This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1009.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Minnie, I wasn't able to find a dc for Charles at the Recorders office, the reason for this is the County sends the origional to the State and keeps a copy for themselves, sometimes they fail to keep a copy.. There was two dc's on file one for Sofia the other for Gordon Albin Joseph Lundell, I transcribed his for more info, hope it helps....Alma Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 11, page 457 Sofia Inga Lundell Death date: Jan 26, 1938 Time: 2:30 p.m. Age: 78 yrs, 2 mon, 10 days Sex: Female Color/Race: White Martial status: Widowed Occupation: Housewife Birthdate: Nov 18, 1859 Birthplace: Sweden Name and birthplace of Mother: Stina Maria Jonson, Sweden Name and birthplace of Father: Peter Hokanson, Sweden Name of spouse: Carl Alfred Lundell Length of residence in City-Town-Rural Dist. of death: 36 yrs, in CA: 36 yrs In U.S., if of Foreign Birth: 52 yrs Residence: Rt. 3 Box 496, Hilmar, CA Place of death: Home Burial date: Feb 1, 1938 Burial place: Hilmar Cemetery Funeral director: Guy Funeral Chapel, Turlock Informant: Henry Lundell, Rt. 3 Box 496, Hilmar Cause of death: Carcinoma of Breast and Metastasis to lung & liver A.S. Julien M.D., Turlock ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 5, page 434 Gordon Albin Joseph Lundell Death date: Feb 14, 1922 sex: Male Age: 3 yrs, 7 mon, 23 days Birthdate: June 22, 1918 Birthplace: Antioch, CA Length of residence at place of death: 3 yrs, 6 mon. Name and birthplace of Mother: Martha Schultz, Pittsburg, CA Name and birthplace of Father: Albin J. Lundell, Waverly, Neb. Place of death: Irwin Burial date: Feb 17, 1922 Place of burial: Turlock Undertaker: R.C. Geckler, Turlock Informant: A.J. Lundell, Hilmar Cause of death: Accidental Strangulation