One other thing I did last month was call the local library and ask for a look up in an old city directory or phone book for the year before the person died. I found them !!! On 5/30/07, Maria Celano <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you - I will try all avenues. > > > from Maria > Melbourne, Victoria, Australia > > On 5/30/07, Peggie Longwell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maria- > > > > > > Ref: A death in NY and burial in NJ in the 1960s the obit should mention > > where the interment would occur. Try checking for the local newspapers > > online in the town where the person died. Check from the date of death > and > > for about another week. > > I live in a small town in OR and the 2 papers here tend to > supplementeach > > other -the daily gives the initial notice and the weekly usually gives a > > large column to any tribute written by the family and submitted. > > > > Also, you could check online for the mortuary in the place of death and > ask > > for a copy of their record for the person. Our local paper here prints > a > > listing of ALL those who they have buried-[one list going back the full > 120 > > years-the other only 79] every Memorial weekend. It is an awesome idea > and > > has been a great assistance in my own searches for my husband's family. > > > > G'Day > > Peggie in OR > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 > > 1:01 PM > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"