Citing Online Obituaries

Evidence Explained-style (web page)

Deceased’s Name, obituary, Website/Publisher (City/State, posted [or updated] Date), page title or memorial heading, URL, accessed Date).

Example
Mary Ann Smith, obituary, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts, posted 17 April 1899), “Mary Ann Smith, 63,” https://www.bostonglobe.com/… (archived at https://web.archive.org/… ), accessed 12 Aug 2025.

Newspaper site with author (if given)

Author First Last, “Title,” Newspaper, Date, URL (accessed Date).

Obituary from Newspaper on Database

“John Doe Obituary,” Austin American-Statesman [Texas], 15 March 2021, Legacy.com (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/john-doe-obituary?id=123456 : accessed 23 August 2025).

Online Memorial

“Deceased’s Name Obituary,” Legacy.com [Funeral Home, City, State]), memorial ID #####, posted Date, URL (archived at archived-URL), accessed Date.

“John A. Doe Obituary,” Legacy.com [Cook-Walden Funeral Home, Austin, Texas], memorial ID 123456789, posted 15 March 2021, (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/john-doe-obituary?id=123456789 , accessed 23 August 2025 ).

Tip: Always include both the live URL and an accessed date.