i apologise if i missed a bit but i dont see anything in the request about her death... maybe i'm just butting in but it looks from here that your reply is not very tactful... however, you are right about the death certs being useful and if you search roots web for the surname you can get an idea of the areas the family settled and that willl give you a head start. plus you can search the ssdi and get any certificates at the cheaper rate. madmclean "Steve Della Rocchetta" <sdr12198@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:3CE32954.E1D4714E@pacbell.net... > Hi Lori > > If she passed on the the US and you know what state this should be easy. > Just request her death certificate all states have that service. If you > know the month and year of her death the cost is about 5$. If not a 10 > year search is about 28$. The death cerificate in most cases has her > place of birth the name of her parents and her cause of death. Also > Cemeteries can be helpful if know where she was buried. > The url for all the states is listed in the following site. > www.state.XX.us. If you ever need any help just email us. > visit my family site http://www.dellarocchetta.com/ > > Ciao Steve Della Rocchetta > > Lori wrote: > > > I am looking for my Birth Mother "Rosealie Florenza". She was > > originally from Newark New Jersey <USA>. If any one who reads this > > knows of "Rosealie" or ANY of the FLORENZA family, please contact > > me......... > > > > With Sincere Thanks, > > > > Lori........... > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.365 / Virus Database: 202 - Release Date: 24/05/02