Obituary monitoring questions, answered.

Families, friends and professionals such as probate attorneys, estate administrators and genealogists. Every approved account can monitor up to 10 names.

About a minute. Enter a name and any details you know, like city, state or age range. After that, everything runs on its own.

No. If you can fill in a simple form and read an email, you can use The Passings.

Funeral home websites, local newspapers and memorial and tribute sites across all 50 states.

Every day. Each name on your list is checked daily against all sources.

We send you an email as soon as a likely match appears. It includes a link to the notice so you can read it and confirm it is the right person.

We keep watching for as long as the name is on your list, so a notice published weeks or months later is still found.

We use the details you add, like location and age, to tell people apart. Adding more details helps us send fewer alerts about the wrong person.

We check many sources, but no service can find every notice. Some deaths never get a public obituary. Always confirm an alert and use official records when you need proof.

The service is free. There are no paid plans, trial periods, or recurring charges.

Each approved account can monitor up to 10 names.

Every account request is reviewed before access is activated. We will email you when the admin makes a decision.

No. The service is free and we do not ask for payment details.

Yes. Only you can see the names you add. We never share or sell your list.

No. We only read public notices. Nobody is contacted or told that a name is being watched.

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