Find Old Obituaries from U.S. Mid-West States

2/9/2018

One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries. Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes mote importantly - information about the relatives of the deceased's family and extended family. This family name information is often not found anywhere else.

Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists, a great number of indexes to death information and obituaries from newspapers have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes often provide the location in old newspapers where the obituary can be found. Sometimes the obituary clipping is even provided.

So not only can we search old newspapers for these gems, we can get transcriptions and get directed to the location of the obituaries from these indexes.

Here is a list of alternative means to newspaper searching to find obituary information:

(Updated February, 2018; added links are in Bold)

General U.S.

Illinois

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Illinois Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Indiana

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Indiana Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Iowa

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Iowa Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Kansas

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Kansas Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Michigan

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Michigan Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Minnesota

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Minnesota Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Missouri

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Missouri Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Nebraska

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Nebraska Online Historical Newspapers Summary

North Dakota

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on North Dakota Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Ohio

Ohio Obituary Index - This index is HUGE!
Akron Beacon Journal Obituary Indexes

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Ohio Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Oklahoma

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Oklahoma Online Historical Newspapers Summary

South Dakota

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on South Dakota Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Wisconsin

If you wish to search this state's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Wisconsin Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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3 Comments

Debby link

2/10/2018 09:47:52 am

Check out our website for indexes to Kokomo Tribune Obituaries (Howard County, Indiana); Peru Tribune obituaries (Miami County, Indiana), Logansport Pharos Tribune obituaries (Cass County, Indiana) as well as Kokomo area miscellaneous obituaries.

Nancy Mancuso link

3/3/2018 04:00:38 pm

I'm from Omaha Nebraska I would like to ask if you would put me on your list. .
These are the blogs that I have work on down at the library in Omaha Nebraska.
Nancy Mancuso

Obituaries from Omaha, Nebraska, Newspapers : http://nancymancuso.blogspot.com/

Obituaries from American Citizen Newspaper, Omaha, Nebraska : http://nmancuso.blogspot.com/

Obituaries from Omaha Guide Newspaper in Omaha Nebraska : http://obituariesfromomahaguidenewspaper.blogspot.com/

Obituaries from South Omaha Sun Newspaper : http://obituariesfromsouthomahasunnewspaper.blogspot.com/

Graveyard Obituaries : http://nancy-mancuso.blogspot.com/