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From: "Sharon J. Yokaitis" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-IRISH] Funeral Home records
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 21:16:21 -0400
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One thing I have also learned about funeral home records is that there still may be a chance even the particular funeral home is now out of business. Very often the records will end up in another home. The funeral home business has historically been a tight community. What I have done is call another one in the same city and asked the owner who he thinks might have the records. More than once I have been successfully directed in that regard.

If, e.g., it is Catholic Lithuanian records I am looking for, I try to find another home which looks like it might serve the Lithuanian community in the area, or at least ones which serve Catholics primarily. There is a lot of institutional memory with funeral home directors.

Sharon in Boston

Jane and Paul Kolar wrote:

> Hi all,
> Someone mentioned funeral home records recently and since we're talking about helpful records, I thought it ok to mention this.
> >From an obit, I knew the funeral home responsible for my g uncle/aunt (whom I was at a brick wall with). I looked up the funeral home on an internet yellow pages site. (Lucky for me they are still in business.) So I wrote to them. The funeral home sent me uncertified death certificates and personal information about them as well as survivors and their addresses. The addresses were a little out of date, but I at least knew the area where they lived and the married name of their daughter.
> Just a thought for those at a brick wall this might help. Don't forget to include a SASE when you write to the funeral home!
> Best wishes,
> Jane Kolar

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