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-Obituaries are&nbsp;a good&nbsp;source of biographical information. They&nbsp;can include religion, birth, marriage, and death information, names of parents, siblings,&nbsp;children, and extended family. There are a few indexes to obituaries for Utah newspapers at the Family History Library. Some newspapers have indexes on-line through the Internet. The "[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]" section of this outline describes available newspaper resources.
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-There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering&nbsp;1850 to 1970. This index also&nbsp;includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears.&nbsp;It is in:&nbsp;
+== Online Resources ==
+*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images<br>
+*'''1850-2005''' {{RecordSearch|2302011|Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers}} at FamilySearch; index & images
+*'''1933-1939''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3238 Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook] at Ancestry - index only ($)
+*'''2010-2013''' {{RecordSearch|2285847|Utah ObitsUtah Obituary Index}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62189/ Ancestry]'' ($)
+*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/ Utah Obituaries] at Legacy.com
+*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ut.htm Utah Obituaries] at Obituary Link Page
-''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=189434&disp=Obituary+index+file+to+the+Salt+Lake+Tri++ films 821636–99].) This index is also available at the Salt Lake Public Library, the Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Utah State Historical Society.
+===Specific Counties===
+*'''1959-2013:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2427925 Utah, Tremonton and Garland Obituaries, 1959-2013] at FamilySearch
+===Germans from Russia===
+*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch  - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] index & images
+== Overview  ==
+Obituaries are a good source of biographical information. They can include religion, education, and accomplishments, as well as birth, marriage, and death information, names of parents, siblings, children, and extended family.
+For information on '''national''' newspaper sources for obituaries see [[United States Obituaries]].<br>
+=== Indexes for Utah  ===
+There are a few indexes to obituaries for Utah newspapers in the FamilySearch Library. Some newspapers have indexes on-line through the Internet. [[Utah Newspapers]] describes available newspaper resources.
+There is a combined obituary index for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune covering 1850 to 1970. This index also includes names from other early publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that recorded deaths. It is alphabetical by name of the deceased. The cards give the birth year of the deceased, the date and page of the obituary, and the newspaper(s) in which the obituary appears. It is in:
+*''Obituary Index File to The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as of 31 December 1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Historians Office, 1971. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|189434|title-id|disp=films 821636–99}}.) This index is also available at the [http://www.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake Public Library], the [[Church History Library]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the [[Utah State Historical Society]].
 A similar index is available for the Ogden Standard Examiner in:
-Ogden Branch Genealogical Library. ''Obituary Index to Ogden Standard Examiner, 1888 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200082&disp=Obituary+index+to+Ogden+Standard+Examine%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 934251–57].)
+*Ogden Branch Genealogical Library. ''Obituary Index to Ogden Standard Examiner, 1888 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200082|title-id|disp=films 934251–57}}.)
+Brigham Young University provides the on-line [http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/ucoi/ Utah County Obituary Index]. The index covers from the 1870s to the present.
+Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the FamilySearch Library. To find other indexes or obituary clippings from the newspapers, do a '''Place-name''' search (state, county, and town levels) of the FamilySearch Catalog and select the topic ''Obituaries''.
-An obituary index for Utah County newspapers is available Brigham Young University ([http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/ucoi/]). The index covers from the 1870s to the present.
+If you find a reference to an obituary, look at [[Utah Newspapers]] for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death.
-Local genealogical and historical societies and public libraries maintain clip files of obituaries. Some individuals keep scrapbooks of obituaries and then donate them to the Family History Library. Check the Family History Library Catalog in the&nbsp;Place Search for other indexes or clippings from the newspapers under:
+=== Early Utah Digital Newspapers  ===
-UTAH - OBITUARIES
+To search for old obituaries you may find the [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspaper Project] helpful. This free online source currently has searchable newspapers from 1857 to the present depending on the newspaper.
-UTAH, [COUNTY] - OBITUARIES[[Utah County, Utah|<br>]]
+=== Tips<br>  ===
-UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - OBITUARIES
+See [[United States Newspapers#Tips|United States Newspapers]] for great tips.
-If you find a reference to an obituary, look at the "[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]]" section of this outline for information on obtaining a copy the newspaper. Also, you may want to search the newspaper for the time of death.
+=== '''County Level Obituary Pages for the State of Utah'''  ===
-=== Early Digital Newspapers  ===
+Check the county pages for further sources in each of the counties. Examples:
-To search for old obituaries you may find the [http://digitalnewspapers.org/ Utah Digital Newspapers] helpful. They currently have searchable newspapers up to about 1900 and later depending on the&nbsp;newspaper.
+*Utah county, Utah Wiki Page - [[Utah_County,_Utah#Obituaries|obituary section]]
+*''someday when a county page has an "overflow" obituary section and creates a separate breakout page specifically for "Obituaries of X county"...then add link here as example''
-=== '''Utah County Obituaries'''  ===
+{{Utah|Utah}}
-'''''[[Utah County, Utah/Featured Content|Utah County Vital records]]''''' <!--{12081953699971} --><!--{12081953699972} -->
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-[[Category:Utah|Obituaries]]
+[[Category:Utah, United States]] [[Category:United States Obituaries]]

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