Here are some resources for researching in California: California Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ca.htm California Cemetery Inscriptions Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/ca-cem.htm Santa Clara County Obituary Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/ca-santaclara.htm Santa Barbara County Obituary Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/ca-santabarbara.htm San Francisco County Obituary Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/ca-sanfrancisco.htm Lassen County Obituary Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/ca-lassen.htm Plumas County Obituary Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/ca-plumas.htm Hope these help someone. Bill Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/ Obituary Archive Search Engine http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/ Local Obituary Search Engines http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/other.htm Family Surname Obituary Archives http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/famobit.htm Canadian Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/canada.htm CemSEARCH http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/ ShipSEARCH http://www.obitcentral.com/shipsearch/