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Ancestry.com - Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries $

Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.

FamilySearch Wiki - California Obituaries

GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - California $

GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 13,000+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.

GLBT Historical Society & Bay Area Reporter - Online Searchable Obituary Database

The GLBT Historical Society of Northern California in cooperation with the Bay Area Reporter has created this searchable database of all obituaries that have appeared in the Bay Area Reporter since it began publishing them in 1972.

Legacy.com - California Obituaries

ObitsArchive.com - California $

The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.

ObituariesHelp.org - California Newspaper Obituaries Listings

Obituary resources, links to newspapers, old newspaper obituaries archives, and other helpful tools.

Online California Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials and Death Records by Joe Beine.

Southern California Obituary Resource Project

Step-by-step process for finding obituaries in Southern California. Lists of libraries, genealogical societies and other repositories, with their look-up policies. Lists of the newspapers, with issue dates, held in their collection. Great hints on finding obits--not just for Southern Californians.

Tributes.com - Latest Obituaries in California

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