This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3U.2ADE/1329.1 Message Board Post: Did you specifically try ordering the death certificate from California and they told you they didn't have it? The problem with Los Angeles obituaries is that the newspaper there does not have adequate space to publish an obituary notice for every citizen (such a large population), so you will need to try alternate methods to get information. Check with the probate courts for Los Angeles to see if she has a last will and testament on file which would contain names and addresses of family members. Why did you think she may have died in Arizona--have you received reliable information about that or had you just heard a rumor? keith345@hotmail.com