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Post by mom on Aug 7, 2016 0:51:26 GMT
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Wow. A man in New Jersey was loved so much that both his wife and girlfriend placed two different obituaries in the same newspaper. The Press of Atlantic City printed two obituaries for the man in the same edition of the newspaper on Friday. One was written by his wife, the other by his girlfriend. One said he is survived by his “loving wife Bearetta Harrison Black” and the other his longtime girlfriend Princess Hall. The obituaries were put in the paper separately because “the wife wanted it one way and the girlfriend wanted it another way,” according to the Philly Voice.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 7, 2016 0:53:31 GMT
Both had the same service time though, I'd like to be at that funeral.
It did seem the girlfriend acknowledged more family members
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Post by mom on Aug 7, 2016 0:55:51 GMT
Both had the same service time though, I'd like to be at that funeral. It did seem the girlfriend acknowledged more family members I would love to be there as well. I can see it now: how do you know the deceased? LOL I bet the tension at that funeral will be high.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 7, 2016 0:59:53 GMT
I also wonder how long the long time girlfriend was on the picture
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 7, 2016 1:09:16 GMT
well....
that will be interesting gina
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 7, 2016 1:13:54 GMT
Strange that they both had the same photo. Also weird how the wife mentioned he was "also father to...." (I found the wording strange) and the girlfriend didn't mention them at all).
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Post by melissa on Aug 7, 2016 1:17:43 GMT
I know of a similar story, though I do not think the obituaries were in the same paper. And there were 2 separate services, one by the wife who had never granted a divorce. I attended the one that the rest of his family and friends attended. He had adult children by his first marriage and never married his long term girlfriend (word seems inadequate) because his first wife never granted the divorce, or so the story went. I did not know they were not married. They had 3 children together, ranging in age from about 10 to 15 at the time, lived together, worked together, etc. He was very active in the community, coaching sports teams. The funeral was packed and there were people who could not get inside. I had no idea of the drama until afterwards.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 7, 2016 1:18:45 GMT
I thought obituaries had to be submitted by the mortuary. Something I've never really thought about! You'd think the newspaper would have a policy of one obituary per deceased. Some kind of rule...I don't know. That's just weird.
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Post by KB on Aug 7, 2016 1:47:18 GMT
Strange that they both had the same photo. Also weird how the wife mentioned he was "also father to...." (I found the wording strange) and the girlfriend didn't mention them at all). I took that as he took the role of father to the children the wife had outside of their marriage. Which would explain why the girlfriend omitted them. interesting story!
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Post by Restless Spirit on Aug 7, 2016 1:50:20 GMT
Well I know at weddings they used to ask "which side" - Groom's side or Bride's side? so they knew which side of the church to seat you. Do you suppose the funeral home did the same thing? Wife's side or Girlfriend's side? Wouldn't that have been interesting!
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Post by zztop11 on Aug 7, 2016 1:51:46 GMT
Both had the same service time though, I'd like to be at that funeral. It did seem the girlfriend acknowledged more family members At first I read that as "both did the same service" I guess they did 
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Post by jayfab on Aug 7, 2016 1:51:56 GMT
Oh my.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 7, 2016 2:01:07 GMT
Strange that they both had the same photo. Also weird how the wife mentioned he was "also father to...." (I found the wording strange) and the girlfriend didn't mention them at all). I noticed that as well. I wonder if those were the wife's kids/his stepkids?
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Post by tduby1 on Aug 7, 2016 2:06:12 GMT
Strange that they both had the same photo. Also weird how the wife mentioned he was "also father to...." (I found the wording strange) and the girlfriend didn't mention them at all). I think the key is in the actual wording. Wife claimed he was also "A father" not "the" father to.... My guess they are HER kids from a previous relationship, which would be why g/f didn't acknowledge them. I wonder if g/f was welcomed at the funeral. If I still considered myself the "beloved wife" I would just be petty enough too bar the "long time girlfriend".
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Post by papersilly on Aug 7, 2016 4:28:39 GMT
I was just watching the movie about the Chilean miners who were stuck underground for 69 days. One man's wife AND girlfriend waited at the site for him to be rescued.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2016 5:30:53 GMT
I saw a post by Shemar Moore about this, so I looked at his link. I'd stay FAR away from that service. I can't imagine the fireworks that would be there. The girlfriend seems to know (or be in good standing) the siblings of the deceased. The wife didn't mention them..... I had no idea that any paper or site would post TWO obits.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 7, 2016 6:32:11 GMT
Fascinating.
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 7, 2016 6:41:26 GMT
Is it weird that an ad for viagra popped up when I was looking at his obituaries?
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 7, 2016 6:45:47 GMT
Strange that they both had the same photo. Also weird how the wife mentioned he was "also father to...." (I found the wording strange) and the girlfriend didn't mention them at all). I noticed that as well. I wonder if those were the wife's kids/his stepkids? I took it to mean the man fathered other children besides the ones with his wife.
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Post by leftturnonly on Aug 7, 2016 6:48:58 GMT
I wonder if g/f was welcomed at the funeral. If I still considered myself the "beloved wife" I would just be petty enough too bar the "long time girlfriend". The obit she submitted said she was the loving wife. It didn't say that she was beloved by the deceased. Somehow, I don't think this longtime girlfriend is any surprise to the wife.
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Post by scrappintoee on Aug 7, 2016 9:03:44 GMT
Is it weird that an ad for viagra popped up when I was looking at his obituaries? ROFL !!!!!!!!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 7, 2016 11:46:50 GMT
weird
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 7, 2016 12:07:46 GMT
Some newspapers publish obituaries for free while others charge. I doubt the newspaper cares how many get submitted. The funeral home might have tried to dissuade the dueling obits, but probably gave up when confronted by two grieving women.
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Post by mystuffandnat on Aug 7, 2016 13:59:15 GMT
similar story too...An acquaintance's dear old Dad always had girlfriends on the side and in three separate parts of the country (home town, weekend home and winter home). When he passed the wife had preceded him and the family thought they would be safe since he died at his winter home and only the local girlfriend would show at that visitation,the others would show at their respected venues...well...all three were so distraught they showed up at the same visitation. From what I heard it was quite the spectacle...
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 7, 2016 14:30:47 GMT
I noticed that as well. I wonder if those were the wife's kids/his stepkids? I took it to mean the man fathered other children besides the ones with his wife. That's what I thought at first but the girlfriend acknowledged his one child (Jazz) but not the others. So I thought maybe that was because they weren't his bio children and maybe we're the wife's. Who knows.
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 7, 2016 15:03:51 GMT
I thought obituaries had to be submitted by the mortuary. Something I've never really thought about! You'd think the newspaper would have a policy of one obituary per deceased. Some kind of rule...I don't know. That's just weird. i imagine...if it's a paid obit there can be as many as desired. gina
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 7, 2016 15:05:49 GMT
when my dad died i had to tell two other girlfriends (aside from his long term gf) - that he passed away
i found out about them by cleaning out his house
so they didn't attend any services and his long term gf never found out
but it was still really ackward
gina
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Post by tduby1 on Aug 7, 2016 15:59:20 GMT
I wonder if g/f was welcomed at the funeral. If I still considered myself the "beloved wife" I would just be petty enough too bar the "long time girlfriend". The obit she submitted said she was the loving wife. It didn't say that she was beloved by the deceased. Somehow, I don't think this longtime girlfriend is any surprise to the wife. No, I don't think so either... I was trying to remember how the obit read so I got the wording wrong, my point was, I would not be inclined to share my dh's funeral with the chic I've been fighting over him with. She was content to be just the g/f in his life, she should have to deal with the ramifications of that in death. I didn't get the impression at all that he and the wife had parted ways and closure had been had given the way the obits played out.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on Aug 7, 2016 19:46:24 GMT
I saw two obits for a young person who had died. One was from the mother, and the other from the father and step-mother I guess. Shame they couldn't put their differences aside for the sake of their now deceased son.
But this instance? WOW, unreal!
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Post by anniefb on Aug 7, 2016 20:44:12 GMT
well.... that will be interesting gina
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