Free Minnesota Obituaries and Obituary Index Links

6/3/2020

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 more 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 or index lists provide the location in old newspapers where the obituary can be found. Sometimes the obituary clipping or transcription is even provided.

Below is a list of links to Minnesota obituary indexes, an alternative means to newspaper searching to find obituary information. If the newspaper clippings are available, or if the obituaries are transcribed, they will be denoted. Please be aware that if you find a desired obituary in an index, that the holder of the actual obituary (e.g., library or genealogical society) may charge a small fee to send you a copy of the obituary itself.

(Updated June, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

General U.S.

Minnesota

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

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2 Comments

Linda Hansen

2/17/2019 07:46:58 am

The links took me to familysearch.org's website, not exactly where I was expecting to be directed to. I wanted to also take the time to let you know that when I click on links for other "historical" newspapers, I am directed to the current paper in whichever place I'm trying to research.

Hilma Jenus link

3/14/2019 02:02:28 pm

Two of my great-grandparents died and were buried in Minnesota. On my maternal side: Dr. Bernhard Gabrielsen Lambrechts, Born: Norway 15 April 1828. Died: Granite Falls, MN 20 March 1907. On my paternal side: Ingebjørg Halvorsdotter Berge Brekke, Born: Morgedal, Norway 27 Feb 1838. Died: MN, USA somewhere near Thief River Falls, 1 June 1916. I'd like to know where I can read the obituary for each of them, since I last saw the printed copy about 25 years ago! From Hilma Jenus