Get notified when an obituary is posted — without searching every day.
Add a name. We monitor funeral homes and obituary websites. You get notified when a notice is published.
Add a name once. We continuously monitor funeral homes and obituary websites and notify you if an obituary is published — whether that's days, months, or years from now.
Monitoring 16,187+ obituary sources nationwide.
Sample alert
When we find a match
Obituary notice found
A new obituary matching your watch may have been published. Open the link to read the full notice and confirm details.
How it works
Add a name. We monitor funeral homes and obituary websites. You get notified when a notice is published.
Add a name
Enter the person’s name and last known location.
We monitor obituaries
We continuously scan funeral homes and obituary websites—so you don’t have to keep checking, whether you’re watching for days or much longer.
You get notified
When a matching notice is published, you receive an email alert with the source link.
Why families use this
Whether you’re waiting for a notice after a recent loss or watching a name long-term, we help you stay informed without living on obituary sites.
Plan travel for a service without refreshing multiple sites.
Get notified when a notice is published instead of guessing the timing.
Monitor a loved one’s name during the days when obituaries are most commonly posted.
Avoid repeated manual searching across funeral homes and obituary websites.
Keep a record of what you were monitoring and when alerts arrived.
Share the alert with family members quickly.
Why people use obituary monitoring
ObituaryMonitor is used when a death is expected and when someone has lost touch and wants to know if an obituary is ever published.
If any of these sound familiar, this is for you—from the first few days after a loss to months or years of staying informed.
Waiting for an obituary to be published after someone passes away
Planning travel for a funeral or service
Lost touch with someone and want to know if they pass away
Monitoring an elderly or ill relative
Researching family history or genealogy
Confirming whether someone has passed away
Sharing obituary information with family members
What to expect
Straight answers so you know what you’re signing up for.
You can monitor someone for as long as you want — we keep watching obituary sources and notify you if a notice is ever published.
- We monitor funeral homes and obituary websites across the U.S.
- After a recent death, many obituaries appear within 2–5 days—and we keep monitoring after that, too.
- You’ll receive an email alert when a matching obituary is found.
- You can monitor multiple names from your account.
- You can cancel anytime.
More detail: how long after death obituaries are usually posted.
What obituary monitoring does (and doesn't do)
Families often ask what we're actually watching. Here's the simple version—we only scan public obituary and memorial content, not private life or government files.
What we monitor
- Funeral home obituary pages
- Online obituary websites
- Memorial and tribute pages
What we don't monitor
- Private records
- Government databases
- Social media accounts
Questions families ask
Real worries—answered in plain language.
How long after someone dies is an obituary posted?
Most obituaries are posted within 2–5 days after death, but some appear weeks or even months later. ObituaryMonitor continuously monitors obituary websites and funeral homes and notifies you when a notice is published.
What if there is no obituary posted right away?
Many families publish obituaries days or weeks after a death. Some notices appear much later—for memorials, updates, or other reasons. Monitoring means you don’t have to keep checking; we watch so you won’t miss it when it shows up.
Do I need to know the funeral home to monitor someone?
No. You don’t need to know the funeral home or city. We monitor funeral homes and obituary websites nationwide and alert you if a matching obituary is published.
How will I know it’s the right person?
Each alert links to the published notice so you can read it and confirm. You tell us the name (and what you know about location); we surface matches from public obituaries so you can verify it’s who you’re looking for.
How long can I monitor someone?
You can monitor someone for as long as you want. We continuously monitor obituary sources and notify you if an obituary is ever published.
What happens when you find an obituary?
We email you with a link to the published notice. You can open it, read the obituary, and share it with family—no need to discover it by searching random sites.
Do I have to keep checking the site myself?
No. That’s the point—we monitor for you. You’ll get an email when we find a match, so you don’t have to refresh obituary pages every day.
What obituary websites and funeral homes do you monitor?
We scan thousands of sources—funeral home obituary pages, major obituary and memorial sites, and tribute-style pages—across the U.S., not just one newspaper or city.
Is coverage nationwide?
Yes. We monitor sources across the United States so you’re not limited to a single region or paper.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. You can cancel from your account whenever you want—no long-term lock-in.