OK did a quick scan of the obituaries looking for death anniversary posts on Sundays to subtract out:
December 2017 had 5 Sundays:
NYT - 16 total
Chicago Trib - 5 total
December 2020 - 4 Sundays:
NYT - 5 total
Not going through more I think they are too minimal. There are also a smattering of obits where the person died in another state but an obituary printed in a city they spent alot of time in their life.
Sundays appear to be a popular day for them.
OK did a quick scan of the obituaries looking for death anniversary posts on Sundays to subtract out:
December 2017 had 5 Sundays: NYT - 16 total Chicago Trib - 5 total
December 2020 - 4 Sundays: NYT - 5 total
Not going through more I think they are too minimal. There are also a smattering of obits where the person died in another state but an obituary printed in a city they spent alot of time in their life.