In a message dated 9/8/98 5:47:10 PM Central Daylight Time, MonaNAriz@aol.com writes: > NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com We need to remember that for many people, an obit in the paper was too costly--even today most of them are paid obits (which is why they can be copied and reprinted without a lot of copyright hassle). Unless an individual was a public figure, many times the family didn't feel it was necessary--especially the way news travels in a small town. If the paper was a weekly, often the funeral was over before the next edition was published and so there was never an obit published. You might try checking with funeral homes in business at the time, if they still exist. They might be able to give more information about the ancestors in question. Karen