Online Los Angeles, California Death Records & Indexes

Statewide California Death Index

• California Death Records Index 1940-1997 (requires payment) part of an Ancestry subscription, which also includes a California Birth Index 1905-1995, California Marriage Index 1960-1985, and California Divorce Index 1966-1984

• California Death Records Index 1940-1997 (free to search) at Rootsweb

• Los Angeles County Newspapers Obituaries Archive (copies of individual obituaries can be obtained online for a fee) includes...
  • Daily News of Los Angeles (10/3/1985-Current)
  • Glendale Independent Weekly (10/20/2005-Current)
  • Glendale California Courier (2/15/2007-Current)
  • Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles (9/30/2005-Current)
  • Long Beach Press-Telegram (8/11/1990-Current)
  • Long Beach Downtown Gazette (7/30/2001-Current)
  • Long Beach Grunion Gazette (1/24/2002-Current)
  • Los Angeles Times (1985-Current) staff-written editorial obituaries only
  • Los Angeles County Argonaut (3/5/2005-Current)
  • Pasadena Independent (9/8/2005-Current)
  • Pasadena Star-News (9/15/2004-Current)
  • San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina and nearby) - (9/25/2001-Current)
  • Santa Clarita Signal (12/5/2005-Current)
  • Torrance Daily Breeze (8/3/2005-Current)
  • And more California newspapers

• Los Angeles Times, Birth, Marriage & Death Announcements 1881-1985 at Ancestry.com indexed newspaper images (requires payment)
• LA Times Obituary Search 1988-2004 some years missing; date not given, only the year; copies of the obituaries can be ordered for a fee

• San Fernando Valley Vital Statistics, Newspaper Extracts 1911-1945 includes obituaries
• Long Beach History Index from the Long Beach Public Library: "Some obituary and biographical article citations can also be found in the Long Beach History Index."
• Antelope Valley Press Obituaries Index 1983-present Palmdale, California

• Also helpful... Southern California Obituary Project (research guide - no online index)

• Forest Lawn Cemetery Burials Database search is available for the Glendale, Hollywood Hills, Cypress (Orange County), Covina Hills and Cathedral City (Riverside County) locations
• Los Angeles City Cemetery Burials 1869-1885 & LA County Burial Permits 1870-1892 also includes Avalon Cemetery burials (Catalina Island), Savannah Pioneer Cemetery burials (El Monte), and other records
• Inglewood Park Cemetery (Inglewood, Los Angeles County) Burials Index 1974-present
• Green Hills Memorial Park Cemetery Burials in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
• Pacific Crest Cemetery Burials (Redondo Beach, CA)
• Harbor View Memorial Cemetery Burials (San Pedro, CA)
• Pioneer Cemetery Roster (in Sylmar, CA) from the San Fernando Valley Historical Society
• Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery Burials Index (in Whittier, CA)
• City of Whittier: Mt. Olive and Broadway Cemetery Burials PDF file

• Los Angeles County Death Index 1890s-1905 (not complete)
• Los Angeles County Coroner - Unclaimed Persons List