Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the rituals memorializing our departed loved ones have changed, sometimes dramatically. When in-person gatherings were too risky and families were unable to safely travel to a funeral, obituaries took on added significance—one that remains even as pandemic restrictions have waxed and waned. An obituary notifies the community of an individual’s passing. It alerts us to grieving family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. It celebrates the unique qualities of someone’s life, no matter how grand its scope or how narrow its parameters. It has become the memento mori of our time, simultaneously warning of death’s inevitability and inspiring us to live, perhaps, a little better, a little more boldly; to use the time we have, or to prepare us for the hereafter. Is it any wonder that obituaries are the most-read section of the newspaper?