Just wondering?

I've been to two funerals in the past three weeks. Emotionally draining, it is. I noticed that other bloggers have been doing the same in the past few weeks. I'm just wondering if there seems to be more people passing away or is there more people blogging about it? Eboo, this question is for you: is there particular times of year where there are more deaths than others? Morbid I know, but this is on my mind.