how to find an obituary from 2004?

Question

i need the info for the state of connecticut

Answer 1

Hey kikisplaypen,

My answer is similar to the others. The public library is a great source, you can go there or call them. Look up libraries close to the location of the death. The Hartford Courant may be one paper that has the Obit. If so, then any CT library will do. When you call the Librarian, talk nice - they may expect a fee, or you might make a donation.

The Obit sites below should get you the information also. The Volunteer site should be used last, if you cannot find the obit. Treat these people/volunteers with respect, they do this as a FREE service.

Answer 2

Here is the info on getting the death certificate from the Utah Department of Health https://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords/silver/deathinfo.htm

Search fee is $13.00. You can order online or by email.

"NOTE Identification is required for the purchase of a Utah death certificate. Mailed requests must include an enlarged and easily identifiable photocopy of the back and front of your identification from the list below. If no proofs are enclosed, your application will be returned."

If you live in the area, the local library will probably have the obituaries from local newspapers. The newspaper also may have a web site with obituaries from recent years.

If you don't live in the area, one site that may be able to help get the obituary is Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. Click on the state and go to the county where she died, and see if there is a volunteer there who is willing to copy obituaries. It may not be free, most of them will ask for reimbursement of postage and copying costs, but those won't be much.

http://www.raogk.org/listing.htm/

If you don't find someone there, try Cyndis list's page of volunteer links:

http://www.cyndislist.com/lookups.htm/

Good luck!

Answer 3

Check the local papers, either online or in the library. You would need to have an idea where in Connecticut. If someone lived in Greenwich, The Harford paper is not the best place to look.

Also, do a search online for that name. You never know who you might find.

Answer 4

Check with your local library. Many subscribe to NewsBank, a news service that links to newspaper indexes, including one that specializes in "America's Obituaries & Death Notices."

Answer 5

Try legacy.com. This site has obituaries from newspapers nation-wide. I write obits for a newspaper and use it often.

Answer 6

Contact the health department where the person died/was buried... they can get you a copy of a death certificate, then you can go to your library and go through their records of the local newspaper.

Answer 7

go to the newspaper that published it and ask for copys of papers form a month before and after the death.

Answer 8

Try legacy.com -
I got my dad's obit from a paper in FL, from '95.
Cost me $3.
Good luck. . .

Answer 9

your local library