Gloria, The Oregon Death Index includes deaths between 1903 and 1998. A few are missing, but it is fairly complete. Dan was right about the Oregon Privacy Act, which only allows access to death certificates to immediate family or a representative of the deceased, at a cost of $15. After fifty years, access isn't restricted, and copies of many of the death certificates are available for $.25 from the Oregon Archives. Pat patpalmer5@home.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/l/Patricia-L-Palmer/ Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://raogk.rootsweb.com/index.html