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Obituary Lookup Volunteers
Ohio


Please follow these guidelines when making a lookup request:

  • If this is your first request, read Making a Request.
  • To find the county for your lookup request, use the USA County Lookup.
  • Before making a request, do a quick Web Search in case the obituary is available there.
  • If you don't know the exact date for a death from 1913 through 1937, use the Ohio Death Certificate Index (1913-1937) to find the date of death before you make a request.
  • If you find a volunteer for your area, use the listing's Email link to send your request directly to him or her.  If you don't find a volunteer, send your request to the mailing list (see OBIT-LOOKUPS-L Mailing List for subscription information).
  • After receiving a lookup, post or publish the obituary or an abstract to help other researchers.
  • Please do not send the same request to more than one volunteer.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - Please consider volunteering
for your area, even on a limited basis, because every lookup
helps someone.  Becoming a Volunteer has more information.


Volunteer listings are by county, with statewide listings last, and related statewide links below.  The areas the volunteer covers and the resources available are listed along with the volunteer's name and e-mail address, and web page if any.  Entries in green are web sites for libraries, newspapers, death records, cemeteries, and genealogical/historical societies.  Many library web sites have information about local obituaries and newspapers. 

County City or Town/Newspapers/Libraries, Etc. Volunteer
Allen Lookups at the Lima Public Library in Allen County Charlotte M-
WebPage
Ashland Ashland Times-Gazette (1900-P, some dates missing), Ashland Public Library
Exact dates needed - index not available		 Patricia O -
Ashtabula Ashtabula, Jefferson, Geneva, Madison,Kingsville, Conneaut, Orwell Carol L -
Athens Athens Obituary Book Lookups (1900-1929) Eve O -
Auglaize Lookups at the Wapakoneta Public Library in Auglaize County Charlotte M-
WebPage
Belmont Barnsville Enterprise Obit Lookups at Library
Also Check Website for Obits, Deaths, Marriages, Births and Military Information		 Cheryl S -
WebPage
Butler The Middletown Journal - Obits (Last 90 Days) WebPage
Butler Southwest Butler County Genealogical Society WebPage
Butler Middletown Public Library - Genealogy Research Form.   Fee for copies and postage. WebPage
Butler Middletown Public Library - Genealogy Page WebPage
Butler Middletown, Trenton, Oxford, Hamilton, Part of Cincinnati and Dayton - Cincinnati Enquirer, Middleton Journal, Dayton Daily News
** Limit of 2 Requests Per Month **		 Joanne D -
Butler Middletown: Woodside Cemetery - Current Obituaries and Request Form for Older Ones WebPage
Butler   Opal B -
Champaign   Candy G -
Clark Springfield News Sun - Covers Springfield area (Index Available) Teresa D -
Clark   Candy G -
Clark   Stephanie G -
Columbiana Ohio Historical Society Newspaper Collection at the Ohio Historical Society Peg B - Sabbatical
Clark Clark County Public Library Obituary Index (1920-P) - Fee for Copies WebPage
Coshocton Lookups Up To 1977 Norma K -
Cuyahoga Cleveland Plain Dealer - Obits (Last 5 Months) WebPage
Cuyahoga Cleveland/The News-Herald (2000-P). Click on "Looking for Past Obituaries" at the bottom of the News web page for past obits. WebPage
Cuyahoga Cleveland Necrology File (1850-1975) WebPage
Cuyahoga Cleveland Cemeteries - Cemetery information, free burial information, gravestone photos for a fee WebPage
Cuyahoga Lakewood/Births Prior to 1909 WebPage
Cuyahoga Fairview Park Library Don L -
Cuyahoga Cleveland and Surrounding Area Darlene M -
Darke Greenville Public Library
Fee for copies		 WebPage
Darke Daily Advocate, Early Bird Pat J - Sabbatical
Darke Union City (1880-P) Suzanne S -
Darke Obituaries from the Union City Evening Times and Union City Times-Gazette (1934-41) WebPage
Darke DCOWeb Obituaries Board WebPage
Delaware Delaware County Public Library - Obituary Copies (Self-addressed Stamped Envelope required, plus possible small fee for copies) WebPage
Erie   Norma M -
Erie   Deb C -
Erie RB Hayes Obituary Index.  Fee for full text. WebPage
Fairfield Amanda, Baltimore, Bremen, Carroll, Millersport, Pleasantville, Rushville, Sugar Grove Charlotte D -
Fairfield Lancaster/Fairfield County Library/
Lancaster Eagle Gazette (formerly the Daily Eagle
and the Lancaster Gazette)		 Charlotte D -
Franklin Columbus Area/The Columbus Dispatch Becky F - Sabbatical
Franklin The Columbus Dispatch - Obituaries for this month and last month WebPage
Franklin The Columbus Dispatch Archives - Obituaries and/or Death Notices (1985-P) - Partial availability for earlier years. Fee for full text. Free registration required. WebPage
Greene Greene County Public Library - Ask a Local History or Genealogy Question - Fee for Copies & Postage WebPage
Greene Xenia Public Library Lookups, 1 or 2 Week Turnaround Time Shirley L -
Hamilton The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
==>Obituaries or death notices with exact citations, including name of newspaper, date, and page: (e.g., item appeared in Cincinnati Enquirer on July 25, 1925 on page 25): Call 513-369-6973. Limit three names per phone call; one phone call per hour; multiple calls required for lists of more than 3 names of decedents.
==>Obituary or death notice searches for which only the exact date of death or burial (either/or required) is known: e-mail the Magazines & Newspapers Dept. at magazines@cincinnatilibrary.org . In addition to the information about the decedent(s), please provide your name, mailing address, phone number, and fax number (if applicable).
==>Fees are 25 cents per page, which includes postage; invoice sent with copies; no SASE necessary.		 WebPage
Hamilton The Cincinnati Enquirer (1999-P)Fee for full text. WebPage
Hamilton The Cincinnati Post (3/17/1997-P) WebPage
Hancock Findlay/Findlay Courier
Hancock Co Courthouse and Health Dept		 Shirley M -
Hancock Findlay Courier, Fostoria Review/Indx Karen F -
Highland Highland County District Library WebPage
Huron Clarksfield, New London, Ruggles Dianne -
Knox Mt Vernon Public Library - Genealogy Request Services WebPage
Knox   Mary Ann K -
Lake Painesville Telegraph (1822-1986) and the News-Herald (1986-2000) Jerry H -
Lake   Kathy F -
Lake The News-Herald - Obits (5/9/2000-P) WebPage
Lawrence Briggs Lawrence County Library, Daily Irontonian, Daily Register, Ironton Daily News, Ironton Democrat, Ironton Journal, Ironton Register. Ironton Tribune, Ironton Weekly Republican, Morning Irontonian, Saturday Irontonian, Semi-Weekly Irontonian, Semi-Weekly Register, Spirit of Times Teresa M -
Licking Newark Public Library Genealogy & Local History WebPage
Licking Licking County Genealogical Society WebPage
Lorain Elyria/Lorain Library Marilyn T -
Lucas   Rochelle B -
Lucas Toledo Blade Obituaries (1835-Present), Lucas County Marriage Records (1835-1950) Terri C -
Lucas Toledo/Toledo Blade Archives (10/1996-P)
Fee for Full Text		 WebPage
Lucas Toledo/Toledo Public Library
Obituary Lookups - Fee for Copies		 WebPage
Mahoning Youngstown Library - Genealogical Information WebPage
Mahoning   Ronald O -
Mahoning Youngstown Carol C -
Marion Marion Public Library WebPage
Marion Marion Star Newspaper.  Marion County Public Library.  Waiting List Debbie B -
Medina   Norman W -
Montgomery Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library/Dayton Newspaper Index (1985-P) WebPage
Montgomery Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library/Historical Obituaries Index Search Form (1850-1890) WebPage
Montgomery Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library/Genealogy Resources and Services. Fee for copies. WebPage
Montgomery Dayton/Dayton Daily News Pat J - Sabbatical
Morrow Mt. Gilead/Mor. Co Sentinel, Register Herbert W -
Morrow   Mary Ann K -
Muskingum Zanesville/Newspapers 1814-Present Doug K -
Muskingum   Mary Ellen -
Pickaway Pickaway County District Public Library WebPage
Pickaway Pickaway County Historical & Genealogical Society - Fee for research WebPage
Pike   Sheri F -
Preble The Register-Herald - Obits (2000-P). Click on "Archives" for non-current obits. Eaton, Eldorado, Lewisburg, New Paris, West Alexandria WebPage
Ross   Sheri F -
Sandusky RB Hayes Obituary Index.  Fee for full text. WebPage
Seneca RB Hayes Obituary Index.  Fee for full text. WebPage
Stark Alliance Review newspaper, "spotty" coverage from 1871-1959, full coverage from 1961 to the present.  Fee for full text copies. ($1) WebPage
Stark Stark County Library Genealogy Department and the Canton Repository (HS Yearbooks, Phone Books, etc.) JoAnn S - Sabbatical
Stark Louisville Public Library Obituary Database - Fee for copies WebPage
Stark Stark County Library Genealogy Request Forms - Fee for copies.
Other types of records also available		 WebPage
Trumball Warren, Niles Carol C -
Trumbull Warren-Trumbull County Public Library Local History & Genealogy Center.   E-Mail Reference: Fee for copies. WebPage
Trumball   Ronald O -
Tuscarawas Tuscarawas County USGenWeb Webpage
Tuscarawas Times-Reporter Larry B -
Tuscarawas County Death Records Vol 1-3 (1867-1908) Joanette S -
Warren   Opal B -
Williams Williams County and Bryan Newspaper Obituary Database WebPage
Wood   Rochelle B -
*Statewide* Ohio Historical Society Newspaper Collection - Long Waiting List Mark W -
*Statewide* Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Death Certificate Index (1913-1937) - Searchable		 WebPage

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