1. Obituary
2. Remembrance Newspaper Advertisement
Are the above phrases to express the announcement of the deceased on the newspaper to detail the date and time of the funeral correct?
Are there any other suggestion?
Ju
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
(1) I am looking at the copy of today's
Los Angeles Times, which
some people
consider to be the best American newspaper after
The New York Times, The Wall
Street Journal, and
The Washington Post.
(2) Let's see how it handles this matter:
(a) On page AA5, under the heading "Obituaries," there are two long articles
written by their reporters. One article is about the life achievements of a university
president; the other, about a rock 'n' roll song writer.
(b) On page AA4 is this heading: Obituaries/ Funeral Announcements.
(i) Nineteen people have paid to place articles about the lives of their
dear ones. Some of the
obituaries say: Services
will be held ...; others
say: Her funeral
was on ....
(ii) Two people paid for space in a section called "Funeral Notices" in order to
announce upcoming funerals. They are not considered obituaries, for there was
almost nothing about their lives, except for the fact they both worked in law
enforcement.
(iii) One person paid to place an advertisement in a section called "In Memoriam."
Someone wanted to remember E.P., who died on this day in 2004.
(iv) Finally, there is this notice to readers:
To place an obituary ad[vertisement] please go online to: ...
or call Ms. P 1-800 - XXX - XXXX
(Apparently, the fourth best American newspaper uses the word "obituary"
for paid advertisements from people who want to announce the death of a
loved one in order to recall his/her achievements in life and to announce scheduled
or past funerals.)
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American newspapers usually give the
cause of death in the obituaries of famous
people; but the cause is not given in the paid advertisements placed by family
members. (I have noticed that British newspapers usually do
not mention the
cause of death in their obituaries of famous people.)