Age-Old Questions

 I know we're not supposed to assume anything but this kind of note in an obit drives me crazy (aside from the weird present tense in the last sentence.) Do we really wonder why a 96-year-old has died? And no, I don't know where I'd draw the line on this question.

Kevin McCarthy was 96.
Cape Cod Hospital spokesman Dave Riley says McCarthy died Saturday morning. He won't reveal the cause of death.