Submit Obituary
Submit an Obituary
At present we only provide free online obituaries of current or former residents of San Francisco/San Mateo counties.
Ordinarily obituaries are sent by funeral homes, but we do accept submissions from families. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind, we need the following information to place your obituary online:
Obituaries
are accepted from the funeral home, crematory society, immediate family members
or person designated to
represent the family in the arrangements for the
deceased’s funeral.
Please be
aware that we will have to confirm the death with the funeral home or cremation
society. We ask you provide the name and phone number
of the person assisting you with the funeral arrangements.
- Full name of the deceased
- Resident of (name of city)
- Date of birth
- Date of death
- Date, time and address of visitation / vigil / memorial service
- Date, time and address of funeral service
- Name of Funeral Home , name of contact person, phone number
- Photo - (optional)
- Obituary
- Name:
- Phone number:
- Complete address:
- e-mail:
There is no charge to place an obituary / funeral notice online
TIP: If the Funeral Home has helped you prepare an obituary just authorized / inform them to email us a copy, along with photo (optional), and we will place them online on our website.
Once you have all the requested information email to us at:
Melanie Walters, founder of ObituariesHelp.org, has written numerous informative articles on the subject of obituaries. Please take a few minutes to read them before starting to write an obituary.
The following links provide information on how to write an Obituary: