tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post4824617981523102425..comments2023-05-27T16:19:09.069-04:00Comments on Reflections From the Fence: Reality Check - Why Death Certificates Tend To Have ErrorsCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-40805035517663792792010-08-09T15:46:08.999-04:002010-08-09T15:46:08.999-04:00I'm sorry the days were so long and hard but i...I'm sorry the days were so long and hard but it sounds like you had a lovely viewing. I hope the grief eases with each passing day.<br /><br />I was the one responsible for my father's funeral. I messed up both the death certificate (my grandmother's maiden name is spelled incorrectly) and the obituary on which <i> my name</i> was incorrect.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-32173279772305102382010-08-08T20:24:19.039-04:002010-08-08T20:24:19.039-04:00Slowly trying to get caught up on blog reading aft...Slowly trying to get caught up on blog reading after about two months of life taking over. So, I'm just now hearing of your family's loss and am sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you and your family.<br /><br />Also, very good post on this. What should be obvious wasn't so until reading your post. I will definitely keep this in mind the next time I look at a death certificate.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-57647863785776683322010-08-06T16:04:05.196-04:002010-08-06T16:04:05.196-04:00This was such a good reminder. I've been there...This was such a good reminder. I've been there myself but somehow you have such a good way of putting it into words so that we can all feel it. I know whenever I look at a death certificate from now on I will be reminded of this article and what whoever's family must have been going through as well. Thank you and again my condolences to you and all of your family.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-60594967621512995752010-08-05T19:54:20.374-04:002010-08-05T19:54:20.374-04:00I imagined something like this when I saw my grand...I imagined something like this when I saw my grandfather's death certificate - my grandmother was the informant and got a lot of the information wrong. My uncle had told me how his father died; it was quite sudden. So I just said quietly, "That's all right, Grandma. You were in shock and grief. And I already have the right information." (And, knowing my Grandmother, if she heard this, she had a tart rejoinder.)Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-6726305301972067452010-08-05T11:12:40.404-04:002010-08-05T11:12:40.404-04:00This is one of those things that really should be ...This is one of those things that really should be obvious but I had never thought of it in these terms. No wonder so many birth dates are wrong on death certificates. I will definitely be kinder in my thoughts about informants in the future. Thanks Carol.Linda McCauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402203453403304529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-1932317014478527912010-08-05T10:37:48.518-04:002010-08-05T10:37:48.518-04:00Thank you for this wonderful post. A poignant, ye...Thank you for this wonderful post. A poignant, yet at times humorous, look at all a family has to deal with at such a time. It takes me back to all the 'stuff' we had going on when my dad died. Now I'm smiling through tears. Thanks Carol! Cheers! JenniferÉire Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588116386284997687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-26472652135974836072010-08-05T09:32:26.802-04:002010-08-05T09:32:26.802-04:00Our funeral director checked it with us on the act...Our funeral director checked it with us on the actual form before the funeral. All of us went over it.Anne Percival Kruszkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844713141032559919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-49575653887416667422010-08-05T07:57:42.891-04:002010-08-05T07:57:42.891-04:00I'm glad you wrote this, sad as the death was,...I'm glad you wrote this, sad as the death was, you have a wonderful way of adding a dash of humor and your personality to it. Everybody should read this, as it is reality. Again, my condolences.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-45428675168640661742010-08-05T07:20:30.835-04:002010-08-05T07:20:30.835-04:00Very interesting post, with such a "reality c...Very interesting post, with such a "reality check" included! I hope you get some rest and relaxation soon!Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.com