This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/2816/Fm.2ADE/223 Message Board Post: My great uncle died at the VA Hospital in Leavenworth. His usual residence was in Kansas City, MO. Would the hospital, who was the informant on his death record be responsible for putting out an obit notice for him? The year of his death was 1976. Thanks for any help, Cyrille