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From: "Linda Hendley" <>
Subject: Re: [NEBRRoots-L] Re: Obituary/Death Help...
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 06:05:02 -0700


Hi yes I have to agree with the funeral home because I contacted Forest lawn
in Omaha, and they had a wealth of information about all my family and even
copied the internment papers and sent on. Try that. Linda
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Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 5:45 AM
Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] Re: Obituary/Death Help...

>In a message dated 9/8/98 5:47:10 PM Central Daylight Time,

>writes:
>
>>
>We need to remember that for many people, an obit in the paper was too
>costly--even today most of them are paid obits (which is why they can be
>copied and reprinted without a lot of copyright hassle). Unless an
individual
>was a public figure, many times the family didn't feel it was
>necessary--especially the way news travels in a small town. If the paper
was
>a weekly, often the funeral was over before the next edition was published
and
>so there was never an obit published. You might try checking with funeral
>homes in business at the time, if they still exist. They might be able to
>give more information about the ancestors in question.
>
>Karen
>
>

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