Unfortunately, for many of us it is the only way to find out if someone has died. I am sorry you have had to find out about deaths through the internet. I remember how excited I was to get my first computer back in 2000, and one of the first things I did was a search on my family name, as it is an unusual one. I remember the feeling of blood rushing out of my head as my Father's Obit was one of the first things to come up. My feeling of excitement over having my first computer went away rather quickly right then and there. He had been dead for 3 years, and no one even bothered to let me know, as they refused to speak to me. It was so surreal, I can't even describe the feeling.
I had to find out on the internet about my Grandfather dying too. He had already been dead for a year. I called my Mother, and she finally picked up the phone, and I asked her why she didn't tell me. She responded by saying that it is how I will find out about her dying too.
It is absolutely one of the cruelest things to not even let someone know when there is a death in the family, especially if it is a Parent or Child.
My heart goes out to those who have been through the same thing.
It is horrible how the Watchtower is so cruel that the only way some of us can find out about our loved ones is by searching the Social Security death records or other online sources. Karmic payback won't come quick enough for them.
