REGARDING your article (LET, August 26) on the anguish of Janet Page receiving letters addressed to her late partner, anybody who is in the same position should not open any letter addressed to the deceased.

Just cross out his or her name, and write in bold letters across the envelope: "Deceased. Return to sender."

The sender then should get the message.

People don't always know that somebody has passed on, so you can't stop the letters coming, upsetting though it is.

This is what I always do.

My husband was buried 21 months ago and until recently I was receiving his letters and returning them.

MRS M JACKSON, Chester Avenue, Clitheroe.

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