Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry
Someone's obituary is an account of their life and character which is printed in a newspaper or broadcast soon after they die. I read your brother's obituary in the Times. obituaries an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died
A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead
A final summation of our lives that, for most of us,occupies about three inches of space in what will shortly become cage liner for your neighbor's parakeet