A collection of lines from obituaries that enlarge our appreciation of the human spirit.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Mary Francis Green, 73, stayed up all night chain smoking and reminiscing
She enjoyed bowling and trips to the casino. One of her favorite things to do was stay up all night chain smoking and reminiscing about the good ol’ days. She enjoyed working at Dustex for the Lovell family. Her co-worker and partner in crime, Dean Webb, was an astonishing friend and the friendship lasted over many decades. The last 11 years of Mrs. Green’s life was spent enjoying every moment she could spend with her granddaughter, Kalie Wilson. Words cannot express the love Mrs. Green had for Kalie. Mrs. Green provided for all her family’s needs, including loaning money and bonding about every living survivor out of jail.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Mary Sullivan Balogh, 41 ... 'encouraged foolishness'
After a reign of 40+ years, Mary Sullivan Balogh resigned her position as favorite sibling, friend, daughter, aunt, niece, etc. on April 16, 2022. She would like her successors to be chosen through a triathlon: bull riding, karaoke and dog licking. Three things that she excelled at. Or rather, did regardless of the performance.
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amusing obit,
Conn.,
funny obit,
Mary Sullivan Balogh,
Trumbull
Monday, February 21, 2022
Finnegan Horowitz Shea, 14, Known for His Exemplary Nose
Finnegan was a handsome dog, his coat a shimmery blue-black, his ears soft and his gaze responsive and deep. His nose, renowned for its skill at sniffing out lost cats and that little crumb of cheese that might still be in your pocket from last week’s sandwich, was shiny and bright. His tail, long and slightly curved, was perpetually up in pleasure and anticipation and often wagging heartily, until a progressive paralysis crept in and stole its wag.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Danny Evans, 81, 'notoriously fidgety'
Dan was a lifelong pipe smoker who preferred cheap Carter Hall tobacco and was notoriously fidgety trying to keep his pipe lit – often while driving . He never drove a fancy car, loved road trips, and if he could manage, he would try to get some Willie Nelson on the radio.
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Danny Evans,
dogs,
fidgety,
pipe smoker,
road trips,
Washington State,
Willie Nelson
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Myron 'Mike' P. Shevell, 87, loved trucks, breathed trucks -- and left a famous son-in-law
On weekends, he brought Nancy, Jon, and Susan with him to truck terminals, giving each of them a quarter for every one of his trucks they spotted along the way. Collecting antique trucks was his only hobby.
(H/T Vincent Lentini)
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Hugh Cassidy, 61, lived long enough to vote Trump out
CASSIDY, Hugh Joseph "Hughie" 61, of the Bronx, New York, sadly passed away the evening of April 17, 2021, surrounded by family who refused to watch another Law and Order, which we believe ultimately is what caused him to leave us when he did.
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amusing obit,
Hugh Cassidy,
Law and Order,
Navy vet,
Real Housewives,
Tampa Bay
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