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Oak Harbor. Oberlin. Oxford. Parma. Pickerington. Piqua. Plain City. Ohio obituaries and death notices, 1985 to 2024. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends.
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If you know the newspaper, or at least the town where a person lived and died, then a newspaper website can be a good place to begin. Many newspapers have digitized their archives, making it easier to locate older obituaries as well as recently published obituaries. While newspaper websites differ, you can usually find a link to “Obituaries” and/or...
The Legacy online obituary databasehas hundreds of millions of obituaries dating back two decades, and includes obituaries from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. You can search by country, state or province, and city or town, as well as by newspaper, keyword, and date range. Always free to search and br...
Ancestry
The world’s largest online genealogy resource, Ancestry.comprovides access to numerous historical records, including obituaries, making it a great source of information about previous generations. Ancestry is a subscription service with multiple pricing options. You can sign up for a free trial but will need to subscribe to continue using the site after two weeks. Under the Search menu, select “Birth, Marriage & Death” then click on “Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries” to narrow your search...
MyHeritage
Genealogy site MyHeritage.comalso offers extensive genealogical records including obituaries. Like Ancestry, MyHeritage is a subscription service and offers a 2-week free trial. Under the Research tab, click “Birth, Marriage & Death” then select “Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries.” You can then search by name, date, location, and keyword to help you find the right obituary.
AfriGeneas
AfriGeneas.comfeatures a comprehensive collection of resources related to African American genealogy. On the Search page, you can search under “Death Records” to find obituaries and death certificates for black Americans. Filter by name, year, city, and state to narrow your search and locate the information you need.
Sometimes a simple search on Google or other web browser can be the quickest way to get the info you need. Enter the person’s full name plus the word “obituary.” This will allow you to see a wide selection of results, including from sources that might not be included in other databases, like small family-owned funeral homes.
The local library in the place where the deceased lived or died can be a great resource for obituary archives. Libraries typically subscribe to local newspapers and preserve them digitally or on microfilm for future generations. Additionally, the library may offer members free access to research sites and databases such as Ancestry, HeritageQuest, ...
Mar 11, 2004 · Get death information, see service details and more. Know someone from Lexington who isn't listed? View recent online obituaries and memorial websites for people from Lexington, Ohio. Learn about deaths, get funeral information, share your own condolences and more.
Name index to death and burial records from the state of Kentucky. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 627,320 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
Apr 28, 2024 · Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to obituary information and transcriptions of obituaries from newspapers have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide the location in old newspapers where the obituary can be found. Sometimes the scanned newspaper clipping is included.
Sep 20, 2024 · The Archives & Library holds probate court death records for some Ohio counties, but not all. We hold Ohio Department of Health death certificates from December 20, 1908 through 1970. We also hold Ohio Stillborn Death Certificates from December 20, 1908 through 1935 and 1942 through 1953, as well as Columbus Death Certificates from 1904 through ...
