Aside from being contacted by a family member or maybe some sort of contact information being left in a will, how do you discover if someone you know has died?

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Back in the days when printed newspapers were common, some folks would check the obituaries regularly.

      Always hoping to find your arch nemesis in there 😅

    • IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The authorities often go with address if they don’t have any other clues. When my mom died, she lived with her sister, who hates me and my sister… We found out by chance because my mom’s boss reached out to offer condolences, and then we had to call the coroner to let them know she had living kids. Her sister hadn’t revealed our existence.