hi all, i had this thought a few days ago and wanted to share it with you. When you are looking for an obituary, it is possible, that the family did not put one in the newspaper. one reason that a family may not wish to publish one is for the security and safety of the family. a widow i know in my town, did not publish her husband's obit because she did not want strangers knowing that she was now alone. also, another reason is the cost of running the obit in some newspapers is astronomical. Just a thought when you run into that brick wall relating to obits. Linda __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/