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Obituaries provide information such as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents; names and residences of living children; relatives and other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Deceased family members are also frequently mentioned. The obituary may indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religious affiliation, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved. | Obituaries provide information such as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents; names and residences of living children; relatives and other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Deceased family members are also frequently mentioned. The obituary may indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religious affiliation, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved. | ||
Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from: | |||
== Obituary Resources on Line == | |||
*The [http://www.archive.org/details/centralillinoiso00cus Internet Archive] may occasionally have published books which include a collection of obituaries. To search this archive, type ''Illinois Obituaries'' in the search box. | |||
===Additional Obituary Resources=== | |||
[[United States Obituaries]] and [[United States Newspapers]] list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that publish them. | [[United States Obituaries]] and [[United States Newspapers]] list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that publish them. | ||
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