Request to Memorialize or Remove an Account Reporting a deceased person or a Facebook account that needs to be memorialized.

Memorializing an account also helps keep it secure by preventing anyone from logging into it. If you're a legacy contact, learn how to manage a memorialized account. If you'd like to report a deceased …

Memorialized accounts are a place for friends and family to gather and share memories after a person has passed away. Memorialized accounts have the following key features:

Learn more about what legacy contacts can do and how to add a legacy contact to your account.

When you change your relationship status to Widowed, you can add the name of a memorialized account to remember those who've passed away. This will appear as Widowed from [Account's …

Respond to new friend requests. Update the profile picture and cover photo of the memorialized account. Download a copy of what you've shared on Facebook, if you have this feature turned on. …

Request to Memorialize or Remove an Account Reporting a deceased person or a Facebook account that needs to be memorialized. Request removal of a deceased family member’s Facebook account …

You can choose to either appoint a legacy contact to look after your memorialized main profile or have your account permanently deleted from Facebook. If you don't choose to have your account …

Memorialized accounts are a place for friends and family to gather and share memories after a person has passed away. Memorializing an account also helps keep it secure by preventing anyone from …

We can help with questions or requests from family members, including requests to remove their loved one's account. Learn more about what happens when an account is removed from Facebook.