California, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes obituaries from 1974-1997. It contains an index and images to obituaries from Fresno and Napa Counties. Napa is the more northern of the two counties.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of death
 * The names of other other relatives

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records
 * Use the information found in the record to find probate records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land and property
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of California.
 * California Guided Research
 * California Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present

Family History Library Holdings

 * Fresno Co. Obituary collection, ca. 1960-1985
 * Fresno Bee Obituary index, ca. 1980's - early 1990's
 * Fresno Co. Registers and certificates of death, 1873-1968
 * Fresno Co. Index to deaths, 1889-1950
 * Fresno Public Library. Fresno County surname index, ca. 1900-1950
 * Napa Register obituaries, 1974-1983

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960
 * California Death Index, 1905-1939
 * California Death Index, 1940-1997
 * California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

California, Condados de Fresno y Napa, obituarios (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)