OT: Perhaps the greatest obituary of all time

[storrsroars]

Print obituaries cost money. You pay for length. So for someone to pay $$$$$ for this moving tribute to Renay, she must've been loved, despite her very numerous flaws.

We should all be so lucky to have loving children like Andy.

Remembering the life of RENAY MANDEL CORREN

RENAY MANDEL CORREN passed away. This is the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories. Published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on 2021-12-18.

obituaries.post-gazette.com

 

[husky8273]

TLDR

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

That's fantastic.

 

[8893]

A+

 

[Dove]

Wow.

 

[Chin Diesel]

A for effort
C+ for execution. There's funny and then there's trying too hard to be funny.

 

[CL82]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

 

[tomtom80]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

It was in yahoo news today. Funny stuff

 

[Chin Diesel]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

As it was written in the obit, you eventually reach an age where you start the day by reading the obits and if your name isn't in it, you are having a good day.

 

[storrsroars]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

Fair question. I don't, but apparently someone on r/pittsburgh does. Saw it posted there this morning.

Although I will note that once my mother fully retired at about the same age I am now, the obits were the first page she turned to. The odds that you know someone in there increase each year

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

He's at about the age when checking for your own name at the beginning of the day is common practice. You'll see.

EDIT: Hat tip to @Chin Diesel

 

[Rico444]

I just want to know how you stumbled onto this. Just reading the obits in Pittsburgh for the heck of it?

I'm pretty sure he lives in Pittsburgh, or at least in the area.

 

[storrsroars]

He's at about the age when checking for your own name at the beginning of the day is common practice. You'll see.

EDIT: Hat tip to @Chin Diesel

Like many, I don't even read a newspaper anymore. These days I typically learn about deaths of former co-workers via LinkedIn, of relatives through Christmas cards, and of friends back in CT through email.

 

[Husky Alien]

Someone benefited from her grifting. Nice obit!

 

[JeannoCT]

Fantastic

 

[FfldCntyFan]

TLDR

Mistake on your part. It was well worth the time invested.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

As it was written in the obit, you eventually reach an age where you start the day by reading the obits and if your name isn't in it, you are having a good day.

Or, as in the case of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), after reading his own obituary (I believe in the Hartford Courant) wrote a rebuttal: "Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated".

 

[Improviser]

With her sense of humor as described, sounds like she might have enjoyed reading it. Wonder if he wrote it in advance and showed it to her?

 

[Kolumbo]

We liked this one better.

Remembering the life of WAYNE OLEXA

WAYNE OLEXA passed away. This is the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories. Published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on 2021-11-19.

obituaries.post-gazette.com

 

[Dove]

"There will be much mourning in the many glamorous locales she went bankrupt in: McKeesport, PA, Renay's birthplace and where she first fell in love with ham, and atheism; Fayetteville and Kill Devil Hills, NC, where Renay's dreams, credit rating and marriage are all buried; and of course Miami, FL, where Renay's parents, uncles, aunts, and eternal hopes of all Miami Dolphins fans everywhere, are all buried pretty deep. Renay was preceded in death by Don Shula."

guffaw!!!!

 

[UCTitleTown]

I think it's more about self-promotion by the son who wrote it, than a tribute to her. The image of a woman in her 80s rolling joints made me laugh though.

 

[nomar]

We liked this one better.

Remembering the life of WAYNE OLEXA

WAYNE OLEXA passed away. This is the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories. Published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on 2021-11-19.

obituaries.post-gazette.com

I have to say nothing in the Renay obit made me laugh as hard as the opening sentence in this one:

"Wayne Olexa, 76, of Crafton PA, formerly of Swissvale, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, after a long bout with the Steelers"

 

[CL82]

I think it's more about self-promotion by the son who wrote it, than a tribute to her. The image of a woman in her 80s rolling joints made me laugh though.

“She’s got that palsy shake so she puts in a real lot of weed.”

 

[gtcam]

As it was written in the obit, you eventually reach an age where you start the day by reading the obits and if your name isn't in it, you are having a good day.

I’ve said that for years. The only reason I buy the rag Courant online is to make sure that my name isn’t in the obits

 

[CL82]

I’ve said that for years. The only reason I buy the rag Courant online is to make sure that my name isn’t in the obits

A friend called me one day and asked me how I was feeling. I said fine and asked why?. He said check out page 27 in the paper and sure enough there was a big freaking obit with my name on it. The weird part was it had several of the same family member names and the guy lived like maybe 15 minutes away from where I do.