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Subject: Re: Long Closed Funeral Home's Records
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 07:04:58 -0700

> I am trying to find the funeral/burial records from a long closed
> funeral home in Rochester, NY. The Staunchen Funeral Home was
> located on North Street. The building was torn down and replaced
> with a bridge over an expressway. It catered to the German
> population, who lived in that part of town. My family used the
> funeral home during the 1890s for three different funerals.
>
> The business closed shortly after 1900, with the death of the owner.
> City directories show that it was briefly run by another mortician,
> but closed for good after a year or so. The building remained
> vacant until it was demolished.
>
> I have checked with local morticians who were in business during
> that period, but they have no knowlege of the business nor any idea
> where the funeral records went. The local history division of the
> Rochester Public Library's clipping file on funeral homes does not
> go back far enough to be helpful.
>
> Any suggestions on where I should look next for Staunchen's funeral
> records?
>
> Dan Hines
>

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I wonder if you might be able to check the local cemeteries
to try to learn if there was one in particular where most of the
burials handled by the Staunchen's funeral home took place. The
cemetery might have records that still might be on file. Even if
the cemetery is a small one that is no longer in active use or has
its own operating office, those records might have been taken over
by a city office. I found this to be true when researching the
deaths of some of my ancestors in Portland, OR.



Jan Weber
Linden, CA

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