I have learned to check local libraries to see what information is available. For example, the post before this one about the Pueblo, Colorado library. (They deserve a blue ribbon!)
I don't mind paying a fee for an obituary. In fact, I have one on its way (I hope!) for a fee of $5. Of course, I like it much better when the fee is a smaller amount or free. :)
One California library doesn't look up obituaries and I can understand why, to a point. The library has been kind enough to offer the services of a company who charges $20 per obituary. Really? The library has an index to their obituaries, but I cannot access it since I am not a library card holder from their library. So, I get to pay $20 for a possible wild goose chase. (I know the person died there, but I don't know if he/she has a published obituary.) I will wait until I take a trip in the area to look that obituary up! By then I will probably have a list of ones I would like to read. This library gets no ribbons of any color from me.
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