’t be made again.
#Episcopal #Funerals #SLECBuffalo #PriestLife

_The Evening Post_, 16 May 1925:
MR. MASSEY’S DEATH

The first news which some Wellington residents had of the #death of the late Mr. #Massey was conveyed to them by wireless. The Prime Minister’s death was announced by the local broadcasting station, #2YK, when it opened up for the usual Sunday concert, and the programme was commenced with Chopin’s “Funeral March.” Even earlier than that, those who happened to be listening to #1YB, which was transmitting a church service, heard the announcement from that city. On Thursday evening 2YK opened up at 7 o’clock, and gave a special concert of a character appropriate to the day of the late Prime Minister’s funeral. The first item was the repetition by the Rev. G. Millar, of Dunedin, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, of the funeral oration he had given earlier in the day. The delivery was admirable, and those who heard it, transmitted with perfect clarity, must have been much impressed and touched.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250516.2.159.2

#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Broadcasting #Radio #PrimeMinisters #Funerals #Orations #NewZealand

_The Evening Post_, 14 May 1925:
JOURNEY BEGINS
BORNE DOWN THE STEPS
HIS COLLEAGUES BESIDE HIM
AFFECTING DEPARTURE.
It was now past the half-hour after noon. The Ministers entered the building again to prepare for the final exit of their leader from the restlessness of the political stage.…
…
… The members of the funeral party took their seats in the long line of cars stretching right round the whole Parliamentary block.
There was a slight pause, and then almost on the stroke of 1 o’clock, with a little puff of smoke from its running engine, the hearse slowly began to move down the driveway, followed by the long procession of cars. The band struck up a new air, as of triumph over mortality, and thus, as it were, with a note of good cheer Parliament bade farewell to its long-time leader on his journey to a place where there are no debates and no divisions, and where the only majority is the Great Majority of those who have gone that way before.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250514.2.90.3
Biography in DNZB https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2m39/massey-william-ferguson

#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #PrimeMinisters #Massey #Funerals #NewZealand

#Trump says he’s doing his best to reduce the price of #eggs & in between #tweeting, playing #golf & having #naps at #funerals, he’s even trying to lay some himself #USPol #auspol

For your listening pleasure!

I'm part of the Life's Booming podcast series this year, hosted by James Valentine. Martin Tobin and myself talk changing attitudes to funerals and death. Wherever you get yer podcasts, but here's Spotify. #GDEPAU #AskAnnetta #DeathLiteracy #funerals #FYI #DeathDoula #EOLD

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JHHWhqwhWkksUmK7Zlzpu?si=7q18EAjfQkSfdnXe3AGMDA

Wednesday, April 16

Ukraine’s long-suffering aerospace giants look to Europe to break free from Russian orbit

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/wednesday-april-16/

It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #Bears #GummyBears #Bearstodon #GummiBear #GummyBear #Funerals

The Zambian Sensibility of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-zambian-sensibility-of-on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl

The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/the-resounding-silences-of-on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl

#DHS had restricted #immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” for years. With some exceptions, agents had to obtain special approval for enforcement actions in certain places, including #schools, #hospitals, #churches & other places of #worship; #funerals, #weddings & other #religious ceremonies. In 2021, that list expanded to include other #HealthcareFacilities, #playgrounds, #SocialService facilities & #emergency response sites.

#law #Trump #MassDeportations #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

In the UK, the cost of death has never been higher.

Funerals are becoming increasingly expensive. Some relatives are opting for crowdfunding to cover the costs, or for low-cost cremations.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250218-in-the-uk-the-cost-of-death-has-never-been-higher?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#UK #Funerals #CostOfLiving

Extravagant cost of funerals and mourning traditions in southern Nigeria:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/extravagant-cost-of-funerals-and-mourning-traditions-in-southern-nigeria/amp/
#Nigeria
#Funerals
#Tradition

#epitaph #scotland #death #poem #quotes #qotd #quoteoftheday #funerals #friendship #scottish

55 People Share The Most #Unhinged Things They’ve #Overheard At #Funerals

https://www.boredpanda.com/weirdest-things-happened-funeral/

_The Evening Post_, 1 September 1924:
DEATH AT SEA
When the R.M.S. #Ionic, which arrived this morning from South[a]mpton, was sixteen days out from Panama, a third-class passenger, Mrs. Ann Macintosh #Urquhart, gave birth to a still-born child, and, in spite of expert medical attention, died the following day of collapse and #eclampsia. Both were buried at sea in the evening, the ship being hove-to for the purpose. The Rev. C. Hepworth, who is travelling on to Australia as a representative of the S.P.C.K., conducted the funeral service, and all activities on the vessel ceased while the ceremony took place.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240901.2.129
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Deaths #Childbirth #Funerals #NewZealand

Human Composting
"Just like cremation is a euphemism for body incineration, terramation simply means composting human remains. The big selling point: It’s a natural process that creates almost no pollution."

#death #funerals #terramation #composting