Online Michigan Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Michigan Death Indexes and Obituaries

Michigan Death Records and Indexes 1867-1952...
- Michigan Death Records, 1867-1897 at FamilySearch (free with registration) index plus scanned images from the death ledgers
- Michigan Death Records, 1897-1952 from Michiganology (free) includes scanned images of the death certificates from 1897-1945; 1946-1952 is index only
- Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry (requires payment) includes death registers from 1867-1897; and scanned death certificates from 1897-1945; 1946-1952 is index only
- Michigan Death Certificates Index, 1921-1952 at FamilySearch (free with registration) index only; no images
- Michigan Death Index, 1867-1897 at the Michigan Dept of Health index only; free (full index seems to end circa 1885/1886 with only a few entries from 1887-1897)

Michigan Death Records Index 1971-1996...
- Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 at Ancestry (requires payment) over 2 million entries; index only

Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 at FamilySearch indexed collection of obituaries from some public libraries in Michigan; has over 1 million images (free with registration)
Southwest Michigan Obituary Index, 1875-2012 at Ancestry (free with registration); has 140,000 entries; for Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties

Michigan Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Allegan County...
- Allegan County Clerk Death and Marriage Search includes death certificates index, 1867-recent
- Allegan County Genealogy Indexes (from the Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society) includes obituaries indexes and death certificates from Douglas Community Hospital
- Allegan County - for the city of Holland see Ottawa County below
Alpena County Obituary and Cemetery Indexes from the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library; also has Alpena Catholic Church records indexes and other items
Ann Arbor - see Washtenaw County below
Arenac County Historical Society Obituaries Indexes PDF files (also includes other genealogy indexes)
Arenac County Cemetery Inscriptions
Barry County Marriage and Death Lookup
Battle Creek - see Calhoun County below
Bay County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes
- Bay County: Pinconning Press and Pinconning Journal Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices Index, 1906-2013
Berrien County: Silverbrook Cemetery Grave Search (Niles, Michigan)
Branch County Death Index, 1867-2011 at Ancestry/free to search
Branch County: Oak Grove Cemetery Burial Search Map in Coldwater, Michigan
Calhoun County...
- Calhoun County: Battle Creek Memorial Park Cemetery Burials
- Calhoun County Death Index, c. 1930s-recent look for the "Vital and Land Records Search" tab on the right side
- Calhoun County: Albion Area Obituaries Index and Riverside Cemetery Records, 1830s-present
- Calhoun County: Willard Library Newspaper Index, 1967 to March 2012 includes obituaries
Cass County Cemeteries
Charlevoix County...
- Charlevoix County: Charlevoix Courier Obituaries Index includes online digitized copies of the obituaries
- Charlevoix County Death Index, 1868-2010 at Ancestry/free to search
Cheboygan County Death Index 1867-1933
Clinton County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for some births, marriages, deaths and cemetery burials (from the Clinton County Historical Society and the DeWitt District Library)
Clinton County Death Records Search, 1934-present
Delta County Genealogical Society - Genealogy Indexes includes: a probate index, 1873-1975; and a cemetery burials index
Delta County Death Records Index, 1865-2015
Detroit - See: Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan Death Records and Indexes
Eaton County...
- Eaton County: Charlotte Shopping Guide Obituaries, 1997-2019 from the Charlotte Community Library
- Eaton County Genealogical Society Databases includes cemetery burials, probate packet files index and other items
- Eaton County: Delta Township Cemetery Burials
Emmet County Clerk Death Record Search
Emmet County: Greenwood Cemetery Burials (Petoskey, Michigan)
Genesee County and Flint...
- Genesee County Death Index, 1930 to present also has marriage records since 1963
- Genesee County Death Index, 1867-1930 and Cemetery Index from the Flint Genealogical Society
- Genesee County: Flint Public Library Obituaries Indexes, 1920-1949 and 2000-present
Gladwin County...
- Gladwin County Death Index, 1875-2000
- Transcriptions of Some Obituaries from the Gladwin County Record
Grand Rapids - see the Kent County section below
Grand Traverse County...
- Grand Traverse County Death Record Search, 1867-present (Grand Traverse County Clerk)
- Grand Traverse County: Traverse City Record-Eagle Index the index includes birth, marriage and death announcements from the Traverse City area from 1868 to approximately 1985
Hillsdale County Cemeteries
Houghton County Cemeteries
Huron County: Huron Daily Tribune Obituaries Index also has some cemetery burial indexes in their "Digitized Local History Materials" section; from the Bad Axe Area District Library
Ingham County...
- Ingham County Genealogical Society: Ingham Database includes Mason Michigan Democrat Newspaper Index, 1876-1915; Burial Pemits, Burial Transit Permits, Disinterment and Re-Interment Permits Index, 1873-2008; and Maple Grove Cemetery Burial Index (city of Mason)
Iosco County...
- Iosco County: Indexes to Iosco County Michigan Death Records, 1867-2003 compiled by the Huron Shores Genealogical Society - also includes cemetery transcriptions and many other Iosco County records indexes
- Iosco County Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)
  - Iosco County, Michigan, Obituaries Index, 1978-1990
  - Iosco County: Esmond-Evergreen Cemetery Burials, 1901-1999 nearly 2000 listings
Isabella County...
- Isabella County: Chippewa River District Library Obituary Finder
- Isabella County: Riverside Cemetery Records (City of Mt. Pleasant) also has obituaries, 1800-1900
- Isabella County: Online Vital Records Indexes and Transcriptions includes birth, marriages and deaths
Jackson County Death Records Search
Kalamazoo County...
- Kalamazoo County: Local Information Database with a Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper Index indexes some obituaries, death notices and other items
- Kalamazoo County Genealogy Records includes vital records, cemeteries, probate records and more
- Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society - Genealogy Index includes cemeteries, obituaries, funeral home records and more
- Kalamazoo County: Riverside Cemetery Burials (in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Kalamazoo County Clerk Vital Records Search includes death certificates and marriage licenses
Kent County and Grand Rapids...
- Kent County: Death Notices and Obituaries Index for the Grand Rapids Press and Herald, 1910 to present (you can order copies of the obituaries for a fee) also has indexes for deaths, marriages, a funeral home and more
- Kent County: Burials in 8 Grand Rapids City Cemeteries includes Fairplains Cemetery, Fulton Street Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Oakgrove Cemetery, Oakhill North Cemetery, Oakhill South Cemetery, Woodlawn East Cemetery and Woodlawn West Cemetery
Livingston County...
- Livingston County Death Index, 1867-1948 does not give date of death
- Livingston County: Brighton District Library Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for obituaries, births, and marriages
- Livingston County: Village of Pinckney Cemetery Burials
Macomb County (includes Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights and Warren)...
- Macomb County Death Index, 1945-present
- Macomb County Genealogy Indexes for Obituaries, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Probate Records and more from the Mount Clemens Public Library
- Macomb County: Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association Genealogy Search in Clinton Twp, Michigan; for Mt. Elliott, Mt. Olivet, Resurrection, All Saints and Guardian Angel Cemeteries
Manistee County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes also includes cemeteries, obituaries
Marquette County...
- Marquette County: City of Ishpeming Cemetery Burial Records
- Marquette County: Negaunee Cemetery Burials in Negaunee, Michigan
Mason County: Lakeview Cemetery Burials (Ludington, Michigan) PDF
Menominee County: Spies Public Library Obituary Genealogy Indexes includes a Menominee County Journal obituary index and Menominee Riverside Cemetery burials
Midland County...
- Midland Daily News Indexes includes obituary indexes for some years; from the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
- Midland County Cemeteries
- Midland County Obituary Index, 1928-1950 from the Midland Genealogical Society
Missaukee County Cemeteries
Monroe County...
- Monroe County Library System - Genealogy Indexes includes Monroe Commercial obituary indexes, 1870-1879; and other items
- Monroe County: Monroe Evening News Obituaries Index from the Monroe County Museum
- Monroe County Probate Court Search
Muskegon County...
- Muskegon County Death Index, 1867-1965 at Ancestry/free to search
- Muskegon County Genealogical Death Indexing System, 1867-1965 from the Muskegon County Clerk
- Muskegon County Genealogical Society Databases includes cemeteries, obituaries and more
Newaygo County: Freemont Area Obituary Index also includes a marriage records index
Oakland County...
- Oakland County Genealogy Search - Marriage and Death Records Indexes (index is free to search; copies of the records can be ordered for a fee)
- Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917 at Ancestry/requires payment
- Oakland County: Assorted Death Indexes includes death notices from Pontiac, Michigan newspapers, some obituaries, marriage and probate records, and a Waterford Township cemetery index
- Oakland County Historical Resources includes some death notices, obituaries and cemetery burials
- Oakland County: Farmington Library Obituaries Index, 1890-1999 may be offline; also indexes some marriages and cemetery burials
- Oakland County: Milford Times Obituary Index, 1929-1967 and 1970-1979 from the Milford Public Library
- Oakland County: Rochester-Avon Historical Society Obituaries Index PDF documents
- Oakland County: Royal Oak Cemetery Burials from the Royal Oak Public Library
- Jewish Cemeteries in Oakland County...
  - Oakland County: Machpelah Cemetery - Jewish Burials in Ferndale, Michigan
  - Oakland County: Clover Hill Park Cemetery of Congregation Shaarey Zedek - Burial Search Jewish Cemetery in Birmingham, Michigan
Ogemaw County Death Records Index
Otsego County: City of Gaylord Cemeteries includes burial indexes for Fairview Cemetery and Bagley Cemetery
Ottawa County...
- Ottawa County: Grand Haven Tribune Obituaries Index from the Loutit District Library
- Ottawa County: Holland Sentinel Vital Records and Obituaries Indexes Vital records indexes include death notices, obituaries, birth announcements and other items. The city of Holland is in Ottawa and Allegan Counties.
- Ottawa County: Pilgrim Home Cemetery and Graafschap Cemetery Burials (Holland, Michigan) PDF file
- Ottawa County Death Indexes
Pontiac - see the Oakland County section above
Saginaw County...
- Saginaw County Death Records, 1995-present
- Saginaw Area Obituary Index 250,000 entries dating back to the late 1800s (from the Public Libraries of Saginaw)
- City of Saginaw Cemeteries Search some cemeteries not yet available
- Saginaw County Death Index, 1868-2015 images of the death indexes only; may be difficult to read
St. Clair County...
- St. Clair County Deaths, 1868-1974 also includes 19th century marriages
- Saint Clair County: Lakeside Cemetery Records Search (Port Huron, Michigan)
St. Joseph County Death Index 1867-1929
Sanilac County...
- Sanilac County: Sandusky District Library Obituary Database and Cemetery Records
- Sanilac County Genealogy Indexes includes Sanilac Jeffersonian Newspaper Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1876-1990, and Croswell Cemetery Data; from the Aitkin Memorial District Library in Croswell, Michigan
Schoolcraft County Death Index, 1870-1899
Shiawassee County: Owosso Argus-Press Obituary Index, 1862-2011 from the Shiawassee District Library
Tuscola County...
- Tuscola County: Cass City Cemetery Records and Digitized Newspapers from the Rawson Memorial District Library
- Tuscola County Death Indexes
- Tuscola County: Elkland Township Cemetery Burial Records
Van Buren County...
- Van Buren County GenWeb - Genealogy Site includes a death index, 1935-1945, and some cemetery burials
- Van Buren County Death Index, 1935-1947 also has a birth index, 1867-1871
- Van Buren County: Hartford Obituary Index various years; also includes some cemeteries
- Van Buren County: Paw Paw Township Cemetery Burials
Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor...
- Washtenaw County Death Index, 1959-present also includes marriages index, 1959 to present, plus ordering info for vital records
- Obituaries, Deaths, Marriages, Birthdays and Notices from Washtenaw County Newspapers
- Washtenaw County: Chelsea District Library Family History Index and Chelsea Register of Births and Deaths births and deaths register is for residents of Sylvan Township
- University of Michigan, Alumni Records - Necrology File Index for students who died prior to 1965
Wayne County and Detroit...
- See... Detroit and Wayne County Death Records - Information and Indexes
  includes obituaries, some cemeteries and information on ordering death certificates

Also...

Michigan Gravestone Photo Project
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 at FamilySearch; not complete but has 1.3 million entries
Michigan Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch these list people who died in the year preceding the date the census was taken
Michigan Masonic Deaths, 1929-1937 Extracted from Transactions and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan (PDF files with more than 18,500 listings).
Michigan Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records, city directories and more

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