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Have a great day!
Juliana

What Was That Date?
Leilani Spring

After reading the 'Quick Tip' in the 30 September 2005 Newsletter, I thought I would pass along a bit of additional information which I have located.

When posting obituaries that do not give an actual date of death/burial, but only state the day of the week, I go to my 'Calendar' favorite at www.timeanddate.com/date/ where I can enter the year and then look up the week the paper was issued. By doing this, I can then go back to figure out the actual death/burial dates.

Check a Wide Range of Dates
Karen Krugman

When searching for obits I encourage your readers to check up to ten days after the date of death. One tipster said to check up to four days, but I've found some obits as many as six or seven days after the death date. I've also found a few obits that appeared the day the person died.

Check Other States where Family Lives/Lived
Terri Smith

Adding to Rogers "Obituary Tips" of 30 September 2005, check newspapers in the area of close living relatives. I found my grandfather’s obituary in a neighboring state where he had resided twenty years earlier. He had several brothers still living there. In the case of my grandmother who lived in Oklahoma, I found hers in Georgia where her mother had lived in a small town. It never hurts to check, you may have a bonus find.