Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

Marlene Parsons and Edward La Rue Sr. got married in an Illinois pool where they met in a YMCA water aerobics class.

Widowers over 50 often find themselves wanting to look for love again, or even just to find some companionship, but they might not be sure where to turn. Many haven’t bothered to look into online ...

The Widow/Widower Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. for six consecutive Mondays. The sessions are free and open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a spouse. (L-R) Phyllis Norgard, the ...

Widows and widowers are often told not to make any major decisions for a year or more after a spouse’s death. Grief can cause you to make choices you later regret. Some financial tasks, though, ...

Here is a special message to all Social Security representatives reading this column. You are right when you tell customers that as a general rule, they cannot file for reduced benefits on one record ...

NORTH PARK TO SHOW US. TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THESE FLOWERS. OF COURSE, FOR VALENTINE’S DAY. BUT THESE FLOWERS HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. THEY ARE BEING ARRANGED BY VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL THEN DELIVER ...

A local woman remembered celebrating the Christmas holidays with her husband — the festivities, food and the joy of commemorating the birth of Jesus. This year, Karla Sutherland celebrated the holiday ...

Some 300 spouses of deceased Academy members were included — inadvertently, the Academy says — among roughly 1,500 people notified this week that they would no longer be able to attend member ...

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