Thanks, that was merely intended as a caution. I have all my dates from then. My grandfather died at age 92 in 1978 and my grandmother didn't die until 11 years later at age 98. Every phone book entry after his death was the same as before, even though she continued to live in the same house until a few days before her death. She was admitted to the hospital for the first time in her life with a broken hip and died a few days after. -- Glen Johnson Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wmjohnson1832 -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jackie Serna Sent: July 21, 2007 5:10 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Toronto Reference Library Glen, if you have a death date in 1949 I could check the Toronto Star for an obit. Jackie Glen Johnson wrote: >OK, but my grandmother never changed the telephone entry after my >grandfather died. So the directory entry could continue to read Sidney, or >just "S". >Glen Johnson >Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada > >