Thanks to Rich Reese the Lackawanna PAGenWeb site now has in index to the Scranton Republican Newspaper 1886 Obituaries. Information includes, where available: date Published; Age; Birth; Birthplace; Death date; Father; Mother; Spouse; Children Occupation; Street; County; City; Cemetery; and Church, plus Notes. For best results, use the search engine at http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html Or go direction to http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/news/obits1886a.html Susan -- Lackawanna County, PA, USGenWeb ~o~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/