'I am completely dead now': Indiana man's humorous, self-written obit reflects on brushes with death

'I Am Completely Dead Now': Indiana Man Pens His Own Obituary Before Fatal Crash in Self-Made Plane

Gary Wolfelt joked there was a “long series of events and mishaps” that “should have killed me long ago” ahead of his death on May 5Soller-Baker Funeral Homes Gary Wolflet72-year-old Gary Wolfelt wrote his own comedic obituary before dying in a plane crash earlier this month The Indiana man crashed his self-made plane in Ohio on May 5Wolfelt wrote that he had many near misses in his life, stating, 'I am surprised that it took this long to happen…

Indiana man who died in plane crash wrote own comedic obit: ‘I am completely dead now’

“Hello. I am Gary. I am completely dead now. I am surprised that it took this long to happen,” the deceased man wrote in his own obituary.

Obituary: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine publisher Burt Cohen, 94 and a half, was humble, self-aware and unfailingly witty

Reading Burt Cohen’s obituary — which he wrote himself, before he died May 10 at age 94 and a half — gives you a pretty good sense of the guy. “He was given plenty of advance notice of his imminent death, but his lifelong habit of procrastination meant he didn’t write this obituary until pretty much the last minute, thereby sacrificing fact checking, proofreading and style,” he wrote. “Readers please note.” This, said his son Jeff Cohen, is inde…

‘I am completely dead now’: Pilot, 72, penned his own obituary filled with humor

“I had several close calls throughout my lifetime,” Gary Wolfelt wrote. “I guess that I was just lucky that something didn’t get me long before now.”

'I am completely dead now': Indiana man wrote his own humorous obituary before his death

An Indiana man wrote his own unexpectedly hilarious obituary before he died — an ending he says should come as no surprise to those who knew him, but the message also came with a few final wishes. “I am completely dead now,” the obituary began. “I am surprised that it took this long to happen. I had several close calls throughout my lifetime. I guess that I was just lucky that something didn’t get me long before now.” Gary Wolfelt died at the ag…

'I am completely dead now': Man's humorous, self-written obit reflects on brushes with death

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WXIN) — It isn't every day someone gets to write their own obituary, let alone one filled with this much wit and humor. But Gary Wolfelt knew one day he would meet his maker. He had had too many close calls not to see the writing on the wall. When at last the time came and Gary found the Grim Reaper calling his number, he was ready. "I am completely dead now," Gary wrote in his obituary. "I am surprised that it took this long to…