Re MN death certificates. Simply go to the MHS Death certificate index. Put the name in and click okay. If the person died in Minnesota the name will come up. For a shorter search put in the death date or other requestion information. I have found the mothers maiden name, county of birth and birth dates. The information is there only if it was given by someone. Print it out. If you don't see on the web site, you won't see it on the official death certifcate, and it won't cost you anything. Bev Carlson Minneapolis MN Researching, Carlson, Alvig, Arbus, Swatez, Skillings, Krank,Buchholz to name a few.