Can you provide any tips on how to write your own obituary? At age 80, I am in the process of preplanning my funeral and would also like to take a crack at writing my own newspaper obit too. For many ...

I'm of a certain age where I am more likely to be sitting on the back row at a funeral than reprising the Macarena at a wedding. I'm also old enough to have a ...

Ironically, one of the best tools for living a good life can be the announcement of its termination: the obituary. Especially if you write your own obituary yourself. Here’s why: Life is propulsive.

Re “Why I Write My Obituary Every Year,” by Kelly McMasters (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 29): I felt so connected to Ms. McMasters’s essay. Like her, I started this ritual when I was a child. Back then ...

Have you ever thought about writing your own obituary? I remember doing it a number of years ago at a personal growth event. It is a rather sobering activity, to say the least. But this exercise was ...