With luck, someone will check a local paper and find it for you. If not, then you need a copy or transcript of the DC. Among all the other info (remember a DC is a secondary source so there can be errors) you will find the mortuary handling the arrangements. With luck, the mortuary may be in business under the same name. If not, check the on-line yellow pages. The mortuary may have changed ownership to another family or a corporation. Then, contact the mortuary and if you are lucky they will still have their file with a copy of the obit. If so, case solved. If not, they may have a record of the newspaper(s) it was sent to and you can get help from the paper, or a genealogy volunteer, or microfilm via Inter Library Loan. Fair warning, many mortuaries don't keep those records very well. The file may be in an old box in the back of some cabinet, a corner of the garage or .. .. .. You will need patience and a lot of courtesy in dealing with mortuary staff. I recommend that if possible you or a local volunteer contact them in person. I suggest a small thank you gift (of chocolates?) is in order for their effort and co-oporation. It may also help the next researcher. Phil in SoCal -----Original Message----- From: casolano-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:casolano-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of gds121896@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:36 PM To: CASOLANO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CASOLANO] Need help with obituary This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FY.2ADE/949 Message Board Post: I am writing to request some help with an obituary search. The name is Agness Need who, per Ca. death index, died in Solano Co. April 22, 1963. Thank you for your help. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASOLANO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message