diff --git a/docs/api/routes/v1/deletedentity.md b/docs/api/routes/v1/deletedentity.md
index f97c557..fb2afba 100644
--- a/docs/api/routes/v1/deletedentity.md
+++ b/docs/api/routes/v1/deletedentity.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Returns deleted entities after lastChangedDeletedEntity cursor for the authentic
 
 | Param | Required | Type | Description |
 |-------|----------|------|-------------|
-| `lastChangedDeletedEntity` | no | string | Sequential ID cursor of last processed tombstone |
+| `lastChangedDeletedEntity` | no | string | Sequential ID cursor of last processed obituary |
 | `limit` | no | integer | Maximum number of deleted entities to return |
 
 ## Response `200`
diff --git a/src/db/posterminal.js b/src/db/posterminal.js
index d114c95..fe74703 100644
--- a/src/db/posterminal.js
+++ b/src/db/posterminal.js
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ export async function getProductList(params) {
     return store.posterminal.getProductList(params);
 }
 
-export async function setMaxKnownTombstoneId(id, maxknowntombstoneid) {
+export async function setMaxKnownObituaryId(id, maxknownobituaryid) {
     const store = await getStore();
-    return store.posterminal.setMaxKnownTombstoneId(id, maxknowntombstoneid);
+    return store.posterminal.setMaxKnownObituaryId(id, maxknownobituaryid);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/v1/routes/deletedentity.js b/src/v1/routes/deletedentity.js
index 0cf253a..53bb5b6 100644
--- a/src/v1/routes/deletedentity.js
+++ b/src/v1/routes/deletedentity.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const TYPE_MAP = {
  *         name: lastChangedDeletedEntity
  *         schema:
  *           type: string
- *         description: Sequential ID cursor of last processed tombstone
+ *         description: Sequential ID cursor of last processed obituary
  *       - in: query
  *         name: limit
  *         schema:
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ export async function handleDeletedEntity(req, res, next) {
         const cursor = Number(req.query.lastChangedDeletedEntity) || 0;
         const limit = Number(req.query.limit) || 200;
 
-        const tombstones = await getDeletedEntityList({
+        const obituaries = await getDeletedEntityList({
             posterminalId: posterminal.id,
             cursor,
             limit,
         });
 
         res.json(
-            tombstones.map((t) => ({
-                entityId: String(t.entityId),
-                entityType: TYPE_MAP[t.entityType?.toLowerCase()] ?? 0,
-                lastChanged: t.id,
+            obituaries.map((o) => ({
+                entityId: String(o.entityId),
+                entityType: TYPE_MAP[o.entityType?.toLowerCase()] ?? 0,
+                lastChanged: o.id,
             }))
         );
     } catch (err) {