Writing an Obituary > A standard obituary

A reporter's first assignment at a newspaper is often to write obituaries. As you try your hand at the exercises below, be sure to conform with the obituary style notes listed in your textbook.

1			A. Write an obituary based on the following set of facts supplied by the funeral home. Assume that your editor just wants a brief (130 words) and that you don't have time to make any phone calls. You're writing this on Tuesday for the Wednesday morning edition of your newspaper. <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073526177/364200/chap05_2_1.jpg','popWin', 'width=564,height=491,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (70.0K)</a>
2			B. If you could reach a family member and had time, what questions would you ask? Make a list of your questions.