Hagerty's forte is writing about people most of us do not ... When you create your story – or obituary — “You are giving your family and friends a gift, and it's a gift that only you can ...

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.

When Robert Adolph Boehm died on Oct. 6, at age 74, his son decided to honour his memory by writing an obituary as chaotic, irreverent and expletive-laden as his father was in life. Not only did ...