Do you read the Obituaries in the paper?

I really do not read the paper at all, but if i do, it is usually the comics, or the obituaries...I don't know for some strange reason I like to go through them and see if i recognise ne one, or just to see how old the person was who died...

I used to do this, look through the obituaries. Not anymore. After the death of my brother, my closest friend and my step daughter over the last 20 years, I don't want to know anymore. If someone calls me to tell me about someone passing away, that is fine. I don't want to go out of my way to know anymore.

My mom used to read the obituaries every single day and I never understood why... now I do. My sister and I found out that our aunt (deceased father's sister) passed away and no one in the family notified us. In fact, my sister had a friend who extended her condolences and my sister had to stand there, feeling quite stupid, asking "For what?" Her friend said, "Well because of your aunt that passed away a few weeks ago." The obituary did appear in a major newspaper for one day but neither of us saw it because we're not in the habit of reading them on a daily basis. I agree with you, berlinlife, that it's shocking at times ... and it's even harder if you can't get in touch or find out after the fact.

I do read the obituaries every day. In addition to family members of people I've known and other people that were neighbors when I was growing up, I have taken care of a very high-risk patient population of HIV/AIDS patients, many of whom are actively using drugs and alcohol. I have developed a good relationship with a lot of these people, their families, and their partners. I always check to see if anyone I know has died so that I can send a card or pay my respects at the funeral home, depending on the situation.

Yes, I do read obituaries especially for those person who died with honor for the countries........

if that is shocking to you read on:

i was dating a guy named chris guerpo when i was 16. he too was 16. we dated for about a year. then he got into drugs and i broke it off. it was a very bad break up. none the less. years down the line i come back to my home town and was approached by a girl. she asked me my name. so i told her. she looked at me and asked if i had ever dated a guy name chris. i told her yes and jokingly asked if she was going to kick my*ss for it. (i live/ grew up in a place where people are very over protective of their partners) anyways, she told me he had wanted to marry me. i thought it was a joke since she kept reffering to him in past tense. finally i asked what had become of him. she told me he died of cancer.
So i go back into my place of work at the time. and find out i have been working with his uncle. he never told me (the guy that i worked with) that he was related until i brought up the fact that i was down. his uncle told me the only thing chris ever wanted was to see me one last time and to try and spend the rest of his days with me.
what a trip huh? i thought so too when i heard it. still throws me for a loop when i think about it.

however, i read the obituaries to make sure i am not in it. and when i see that i am not, i pour myself a cup of coffee and continue on about my day.

I do not receive a paper, but when I did I used to always read the obits and the birth announcements and I always read those first before the rest of the news. I guess I saw them coming and going....

i actually do not read them! in fact i rarely read a newspaper. hehe i read news online...:)