My father died in 2006. His death certificate lists the specific cause of death, the underlying medical condition and another condition that contributed significantly to his death. The funeral director obtained the death certificate from the borough in which the funeral home is located, not the borough in which my father died. -----Original Message----- "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <bmcdon@ptd.net> wrote: "I think in contemporary NJ certificates, the cause of death is no longer filled out on the form at all."