Free obituaries, written by families
Their life, beautifully told
Write it in your own words. We set it on a page with their portrait and the things they loved, with images to post and cards to print.
Free, and always will be. No fees, no paid tier, no ads on the obituary.
Sharing
Made to be shared
Most people will hear the news from a post or a text. Every obituary comes with images sized for each place, so everyone who knew them can find the page, read it and come to the service.
Photo tribute 
Story - Instagram Stories
- Facebook Stories
Square - Text message
Quote card
Shown for Tere, an invented sample. Yours carry their photo, their dates and the look you choose.
- Post it
- Put the photo tribute on Facebook or Instagram. We copy a caption with the link, so friends can tap through to the full obituary.
- Send it
- Text the link to family, or send it on WhatsApp or by email. It opens with their photo and name, not a bare address.
- Print it
- Memorial cards for the guest book table, a folded funeral program, and a QR code for the service or the headstone. Print at home or at any print shop.
All of it is free, and always will be. No fees, no paid tier, no ads on the obituary.
Write an obituaryThree styles
One life, three ways
The same words for Art, set three ways. The share images and the printed program follow the style you pick.
Engraving
Ivory paper, an oval cameo and fine rules, like an old book.
Watercolor
Soft color around the portrait and the drawings.
Quiet
White and spare: the words and the face, nothing else.
Drawings
Everything they loved
Families pick up to 6 from more than 60 drawings, from the garden to the fishing boat. They sit under the obituary and on the share cards.
Gardening
Fishing
Baking
Music
Dogs
Woodworking
Golf
Quilting
Travel
Church life
Reading
Classic cars
Cooking
Morning coffee
Birdwatching
Cards and puzzles
For veterans
Honor their service
Branch, rank, years and era, with a medallion of our own drawing. Never an official seal.
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Space Force
National Guard
Merchant Marine
How it works
Three steps, one sitting
What did she always say?
“Eat while it’s hot, mijo.”
Where did she grow up?
Nogales, then Tucson
I
Answer a few questions
Plain questions about their life. Skip any you like.
- Engraving
Watercolor
QuietII
Pick a template and a style
Your answers become a draft you can rewrite line by line.
- Text & email
III
Publish and share
A lasting address, share images, a QR code and a program.
Examples
Six templates, six lives
Each starts from a full sample for an invented person. All templates
In loving memory
Arthur Dean Whitcomb
“Art”
1938 – March 3, 2026
Decatur, IL
“To live in hearts we leave behind, Is not to die.”
— Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground Arthur Dean “Art” Whitcomb, 87, of Decatur, died at home on March 3, 2026, with his wife of 61 years holding his hand.
What Art loved
- Gardening
- Woodworking
Cheering for the home team
Family and grandchildren
In honor of service
An honor medallion for the U.S. Army U.S. Army
1956–1958
With gratitude for Art’s service to the nation.
Traditional
Arthur Dean Whitcomb, 1938 – March 3, 2026
In loving memory
Teresa Ochoa Pierce
“Tere”
1956 – August 14, 2026
Tucson, AZ
“Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
— Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson If you ever got a birthday card from Tere Pierce, it arrived three days early, had glitter in it, and was signed “your favorite.” She was. Teresa Ochoa Pierce died on August 14, 2026, in Tucson, at 69, after a short illness she refused to talk about at dinner.
What Tere loved
Teaching
Music
Summer evenings on the porch
Family and grandchildren
Celebration of life
Teresa Ochoa Pierce, 1956 – August 14, 2026
In loving memory
Evelyn Marie Sato
1932 – October 2, 2026
Spokane, WA
Evelyn Marie Sato, 93, of Spokane, died October 2, 2026. A bookkeeper for 40 years and a fixture of the Manito Park rose garden, she was known for her sharp pencil and sharper bridge game.
What Evelyn loved
- Gardening
Cards and puzzles
Brief notice
Evelyn Marie Sato, 1932 – October 2, 2026
In loving memory
Raymond Earl Tuttle
“Ray”
1946 – January 19, 2026
Rochester, MN
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7, King James Version Raymond Earl Tuttle, 79, of Rochester, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, died at home on January 19, 2026.
What Ray loved
- Dogs
- Cards and puzzles
Volunteering
In honor of service
An honor medallion for the U.S. Army U.S. Army
Specialist 4 · 1966–1968 · Vietnam
With gratitude for Ray’s service to the nation.
Veteran
Raymond Earl Tuttle, 1946 – January 19, 2026
In loving memory
Lorraine Adele Bouchard
1940 – May 8, 2026
Lafayette, LA
“Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.”
— Traditional Catholic prayer Lorraine Adele Bouchard, 86, a lifelong parishioner of St. Anne Catholic Church in Lafayette, entered eternal rest on May 8, 2026, the morning after she finished her rosary with her granddaughter.
What Lorraine loved
Church life
Baking
Morning coffee- Family and grandchildren
Faith
Lorraine Adele Bouchard, 1940 – May 8, 2026
In loving memory
Caleb Thomas Brennan
2007 – June 2, 2026
Boise, ID
“He has outsoared the shadow of our night.”
— Percy Bysshe Shelley, Adonais Caleb Thomas Brennan, 18, of Boise, died on June 2, 2026, two weeks after he graduated from Timberline High School.
What Caleb loved
Running
Guitar
Cycling
Fishing
Young person
Caleb Thomas Brennan, 2007 – June 2, 2026
Our promise
Nothing for sale
- Free, for good
- No fee to publish, no yearly renewal, no paid tier.
- Nothing sold on the page
- No flowers, candles or ads beside the obituary.
- It stays yours
- Edit, unpublish or delete it whenever you like.
- A link that lasts
- The address never changes. Safe to print on a program or a stone.
Questions
Is ObituaryUS really free?
Yes, and it always will be. Writing, publishing, photos, the share images, the memorial card, the printable program and the QR code are all free, and the page stays up without a renewal fee. There is no paid tier and no ads on the obituary.
Do I need a password?
No. You sign in with a six-digit code sent to your email, on any device, whenever you want to make a change.
Who can see the obituary?
You choose. A public page can be found in search engines. An unlisted page is shared only by its link and stays out of search engines and off our site's lists. Drafts are visible only to you.
Can I still put a notice in the newspaper?
Of course. Many families run a short paid notice in the local paper and point readers to the full obituary online. Our brief template is made for that, and our guide to newspaper obituary costs explains the prices.
What if something is wrong, or someone objects?
Every page has a “Report a problem” link, including “this person is alive.” We review every report. Families can also email us about corrections and disputes; see About ObituaryUS.
Start with what you remember
A phrase they always said. The rest follows, and nobody sees it until you publish.
Write an obituary