there are MANY people in their 30s, 40s, 50s dying.

a bunch in their sixties, too..


Obituaries are the most lied-in section of the newspaper.

specifically regarding cause of death. This is why a lot of newspapers stopped mention of it in the obit.

Instead, look for "please make a donation to the Cancer Fund" or similar for a clue as to the cause of death.


Used to be, if a person died "suddenly" or "unexpectedly" without further explanation, it was a suicide.

Accidents used the word "tragically".


I don't know the lingo now, but I do know that younger decades appear to be dying more frequently than maybe 3 years ago.

Many newspaper people got started writing obits, in the old days. Now families write them.