Death announcements are a common way to find out about someone’s passing.
If you’re no longer in regular contact with the deceased or their loved ones, you’ll be able to find out information about their passing via a death notice.
Death announcements provide information on who has recently passed away. The information displayed often includes:
Name of deceased Date of death Age Place of passing
Death announcements will also often include information about where the funeral service will be held.
So if you haven’t been informed of these details already, this is an easy way to find out where you’ll be able to pay your last respects.
Most commonly you can find death notices (or obituaries) in UK newspapers, both printed copies and online.
Local newspapers will often contain notices for those who’ve passed away in the local area but national newspapers, such as The Times and The Telegraph, also run obituaries.
While announcements printed in physical newspapers will be limited to the most recent deaths, online newspaper obituaries will have an archive of notices.