Someone told me you can also get one at the county level for less money but I did not try that as I already had one from the state for my biological mother. On Mar 20, 2014, at 4:40 PM, Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen wrote: > getting a death cert is $16, how much is the transcription cost? > > Thanks, > Gail > > ~ Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen ~ > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Joyce Finch <joycef14@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> Pam, >> The Los Angeles Times only has obits for famous people. So you would need >> to know where in Los Angeles County that person lived so you could check in >> one of the city newspapers (of which there are many). I would get someone >> on the list to transcribe the death record for you. (I just paid someone >> to do that). Then you would know where the person lived so you could >> contact the local newspaper. >> Joyce >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:40 AM, <ssshoe@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Thanks everyone for the suggestions on finding obits. >>> >>> These 2 individuals are not on Find A Grave (already checked). Not sure >> if the library closest to me has Pro Quest. >>> I do not know where they lived - other than according to the CA Death >> Index they died in Los Angeles. >>> >>> The two people I am trying to find obits for are as follows: >>> >>> 1. Robert Knox Pierson - D/O/D - 12-17-1949 - Los Angeles >>> >>> 2. Katherine Elizabeth (Evans) Boyle - D/O/D - 1-26-1952 - Los Angeles >>> (Katherine was the mother of the well known writer and novelist Kay >> Boyle!) >>> >>> I do understand that one needs to know where a person lived to write to >> that library - but I do not have that info, and thus my confusion about >> where to write to for the info. Los Angeles seems to be quite difficult in >> that respect. Usually one writes to a local genealogy society for help in >> getting obits...but that doesn't seem to be the case in Los Angeles? Not >> that easy. >>> I tried looking in City Directories as well-couldn't find them..but I >> believe both of them may have been living with other relatives. >>> >>> Thank you for any help! >>> >>> Pam >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It sometimes takes as long as a year to get a document from the State. Counties are easier. Sometimes you need too much documentation to get Certs from L.A. County, that's why I asked for a transcription from someone that goes to the records office. Sent from my iPad On Mar 20, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: > Someone told me you can also get one at the county level for less money but I did not try that as I already had one from the state for my biological mother. > > > On Mar 20, 2014, at 4:40 PM, Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen wrote: > >> getting a death cert is $16, how much is the transcription cost? >> >> Thanks, >> Gail >> >> ~ Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen ~ >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Joyce Finch <joycef14@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> Pam, >>> The Los Angeles Times only has obits for famous people. So you would need >>> to know where in Los Angeles County that person lived so you could check in >>> one of the city newspapers (of which there are many). I would get someone >>> on the list to transcribe the death record for you. (I just paid someone >>> to do that). Then you would know where the person lived so you could >>> contact the local newspaper. >>> Joyce >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:40 AM, <ssshoe@cox.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks everyone for the suggestions on finding obits. >>>> >>>> These 2 individuals are not on Find A Grave (already checked). Not sure >>> if the library closest to me has Pro Quest. >>>> I do not know where they lived - other than according to the CA Death >>> Index they died in Los Angeles. >>>> >>>> The two people I am trying to find obits for are as follows: >>>> >>>> 1. Robert Knox Pierson - D/O/D - 12-17-1949 - Los Angeles >>>> >>>> 2. Katherine Elizabeth (Evans) Boyle - D/O/D - 1-26-1952 - Los Angeles >>>> (Katherine was the mother of the well known writer and novelist Kay >>> Boyle!) >>>> >>>> I do understand that one needs to know where a person lived to write to >>> that library - but I do not have that info, and thus my confusion about >>> where to write to for the info. Los Angeles seems to be quite difficult in >>> that respect. Usually one writes to a local genealogy society for help in >>> getting obits...but that doesn't seem to be the case in Los Angeles? Not >>> that easy. >>>> I tried looking in City Directories as well-couldn't find them..but I >>> believe both of them may have been living with other relatives. >>>> >>>> Thank you for any help! >>>> >>>> Pam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message