ObituaryMonitorWe monitor obituaries for you — and alert you if one 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 21,000+ funeral homes and obituary sources nationwide.
- Used by families, attorneys, investigators, and estate professionals
- Private and secure
Set Up Obituary Monitoring
Tell us who you want to monitor. We'll keep checking obituary sources for you — you don't have to search every day.
Example obituary alert
Here's what a notification from us looks like (illustrative example).
Subject: Obituary Found for John S. Smith
We found a published obituary that matches the person you are monitoring.
Source: Wilson Funeral Home — Tampa, Florida
Published: March 12, 2026
What happens after you start monitoring?
- We continuously monitor funeral homes, obituary websites, and newspaper obituary listings.
- If an obituary is published that matches this person, we notify you by email.
Set it once. We'll keep checking.
How Obituary Monitoring Works
Step 1 — Add a name
Tell us who you want to monitor and where they lived.
Step 2 — We monitor obituary sources
We continuously check funeral home websites, obituary websites, and newspaper obituary listings.
Step 3 — Get notified
We email you if an obituary is published for this person.
You don't have to keep searching. We check for you.
Set it once. We'll keep checking.
When People Use Obituary Monitoring
When people use obituary monitoring:
- After losing touch with someone
- When a relative is elderly or ill
- When handling probate or estate matters
- When you need to confirm whether someone has passed away
- When you don't want to keep checking obituary websites every day
Why People Use Obituary Monitoring
People use obituary monitoring in many situations:
- You've lost touch with someone and want to know if they passed away
- You are expecting an obituary but don't know when it will be published
- You don't want to keep checking multiple funeral home websites
- Probate and estate administration
- Insurance and benefit verification
- Debt collection and asset recovery
- Genealogy research
What people say
Used by law firms, families, investigators, and estate professionals nationwide.
“We needed to know when a notice posted without checking funeral home sites every day. This replaced hours of manual work.”
Probate attorney
Mid-size law firm
“I finally stopped searching every morning. The email when the obituary appeared was exactly what our family needed.”
Family member
Out-of-state relative
Common questions
What We Monitor
We search funeral homes, online databases, newspapers, and regional listings so you don't have to.
ObituaryMonitor searches for obituary publications across:
- Funeral home obituary pages
- Online obituary databases
- Newspaper obituary listings
- Regional obituary aggregators
Coverage includes 21,000+ funeral homes and obituary sources across the United States.