It's easy to pick up a mass-produced sympathy card from a local store, but writing one with your own personal, heartfelt words is often more meaningful. A condolence letter shows a person who is ...

We never know exactly how others process personal losses, and facing this uncertainty, we do nothing, afraid we might say or ...

Give me the Sunday obituaries in the Minneapolis paper and I enter into a story telling world that fills me with awe. Alas, I am an obituary reader. I have over 30 years of experience in my quirky ...

She lost two close family members in a short period of time, and was shocked by how friends didn't reach out, until much later.

Marshalstown is on Tuesday at 9.30am and Saturday at 7.30pm (Vigil Mass). Castledockrell is on Thursday at 9.30am and Sunday ...

Deepest sympathy to Annette Murphy and family Bannow in the death of her sister Nora (Nan) Coughlan from Mitchelstown Co Cork who sadly passed away on Monday January 27th. Her requiem mass was held on ...

I told her I need a break from talking with her. She was somewhat defensive and told me how she feels she’s always been ...

DEAR ERIC: I have a very good friend who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to her kidneys. She ...

“It was such a treat for me to come and see an old friend ... sympathy for Yvonne’s health challenges. Kate also hugged Stephen Frank, who thanked her for sending him a Christmas card.

Dear Eric: I have a very good friend who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to her kidneys. She ...