Obituaries

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America's Obituaries & Death Notices
Contains the largest and most comprehensive newspaper collection of obituaries and death notices with an easy-to-use interface. Search by name, date range, or text such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members, or other personal information.
Obituary Daily Times
www.rootsweb.com/~obituary
A free searchable index of daily published obituaries across the world. It is distributed by email, and usually has over 2500 entries a day. It is a mailing list and does not contain the actual obituaries, but serves to provide information for family research on a daily basis.
ProQuest Obituaries
Offers more than 10.5 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format from uninterrupted historical archives of top newspapers. Papers inclue Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.