How To Cancel Deceased Family Member's Account

My mother-in-law passed away and we need to take down her page. Please advise.

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Answer #1: Posted by animatedgifman on April 11th, 2014 4:08 PM

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Fist off, allow me to say that I am sorry for your loss. Additionally, you can find answers to how to 'secure', memorialize and/or close a Facebook account at:

https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=150486848354038#How-do-I-report-a-deceased-person-or-an-account-that-needs-to-be-memorialized

Memorializing the account:

We will memorialize the Facebook account of a deceased person when we receive a valid request. We try to prevent references to memorialized accounts from appearing on Facebook in ways that may be upsetting to the person's friends and family, and we also take measures to protect the privacy of the deceased person by securing the account.

Please keep in mind that we cannot provide login information for a memorialized account. It is always a violation of our policies to log into another person's account.

To report a Timeline to be memorialized, please contact us.

Removing the account:

Verified immediate family members may request the removal of a loved one’s account from Facebook.

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