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/UW.2ADE/1692.1 Message Board Post: In the California Death Index there are Lobdell, Leroy William - born 8 May 1881 Michigan & died 23 Jan. 1948 in Nevada Co., Calif. with father's surname Lodbell & mother's maiden name Coster. Lobdell, Hattie M. - born 2 Aug. 1893 Calif. & died 10 May 1968 in Alameda Co., Calif. with mother's maiden name Graniche. Lobdell, Catherine - born 13 Nov 1875 Michigan and died 4 May 1943 Yolo Co., Calif. with mother's maiden name Armbruster. You might be able to find their obits by doing an interlibrary loan of microfilm of the death area newspapers. There is usually a small interlibrary loan fee.