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.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The records may include:
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Occupation and residence
 * Names of surviving family members
 * Cause of death
 * Date, place and time of funeral services or burial

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

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Surname Range to view the images.

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.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the California Obituaries

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

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * 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
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

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

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, Fresno and Napa Counties, Obituaries, 1974-1997." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society, Napa, and Fresno County Public Library, Fresno.
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