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Obit Look-up - Mary A. Dombrowski, Holyoke, Massachusetts

smorgan234 — 2013-05-13 19:07:26Z

I would appreciate if someone would look up an obit for Mary A. Dombrowski who lived at 161 Oak Street, Holyoke, Mass. She was buried July 6, 1940 in St. Michael's Cemetery in Stratford, Connecticut in a family plot along with her mother, Anastasia Dombrowski, who died in 1939. I can't find a date of death, but assume it would be sometime between July 1-July 6 when she was buried. The cemetery record has her name as Maria, but all records I can find have her name as Mary (including her headstone). She was born in 1903. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. Sandy

Obituary Collection no longer links to

stude66 — 2013-04-22 12:41:41Z

I've been away from the sit for about six months and went to take a look at the obituary collection. IT USED TO BE that if the obituary appeared in a newspaper that uses legacy.com, that it hot linked into that database. Now, all it does is show the date of the publication, associated names, and link to pay (an outrageous amount of money) to Vital Check to have them pull the obit. Why anyone would do this, when you can go to the newspaper site directly and look it up on their site for free is a mystery to me.

Obituary Look-up, Please!

tm12876 — 2013-03-13 21:48:18Z

Could someone with access to obituaries please look-up and and post or e-mail me a copy of my Great Grandmothers full Obituary notice. The obit was posted in:
- The Modesto Bee and Times Herald,
- Publication date: 08 November 1974
- For: McHENRY, Sarah Alice

My E-mail address is(tds_1976@yahoo.com)

I would be so very greatful for any help with getting that full obit.

METZEN Pearl Obituary

MrsWorms97 — 2012-11-27 04:10:18Z

Mrs. Metzen Passes Away at Hospital.
Well known resident dies after an operation - burial Tuesday.

Mrs. Pearl Metzen, 44 years old, wife of Henry metzen, Sr. of 433 Seventh Avenue south, died at 5:00 a.m. today at St. Joseph's hospital, St. Paul, following an operation earlier in the week. Surviving her besides her husband are one daughter, Miss Lucille Metzen, who will arrive from Chicago, Ill., this evening where she has been spending her vacation; two sons, Henry Jr., and Floyd of this city; her step-mother, Mrs. W. M. Gebhart, who also will arrive this evening from Chicago; one sister, Mrs. Irene George and three brothers, Harvey, Arthur and Wallace Gebhart, all of this city.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Augustine's Catholic Church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Rev. Jeremiah O'Callaghan will be in charge of the service.

Mrs. Metzen was born March 28, 1883 in Tennessee. She later moved to Chicago and on April 24, 1901 was married to Mr. Metzen. They have lived in South St. Paul since their marriage. The deceased was a member of St. Anne's club and of the Women of the Mooseheart Legion and the Degree of Honor.

The remains will be at the Wilwerscheid funeral home at 49 West Ninth street, St. Paul until Monday morning when they will be brought to the family home.

Mr. Metzen has been connected with Swift & Company for many years. He has served the city as police commissioner in the recent past, his term having expired last month.

from Elsie Robbins scrapbook. Mrs Metzen to my knowledge is not a family member of ours. Please see attached copy of the news clipping. Elsie did not write a date on the paper or in her scrapbook.

Obituaries Writing them

patradtke92 — 2012-11-19 14:06:05Z

I am not familiar if this topic has been shared, or discussed in this forum, but felt it may be of interest to some of you as you are researching your families and viewing obituaries whenever possible. Our newspaper just featured an article on preparing your OWN obituary, so others don't have to. More of a last gift to your family and friends, so they don't have too at such a stressful time. obitkit.com is the site, and obviously this is a kit that is for sale. I don't own it, and haven't delved into it very thoroughly, but find it interesting just the same. There are also links on this site, to ancestry.com, amongst others.

I am only posting this as a, "For what it is worth," but felt it may be of interest to some and also may have some interesting suggestions and links for researchers and those celebrating life.

Re: Obit needed: William A. Urich, d. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 9 Jul 1986

mdolfan — 2012-10-17 12:46:52Z

Thank you!

Re: Obituary for Wayne E. Wilson, St. Jo, MO

Irishhill — 2012-07-27 13:21:22Z

Thanks so much. I really do appreciate it.

Re: Obituary for Wayne E. Wilson, St. Jo, MO

sunbears2 — 2012-07-22 16:30:36Z

I have the obituary for Wayne E Wilson of St. Joe, MO I'll find it and post here in a day or two.

Re: Julita Emma Daigle Hooper Obituary, Hartford Courant

lindyslegacy — 2012-07-20 15:19:06Z

Thanks very much for bringing this to my attention.

Re: Need Klingler obit in Lee Co., Iowa

kh440 — 2012-07-18 04:48:22Z

Hi audrap_1,

If you are still in need of the obituaries, see if these libraries can assist you ...

Lee County Libraries, IA
http://www.leeco.lib.ia.us/contact-us

State Historical Society of Iowa
http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/email...

There is also a Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness group on Facebook which might be able to help.
http://raogk.wikia.com/wiki/Random_Acts_of_Genealogical_Kind...

Good luck!

Re: Obit needed: William A. Urich, d. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 9 Jul 1986

kh440 — 2012-07-18 04:32:49Z

Hi Laurel,

If you haven't already located an obituary, these libraries may be able to assist you. Good luck!

Ann Arbor District Library
http://www.aadl.org/contactus/askus

Capital Area District Library (Ingham County)
http://www.cadl.org/answers/Ask-a-Librarian/

Re:
MI Death Index
Name: William A Urich, Jr.
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1923
Death Date: 9 Jul 1986
Residence: Ingham, Ingham County, Michigan
Place of Death: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Source: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records

Re: Edna F Shields 8 Apr 1949 to 19 Apr 2011

kh440 — 2012-07-18 04:06:57Z

Hi willowwd,

There are a couple of volunteers for Greenville County listed here:

SC Obituary Lookup Volunteers
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/vols...

Hope this helps!

Re: Julita Emma Daigle Hooper Obituary, Hartford Courant

kh440 — 2012-07-18 03:57:33Z

Hi Lindy,

There is a volunteer for Hartford listed at this website:

CT Obituary Lookup Volunteers
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/volc...

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

RWAdmin — 2012-05-02 14:09:03Z

Because of copyright issues, the actual obituaries cannot be on the site. Members instead create an index of citation information of the obituary in the following format: Name, age at death, location, periodical abbreviation, date of periodical publication, username of poster.

If you find your individual in the index, you can then Google search the periodical abbreviation to get the actual periodical. Then you can request the obituary from them as you'd have the name and publication date.

RootsWeb Support

Re: Is the Obituary Collection Impossible To Use? Help!!

RWAdmin — 2012-05-02 14:06:05Z

Re: Is the Obituary Collection Impossible To Use? Help!!

lindyslegacy — 2012-04-30 18:19:04Z

I was told in an e-mail that this line that you see tells you what newspaper and what day it was in, and you take this information and request an obit lookup. I guess people see the "town" you are looking for, and if they are near that town, they will actually go to library or newspaper itself and look it up for you. Quite an undertaking; volunteers are great if you ask me.

Julita Emma Daigle Hooper Obituary, Hartford Courant

lindyslegacy — 2012-04-30 18:16:21Z

Could someone try to find the obituary of my Great Grandmother Julia Hooper? She died on Oct. 3, 1943. Her maiden name was Daigle (Dagle). I would imagine it would be in the Hartford Courant since she lived in Hartford all her life. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
Lindy Parrish

Papach, Margaret Mary (Patterson) Record Journal Meriden CT

lindyslegacy — 2012-04-28 01:08:36Z

Would very much appreciate an obituary lookup for Margaret Mary (Patterson) Papach, who died at age 83 in Hartford, CT and whose obituary was published in the Meriden R-J on 4/20/1999. Thanks in advance!

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

BurgessDonnelly — 2012-04-19 22:53:57Z

Linda,
BTW Fold3 is far more than the Revolutionary War. It is focused more or less primarily on military records, but it does have some City Directories and other items.

It is particularly useful for Confederate Civil War era documents. I have not need to search for many Union documents, as my Yankee branch arrived mostly after the 1860s. The few times I've tried Fold3 for Union records, I was disappointed, that might just be the area I was searching.

It also has more recent records pertaining to World War II.

Hope this helps.

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

lindalew — 2012-04-01 22:47:01Z

Andy,

Thanks. As to the Fold3, now that you say it's also owned by Ancestry.com, I'm really ticked.

I've been an Acom subscriber since they first started. I've pretty well picked clean the bulk of my ancestors. Each year, I have to think long & hard about $299 for my renewal. My biggest issue with continuing is the lack of useful new info available.

To find that Acom owns additional info & wants even more than my $299 is a big pill for me to swallow. If Fold3 is, in fact, solely about the Revolutionary War, how much useful info would I expect to find? I'd bet half the subscribers don't even have a Revolutionary War ancestor in their tree! I know of 3 direct ancestors in my family & at least 2 who were brothers to direct ancestors but I can't imagine what info there is to be gleaned for MORE money.

I don't know about you, but money is tight & inflation is killing me. I'm on a fixed income & don't have spare funds to throw around. I am sorely disappointed in Acom. Is this how we can expect other "new" info to be obtained, by paying ala carte over & above the world subscription?

Linda

Sorry, I know it's not your doing, there's just no one else to vent with/at, lol

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

AGHatchett3rd — 2012-04-01 21:35:59Z

Linda,

The three attached screenshot might help. That particular database contains no actual obituaries, it is just an index of where obituaries were published.

I would strongly disagree with the OP's statement that this database is useless

As to the site with the 50% discount... are you talking about Fold3? If so, that site is owned by Ancestry but run as a separate entity.

Andy Hatchett
www.fhiso.org

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

lindalew — 2012-04-01 01:24:23Z

Add me to the confused too.

All I can think of it was/is a marketing tool to say they've added X number of names, additional info, etc.

There's another similar data base that [I think] has to do with those who fought in the Revolutionary War. The name of your ancestor leads you to another "paid" database where they don't tell you the fee but say that Ancestry.com subscribers get a 50% discount if you join so you can view their data (of course they don't give you any hint what that data might be). I don't know why, but for some reason I feel this is a bit misleading to all the Acom subscribers. By listing data from another paid subscription service it's kind of double-dipping by Ancestry.com. I'm quite sure Acom gets compensated by the other company for the "leads" or the advertising.

This is a pet peeve of mine with cable TV. I pay for the cable to have something to watch 24X7 but after midnight half the channels are paid programming. So the cable company gets my money for the priviledge of watching something an advertiser also paid for.

Re: Jay Henderick Day

LSLangille — 2012-03-13 20:52:41Z

You're so welcome. I wish I could have found the actual obits - in my humble experience, it's like hitting the lottery! oh JOY! :-)
just a thought - if I don't see a record on Ancestry, I always go to LDS or the actual State Archives ... been pretty successful for at least getting some dates to move forward.
Good luck in your quest!

Re: Jay Henderick Day

Donald_Delagrange — 2012-03-13 19:49:10Z

Thank you very much for responding to my question re: Jay H Day. I did have a small amount of information, but you've filled in some gaps for me and also given me some leads that I hadn't thought about. I very much appreciate your taking the time to search out your information and taking the time to send it along.

I wasn't aware of the obituary lead and will follow up on that for both Jay and his wife, Dorothy. Again, thank you!

Re: Jay Henderick Day

LSLangille — 2012-03-13 00:48:48Z

I'm sorry to say I don't have the info you're requesting, but I did find the SSDI listing for his wife, which gives her last zip code:

Social Security Death Index
First Name: Dorothy
Middle Name: E
Last Name: Day
Birth Date: 19 October 1919
Social Security Number: 491-28-5278
Place of Issuance: Missouri
Last Residence: Bend, Deschutes, Oregon
Zip Code of Last Residence: 97701
Death Date: 18 March 2006
Estimated Age at Death: 87

Since he lived here:

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Jay H Day
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1921
Address: 65115 Cline Falls Rd, Bend, OR, 97701-9054 (1983)
[6744 Huntington Cir SE, Salem, OR, 97306-1487 (1992)]

and in Salem, OR (between 1971-75 per Oregon City Directories), you might Google public libaries in the last zip code, and see if they can locate an obit for you for either him or her. The obit would have survivors and then you can move on from there.

Their local newspaper: "The Bulletin publishes free death notices, and full obituaries can be submitted through the advertising department. For more information, call 541-617-7825 or email obits@bendbulletin.com"

Good luck!

Re: Obituary for Wayne E. Wilson, St. Jo, MO

LSLangille — 2012-03-12 23:38:07Z

His obit ran in the "St. Joseph (MO) News-Press" paper (link below) --- unfortunately, the online obit archives don't go back to 2008.

WILSON, Wayne Erwin; 67; St Joseph MO; St Joseph N-P; 2008-7-15; toptom

http://www.newspressnow.com/obits/2008/jul/15/archive.html
There is a "contact us" page for the online newspaper, and I'll bet someone there could look it up for you, probably for a small fee.

If they can't, I'd suggest contacting the local town library researchers who can look it up and mail to you, again, for a small fee, I'm sure.

Good luck!

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

staceylynn61 — 2012-02-27 06:28:04Z

And I guess its going to stay that way too...I guess Im too ignorant to figure out how the seemingly useless information is suppose to work and you know, its too bad because even wading through the inaccuracies, obits can be such a treasure trove of information. I wish there was a more concise, accurate and useful way to access the information otherwise what is the point of ancestry putting the "link" to no where on the site?

Is the Obituary Collection Impossible To Use? Help!!

ronwadegop — 2012-02-25 23:58:40Z

I see numerous listings of obituaries for my family but when I click on them they show only an entry what newspaper the obituary is located in. Is there no way to actually see the obituary? This seems completely useless. Any help will be appreciated!

Re: Obituary index rootsweb

ronwadegop — 2012-02-25 23:54:52Z

I'm with you--this seems completely useless.

Jay Henderick Day

Donald_Delagrange — 2012-02-23 20:39:41Z

I am looking for family information for Jay H. Day b. 13 Nov 1921 (Bremerton, WA) d. 23 Sep 90 (Deschutes, OR) mother was Vera C. Day. married Dorothy Eileen Denton (?) 15 Oct 1945. I'm interested in his siblings and also his children.

Edna F Shields 8 Apr 1949 to 19 Apr 2011

willowwd — 2012-02-05 02:18:39Z

Can you please help me find an obituary listing Ednas parents or children. I believe she was born in PA. She died in Mauldin SC. I believe her mother's maiden name was Sullivan.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

proof of life or death?

shlowe16 — 2012-02-02 23:15:18Z

Need info desparately on George Mitchell,age85,possibly in Claremont,Sullivan,New Hampshire.Or maybe around(Meriden)or Hartford,Connecticut.Found proof that he is alive then found 2 old obits!.

Re: Where can I find a July 1896 Massachusetts obituary?

shlowe16 — 2012-02-02 23:11:32Z

Any MA Library will have that info on microfiche.If you can't get to it then call a library in MA and they should do it for you. I will try to do it myself in a couple days when I go to the library. Will let you know how it turns out.

Obituary index rootsweb

staceylynn61 — 2011-11-07 14:33:22Z

I cannot seem to figure out how to access this information...it says to open and search but when I search for the name that initially gave me the link/clue to rootsweb obit index? It comes up as sorry, no result. How can a persob READ or SEE the obituaries that are listed as being available in the index??

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

Irishhill — 2011-10-30 23:52:03Z

Will check that out, thanks.

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

JoMac53 — 2011-10-30 23:23:38Z

There's a new RAOGK USA group on Facebook, perhaps someone there would know and/or could help you. It's at http://www.facebook.com/groups/raogkUSA/

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

JoMac53 — 2011-10-30 23:09:09Z

Sorry, I don't know anything about it.

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

Irishhill — 2011-10-30 22:59:39Z

Thanks so much for looking. Just a thought, do you know if there are any "local" papers in the MD/DC metro area? Again, Thanks so much for helping.

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

JoMac53 — 2011-10-30 16:45:33Z

Sorry, nothing comes up for any of them.

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

Irishhill — 2011-10-30 16:07:35Z

#1: Clarence Vincent, B: 7/16/1918 - D: March 1980; Last SS benefit was Rockville, MD
#1: James Vincent, B: 10/19/1915 - D: November 1982; Last SS benefit was Silver Spring, MD
#3: James Vincent, B: 3/31/1911 - D: 4/3/1990; Last SS benefit was Hyattsville, MD.

Thank you so much,

Re: Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

JoMac53 — 2011-10-26 00:45:35Z

I have access. 1977-present.
Who & when?

Washington Post Newspaper - obits - old issues

Irishhill — 2011-10-25 20:32:53Z

Is there anyone that has access to old issues of the Washington DC Washington Post? Am looking for obits - March 1980; Nov 1982; and April 1990.
Thanks

What is wrong with this collection?

JimLivermoreNY — 2011-10-23 12:31:56Z

This morning, every attempt to view a selection results in:

"Sorry, this cached page is not available. "

Obituary for Wayne E. Wilson, St. Jo, MO

Irishhill — 2011-10-13 19:28:21Z

Am looking for an obituary for Wayne E. Wilson from St. Joseph, MO. He was born 5/19/1941 and died 7/13/2008. I'd appreciate any help. Many thanks.

Re: copyright laws

BriggsSykesTree — 2011-10-05 03:08:18Z

I don't know about their copyright law but I will tell you this. I was shocked to find my mother's obit. posted on here and not at all happy about it. What happened to not posting names of living relatives? My father, sister, and I are all still listed and it's all posted. She just passed away in 2010. I'll be calling the newspaper that they got it from in the AM.

Good luck---
Sorry just had to vent!

Re: Hel finding Obit

websgal — 2011-10-04 17:47:12Z

thanks for the tip

Re: Hel finding Obit

JoMac53 — 2011-10-04 13:14:43Z

Genealogybank as 346 obits for John O'Connell and 38 for Jack O'Connell. I checked out all that mention Chicago or Bridget or Stephen but didn't find any where the math works out to a birthdate in 1906-1908. Too many for me to read them all. You might want to consider a one month subscription for yourself, or see if your library offers it for free.

Hel finding Obit

websgal — 2011-10-04 12:07:20Z

Looking for information on John J. O'Connell, born in Chicago in 1906 or 1908. I have two identical birth notices the only difference is the year. His parents are John and Bridget; he had three sisters and one brother Stephen who died in 1922. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. John’s grand parents were Stephen and Catherine (Devine) O’Connell, and Robert and Hanora (Houlihan) Kelleher.

Re: copyright laws

CynthiaDaniel97 — 2011-09-12 05:09:37Z

What about other types of newspaper articles? Such as an accident article that caused someone's death or what if someone was on trial for murder, or an article about a relative going into the Peace Corp?

As I understand it, anything prior to 1923 is public domain anyway. So, in the above samples, I would suppose you'd have to get permission from the newspaper if after 1923?

And, if you published a genealogy book to sell to family members: The Descendants of Joe Smith - what then? The sales would primarily be to cover costs of publication. But, if well researched and comprehensive, maybe a local library might be interested in having a copy in their reference or history department.

I know of several people distant in my family who have done hard cover genealogy books and they are sold through the local genealogical society at various functions where they have a booth. These books are basically sold to family members even though some might be very distant. That's about the only people who would be interested anyway.

I do put up copies of obits, marriages and other articles on my Ancestry.com page. Of course, for living people, only my invited relatives can see them.

Re: Where can I find a July 1896 Massachusetts obituary?

WVa_Memories — 2011-08-26 19:19:48Z

I use NewspaperArchive. The same newspapers as here. But a better search engine.