Not all newspapers are like the LA Times (which we read for many years when we lived on So CA). My Hubby subscribes to the Portland Oregonian now and they have 1 1/2 pages in today's paper of obits, funeral notices, death notices and what appears to be paid for obits as they have borders around them and some have pictures of the individual. Quoting from their obituary policy printed at the top of every obituary page (daily): News obituaries are a free service of the Oregonian. They are written by staff members of the Oregonian for residents of the Portland area. ...... there is more to the statement but you get the idea. There are 39 of these today plus 24 death notices (very small columns with about 3 lines each name) and 14 funeral notices (same size column but more info) - also 6 of the bordered obits. We live in SW Oregon and our local paper also has good obits. If they did this in the So CA area they could fill the whole paper with nothing but obits as that area is so heavily populated. That and the traffic is why we left. I am a 2nd generation native Californian. But I love the area where we live now with clean blue skies and no heavy traffic and trees and mountains and a beautiful river. It is peaceful like the private beach was that I grew up on in Malibu many moons ago. That is not the same place now either. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah" <ladyfelix@directvinternet.com> To: <CALOSANG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [CALosAngeles] OBIT? Death Notice? Funeral Notice? Which is which? > Very nicely put. > > Deborah > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Inglis" <inglis@pacbell.net> > To: <CALOSANG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:51 AM > Subject: [CALosAngeles] OBIT? Death Notice? Funeral Notice? Which is which? > > > > Someone recently asked in regards to finding an obituary, " Might > > there still be a death notice (I'm not completely sure how > > that's different from an obit)?" > > > > Here's my opinion about that....... > > It all depends on the newspaper. Some call everything regarding > > a death an Obituary. > > Some call them Funeral notices (assuming a funeral is mention in > > the item). Some call then Death notices. And in some, there are > > Obituaries (usually paid by family) and Death notices - which I > > sometimes believe are paid for by mortuaries (a subtle form of > > advertising?). > > > > Some large newspapers sometimes change the headings from time to > > time - to keep us confused? Some "death notices" are just > > that... the name of the deceased person, maybe his/her age, and > > name of mortuary. I suspect this is a sneaky way for mortuaries > > to get in some advertising and keep their name out there. > > > > I like small community newspapers, especially older ones, that > > still believe a person was important, even in death, and are > > recognized - sometimes on front page - not necessily in a column > > headed "Obituaries", but as a little news item - and at no cost > > to the family. But now days, it's cost prohitive for most > > newspapers. > > > > Have you inquired as to the cost, per word, for placing an > > obituary in your town's newspaper? > > It may shock you, but will explain why it we sometimes find > > nothing about a person's death in a newspaper. > > > > > > > >