Bereavement

Dem2theMax

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6. My Mom died in June of this year. I was shocked at the cost of an obit.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:54 AM

Nov 2012

We ONLY put in the basics, and it was $215.00. If I had put in everything I wanted,
it would have been $800.00. Yes, you read that correctly. And I just wanted to list
her family, who in her immediate family had passed before her, things like that.
I am a genealogy nut, and not only did I want to do right by my Mom,
I also wanted to do right by future addicts of this 'hobby' and make sure they could
find the info they were/will be looking for 100 years from now.

And by the way, I am in California. $$$$$$$$$

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The high cost of an obit [View all] left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 OP

are you sure they were not confused with an advertisement? hollysmom Oct 2012 #1

Not confused with an advertisement left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #4

From what I remember from my father's death... MiniMe Oct 2012 #2

Sadly I had to spend more than twice that amount in my community. Big Blue Marble Oct 2012 #3

Yes, they are very expensive. We ran two, one for each of my parents. At least the GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #5

My Mom died in June of this year. I was shocked at the cost of an obit. Dem2theMax Nov 2012 #6

wow--i hate to say it but it appears that the newspapers orleans Nov 2012 #7

Thank you for your thoughts on my Mom. Dem2theMax Nov 2012 #8

i recently went through the third yr anniversary of my mom's passing orleans Nov 2012 #9

My mom died in 06. Her obit was $980. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #10

+1 McCIoud Dec 2012 #11