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'She Will Not Be Missed': Children Deliver Harsh Send-Off In Mother's Obituary

The Redwood Falls Gazette in Minnesota pulled a paid obituary from its website this week after many readers argued it went too far.
<em>The Redwood Falls Gazette</em> in Minnesota removed an obituary from its website last week after it sparked an outcry over what's fair to say about the deceased.

Go to hell, Mom!

That was the essential and overriding sentiment in an obituary of a Minnesota woman published this week.

The 105-word "memorial" in a small-town newspaper in Minnesota was unquestionably blunt. in Redwood Falls, Minn., — population 5,254 — removed the paid obituary from its website this week after it sparked an outcry from many readers who argued it went too

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