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Eulogy for Tim Russert

“Good afternoon. I’m Luke Russert, proud son of Tim and Maureen. Just before I begin, my mother and I would just like to extend our deepest thanks for the tremendous outpouring of love and support we’ve received from all of you and everyone all over the country. Yesterday at the wake, we were very touched. […]


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As we conduct more and more of our day-to-day business online, taking measures to make sure our information is secure becomes increasingly more important. The Funeralwise Guide to Protecting Your Digital Legacy is designed to help you develop a strategy ensure that your online and other electronic assets are taken care of if you aren’t able to […]


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Once you are registered as a user on Funeralwise, there are several ways you can interact with us. I want to: Ask a funeral question Tell a funeral story Comment on a post in Forums or on our Digital Dying blog. About our Content Funeralwise brings you lots of information on funeral planning, funeral etiquette, […]


Digital Legacy Policies

Digital Legacy Policies of Top Websites

You probably don’t think about it much but the policies of the websites you use impact what happens to your information if you can no longer access it due to death. While these policies are not usually referred to as digital legacy policies, that’s what they are. According to the site Internet Live Stats, there […]


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Thank you once again for signing up to receive our quarterly Word to the Wise Newsletter. Depending on when you are signing up, you can expect to receive your first issue in  February, May, August, or October. That’s when we typically publish each edition. From time-to-time, we produce special issues and you will also receive these. […]


Your Cremation Guide is on the way

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Self Penned Obituary

The self-penned obituary: Is this labor of love a trend or a movement?

Among my clearest childhood memories is my Dad turning to the obituary page when the afternoon paper hit the porch each day. Some days he would make a comment about a person who had passed, other times he would just scan the page and move on to the sports section. In our small Florida town, […]


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