If an obituary says "passed away" does that typically mean suicide?
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Anonymous
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Twice in the last couple months I have come across the obituary of a "friend of a friend" who has died. In both cases, it only said "passed away" with no indication of how.
#1 was a 40 something male who was an intense athlete--in excellent shape with no mention of health condition/disease (like cancer) or being in an accident or the victim of an assault, etc. #2 was a college student in his early 20's. Again, no mention of an accident, disease, etc. Are these likely suicides? Drug overdose? |
Anonymous
| No that means they died. End of story. |
Anonymous
| No, it means "died." |
Anonymous
| No. |
Anonymous
| No not at all. Our family has usually written the obits and it depends on the wording the family decides on - often nothing to do with why they died - sometimes you can figure out by the organization receiving the "suggested donations." |
Anonymous
| It could mean nothing more than that the family would prefer to focus on the positives of their lives rather than the details of their deaths. |
Anonymous
| "passed away suddenly at home" means suicide. |
Anonymous
| So some peopel liek to say passed away vs. died. |
Anonymous
| No. Pretty sure that's what we put for my dad, and he died of presumed heart failure. |
Anonymous
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I don't think "passed away" necessarily means suicide. It could be an accident, unknown heart condition or other medical condition. Suicide or not, sometimes families prefer privacy and they just don't want that information shared publicly.
There's no standard way to read between the lines for a death by suicide but it is rare to actually see that as a cause of death in a obituary. |
Anonymous
No, it doesn't. |
Anonymous
| No it does not mean suicide. |
Anonymous
No, it doesn't. Suicides don't always happen at home and passed away suddenly at home could also mean that the person died from something like a heart attack or brain aneurysm. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| No. When my fit, healthy 43 yr old cousin dropped dead next to his car in a parking lot they said he passed away in the obit. Eventually they learned it was an undiagnosed heart condition, but sometimes you need to write the obit before you even know what the cause of death was. |