Lucille, In response to your question about how to find out what funeral home was in charge at the time of your relative's funeral - IF you know where the person is buried, you can contact the cemetery organization, if one exists, to find out which funeral homes usually provide services for that area. If there is no organization behind the cemetery, then you can check with area churches (especially if you know the church that your relatives usually belonged to) to see who they deal with most often. While it's true that a lot of funeral homes have gone out of business since the early 1900s, they are most often bought out by someone still in existence and often their records are stored somewhere. You could also try the yellow pages - or talk to the organist at a Catholic church. The organist can usually tell you which homes are still family run and offer the best chance at locating records or knowing where they are. I hope this gives you a few ideas. Donnell