Some people sent messages and then started calling my brother’s phone. When I answered, some were polite, others were prying

The obvious solution is to disconnect the telephone line. But if you cannot resist calling your brother’s boss, Miss Manners suggests that you at least do so with an excuse: Inform her where and when the service is — or at least where his colleagues may send proper written condolences, if they wish.

A sibling wants to know how to handle people texting their deceased brother’s phone to offer their condolences

A grieving sister is dismayed by calls and texts of condolence to her dead brother’s cellphone; a prominent guest has something noticeable stuck in his teeth.

Almost instantly, it started pinging with messages -- the vast majority of which were condolences from my brother’s colleagues. Most of them signed their names as “John Doe, Position at Company.” Is it acceptable to send condolences to a deceased person’s telephone in the hopes that a family member will read them?