An obituary that took its writer 25 years to perfect has gone viral after a stranger stumbled across the “hilarious” death notice online. Pennsylvania man Richard “Dick” Ruth died on August 20, just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday on June 13. However, the dedicated Catholic and husband has since been immortalised by his very own eulogy – a self-written tribute hailed as “the best Catholic obituary ever”.
Dick’s obit went viral after X user Nick Sciarappa came across his page on the Harris Funeral Home website . Sharing the link to his followers on September 20, Sciarappa wrote: “This is the best Catholic obituary ever. I don’t know Richard, but I’m definitely praying for him after reading it.
Hilarious.”.
