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*[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://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
*[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==
==Overview==

Latest revision as of 17:09, 3 November 2023

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Overview[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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:


FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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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