The City of Batavia Clerk should have a copy of your death certificate i the person died in the city. If the person died outside of the city and is buried in the city of Batavia there should be a certificate of internment, this goes for all towns and cities in New York State ( i'm not sure about New York City). An obituary should be on file with the Genese County Historian. Both places charge a fee for lookups and copies. try www.batavianewyork.com and www.co.genesee.ny.us as for the catholic church there is more than one in Batavia ___________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/month -visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!