This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tymen_wierstra Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8662.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Helen, Thank you very much for your help. For me the date is enough. His wife died one year before and then there was an obit. They lived in Grand Rapids. So I agree with you that there will very likely be no obit at all. What kind of information could be got from the funeral home? For the record: I live in the Netherlands. I found their mail address, so I could send them an e-mail. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.