Death Cafes are popping up around the world. In these volunteer-run gatherings, people convene — in libraries, places of worship and independent living communities — for tea and snacks to discuss ...

When she was a girl, Kelly McMasters' mother began volunteering at a hospice, and her mother was tasked with writing her own obituary as a training exercise. McMasters tried it herself at age 12, and ...

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 ...

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 cultivated regard for how things ought to ...

ATLANTA - There's no reason to believe Francie Mooney hasn't got a lot more living to do. And yet for the past year, she and her 87-year-old mother, Lucy Lynch, have been busy preparing for death, ...

How would you like to be remembered? In many ways, you cannot control what people believe about you after you’ve died, but there’s one important way in which you can influence what will be remembered.

Crafting your obituary forces you to reflect on your priorities, values and legacy. Death Cafes are popping up around the world. In these volunteer-run gatherings, people convene - in libraries, ...