Announcing a death in deceased Facebook page

[DancingTeeth]

My mother passed a week ago. We have told people who we know who is currently close to and in contact with. We have their details on WhatsApp and Messenger etc. she does have groups of friends from other eras in her life who she has been close to and is friends with them on Facebook. Would it be appropriate to post something on her Facebook page? I’m not sure of the etiquette around this.

I think it is fine as long as relatives and friends know.
Sorry for your loss

I used FB to let people DH knew and I didn't , when he died. I left it a week or so to make sure everyone who "should" be contacted direct had been. I didn't put it on his page though, I put it on mine and tagged him so his friends saw it.

It was actually lovely, lots of people had some lovely things to say about times in his life I didn't really know.

It's fine I've seen plenty do it.

After a week I think that's fine.

I did when DH died. He had a lot of friends that I didn’t know because he had a lot of hobbies, and posting on his social media seemed the best way to make sure the news reached as many of them as possible. I wrote on his Facebook because I could access it. I got a lot of lovely comments from people sharing their memories and what he meant to them that I need to print off soon so DC and I can remember how much he meant to so many people.

I think that once the close family/friends have been told it's absolutely fine to do this. Sorry for your loss.

As long as nearest and dearest are informed first. Then yes I would. Sadly and fortunately, FB was how I discovered my brother had died. 3 years previous.