obituary

n. death announcement

adj. of or pertaining to a death announcement; concerning mourning

An obituary attempt to give an account of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has recently died. It is to be distinguished from a death notice (also known as a funeral notice), which is a paid advertisement written by family members and placed in the newspaper either by the family or the funeral home.
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Noun
1. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
(synonym) obit, necrology
(hypernym) announcement, promulgation

(n.)
That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.
  

(n.)
A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
  

To dream of writing an obituary, denotes that unpleasant and discordant duties will devolve upon you.

If you read one, news of a distracting nature will soon reach you.