List: Being a FD's wife, I would agree with the response. A public record, minus the financial info, is available through the FH. After all, they published most of it already! Lora ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 7:39 AM Subject: Re: Fuldner Mortuary > Miz Karen and All, > > I took action on your posting, and forwarded the basic portion of > it, minus your name, to a genie friend of mine who is ALSO a Funeral > Director. I wasn't surprised by his return answer! Check it out. > > Barbara Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Karen J. Erickson <kje11@hotmail.com> > To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:06 PM > Subject: Fuldner Mortuary > > I thank of those of you who gave me the address and phone number of the > Fuldner Mortuary. > > > > Just for information purposes; they were very nice but advise that > according to a recent Ohio Supreme court decision, they are not allowed to > give out information. It is confidential. Now I'm wondering if anyone knows > about this supreme court opinion and whether it will restrict other use of > documents for genealogical purposes.... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: (Funeral Director) Del > > To: Barbara Jean Green <bjgreen@infinet.com> > > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:27 AM > > Subject: Re: Funeral Home Records > > Barbara Jean, > Haven't heard anything about this. But I bet the funeral home has gotten > some bum information. Nothing they have, other than the financial > records of the service, is exclusive. It is available in other public > records, cemetery, newspapers, etc. sounds to me like they just didn't want > to take the time to gather the information. Blaming the Ohio Supreme Court > would make it sound official. Not saying they are doing that, but I have > found similar things happening at other funeral homes around the nation. > Not many, but a few. > Regards, > Del > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > >