This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Georgia1910 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/19031.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Since he lived in Ecorse, try the Downriver Genealogical Society to see if they could help you with a local newspaper. http://downrivergenealogy.org/ For the Detroit newspapers, the main Detroit Public Library has them on microfilm and will do a search for a fee. See following for more information: http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/specialservice/detroit-newspaper-search-0 Or you could see if someone from the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research could help you. Select "Contact" in the lower left hand side and then "Query Researcher". www.dsgr.org Was he an inmate or have you found him in Ecorse on the 1940 census? If an inmate, not a patient, it's possible that there is no death notice/obituary. Eloise was a mental hospital but I think they might also have had a general hospital at that time-not sure. Does the death certificate show how long he was in Eloise? He does not appear on the Woodmere Cemetery index. It's not in River Rouge but it is fairly close to RR. The "A Directory of Cemeteries in Wayne County, Michigan" by Pamela L. Lazar published in 1982 does not show any cemeteries in River Rouge nor does the State's list. It may be that neither has all the cemeteries. Maybe the city could tell you what cemeteries are in River Rouge. Was he Catholic? There is a Catholic cemetery in Ecorse called St. Francis Xavier. According the book it was also known as Ecorse cemetery. 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.