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Online Resources

1899-2012 United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 at FamilySearch; index and images — How to Use this Collection
1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Online Iowa Death Records Indexes and Obituaries, by county
IAGenWeb Obituaries
Iowa Genealogical Society obituaries index
Iowa Statewide Obituary and Death Notice Collection, GenealogyBuff.com
Central Iowa Obituaries, GenealogyBuff.com
Iowa Obituaries
Iowa Counties Historical Obituaries at GenWeb
Iowa Obituaries
Iowa Obituary Volunteers that will look up obituaries.
Obituary Collection Search at Ancestry.com

Specific Counties

1796-1986 Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988 at FamilySearch

Overview

Obituaries, or death notices, have been published in Iowa since the 1800s. Obituaries may provide such information as the age of the deceased, birth date, birthplace (including town and country of birth), names of parents and siblings, name of spouse, names and residences of living children, death date, cause of death, place of burial, maiden name, and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned as well. Obituaries may occasionally indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and organizations to which the deceased belonged.

Publications

The "Obituaries" and "Newspapers" pages list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them.

The FamilySearch Library has two large alphabetical collections of Iowa obituaries. The original collections are at the Iowa Genealogical Society, where most of the obituaries were collected. These obituaries date from about 1850 to 1991. These collections are:

Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). Iowa Obituaries, 1860–1982. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987). FS Library films 1487572 item 3 (first film of 101).

Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). Obituary Cards, 1850-1991. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991). FS Library film 1766206 item 2 (first film of 87).

FamilySearch Library

Obituary notices are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

IOWA - OBITUARIES
IOWA, [COUNTY] - OBITUARIES
IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - OBITUARIES
IOWA - NEWSPAPERS
IOWA, [COUNTY] - NEWSPAPERS
IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS

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 == Online Resources ==
-*'''2001-2014''' - {{RecordSearch|2311973|Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
+*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''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 and images<br>
 *[http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Online Iowa Death Records Indexes and Obituaries], by county
 *[http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm IAGenWeb Obituaries]
 *[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5175 Iowa Genealogical Society obituaries index]
-*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/iowa_newspaper_obituaries.htm Ancestor Hunt online Iowa obituaries]
 *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/statewide/webbbs_config.pl Iowa Statewide Obituary and Death Notice Collection], GenealogyBuff.com
 *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/ia-central.htm Central Iowa Obituaries], GenealogyBuff.com
 *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IA/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Iowa Obituaries]
-*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} — index and images
+*[http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm Iowa Counties] Historical Obituaries at GenWeb
+*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ia/obitsia.htm Iowa Obituaries]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/volia.html?cj=1&o_xid=0001177077&o_lid=0001177077 Iowa Obituary] Volunteers that will look up obituaries.
+*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=18 Obituary Collection Search] at Ancestry.com
+===Specific Counties===
+*'''1796-1986''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3740406 Iowa, Buchanan County Obituaries and Cemetery Records, ca.1796-1988] at FamilySearch
+==Overview==
 Obituaries, or death notices, have been published in Iowa since the 1800s. Obituaries may provide such information as the age of the deceased, birth date, birthplace (including town and country of birth), names of parents and siblings, name of spouse, names and residences of living children, death date, cause of death, place of burial, maiden name, and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned as well. Obituaries may occasionally indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and organizations to which the deceased belonged.
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 The "[[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]" and "[[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]]" pages list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them.
-The Family History Library has two large alphabetical collections of Iowa obituaries. The original collections are at the Iowa Genealogical Society, where most of the obituaries were collected. These obituaries date from about 1850 to 1991. These collections are:
+The FamilySearch Library has two large alphabetical collections of Iowa obituaries. The original collections are at the Iowa Genealogical Society, where most of the obituaries were collected. These obituaries date from about 1850 to 1991. These collections are:
-*Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). ''Iowa Obituaries, 1860–1982''. <ref> ''Iowa Obituaries, 1860–1982'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. {{FHL|483470|item|disp=FHL films 1487572 item 3 (first film of 101)}}. </ref>
+*Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). ''Iowa Obituaries, 1860–1982''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987). {{FSC|483470|item|disp=FS Library films 1487572 item 3 (first film of 101)}}.
-*Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). ''Obituary Cards, 1850-1991''. <ref> ''Obituary Cards, 1850-1991'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. ({{FHL|521213item|disp=FHL film 1766206 item 2 (first film of 87)}}.) </ref>
+*Iowa Genealogical Society (Des Moines, Iowa). ''Obituary Cards, 1850-1991''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991). {{FSC|521213item|disp=FS Library film 1766206 item 2 (first film of 87)}}.
-== Websites ==
-*The [http://www.qcmemory.org/ Davenport Public Library] has&nbsp;Obituaries on-line&nbsp;by clicking on Local databases.
-*[http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm Iowa Counties] Historical Obituaries at GenWeb
-*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/obituary-search-engines-2.htm#Iowa%20Obituary%20Search%20Engine%20and%20Obituary%20Index Iowa Newspaper Obituaries]
-*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ia/obitsia.htm Iowa Obituaries]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/volia.html?cj=1&o_xid=0001177077&o_lid=0001177077 Iowa Obituary] Volunteers that will look up obituaries.
-*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=18 Obituary Collection Search] at Ancestry.com
-== Family History Library ==
+== FamilySearch Library ==
 Obituary notices are listed in the Place Search of the [[FamilySearch Catalog Title Search|FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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