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NYMYSTERIES.COM January 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing your obituary? Why not? What else would you do on a Friday night?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOT = Getting Older Together is a group of women mostly who attend Judson Memorial Church. The\u00a0 meetings are held in our homes. There\u2019s a moderator and\/or an authority on the evenings\u2019 subject matter. Yesterday at 6 p.m. we zoomed to Bethene Trexel\u2019s and Jon Tenney\u2019s house. Kay Cassell was the moderator who suggested we write our own obituaries. She listed three essential elements of an obituary: l. Name, age, date of birth and of death. Cause of death is optional. 2. Where you lived, single, married history, family, profession, hobbies, passions. 3. Listing survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were about 35 people attending the session. Many, like me, were flummoxed by our own ignorance. Kay suggested we keep the obituary to 200-300 words and include a recent photo. Read obituaries!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This led to other discussions about New York laws concerning burials and cremation. Several people recalled the death of a spouse or other family member and how dependent they were on funeral directors and the clergy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to Kay for leading us through this process.   
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