Online Pennsylvania Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Death Indexes and Obituaries

Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (indexed) (at Ancestry/requires payment); includes scanned copies of the death certificates
Pennsylvania Death Records Indexes, 1906-1970 (index only; free) PDF files; you must search each year separately; for some years surnames are listed by Soundex code; from the Pennsylvania State Archives

Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (at Ancestry/requires payment) has over 7.5 million entries
has baptismal, marriage and burial records, plus other items; includes digitized images of the records
Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county; may not include all counties
Pennsylvania, Deaths, 1852-1854 (at Ancestry/requires payment) for 49 counties; includes images of the death records

Pennsylvania Obituaries Archive (copies of individual obituaries can be obtained online for a fee) includes...
- Allentown Morning Call (1/1/1984-Current)
- Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) - (5/10/1996-Current)
- Erie Times-News (1/1/1995-6/17/1999; 7/28/2000-Current)
- Harrisburg Patriot-News (8/1/1986-Current)
- Lancaster Intelligencer Journal & Lancaster New Era (1/2/1995-Current)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (1/16/1981-Current)
- Philadelphia Daily News (7/21/1982-Current)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5/29/1990-Current)
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (1/19/2005-Current)
- Scranton Times-Tribune (9/22/2005-Current)
- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (10/1992-Current)
- and over 100 more Pennsylvania newspapers

Pennsylvania Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Adams County...
- Adams County Historical Society Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for estate files, tombstone inscriptions, and other items
- Adams County Register of Deaths, 1893-1905 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (Note: Items 1-2 on this roll of microfilm cover deaths, 1852-1855 and 1873-1881 for Adams County)
Allegheny County and Pittsburgh...
- Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905 from FamilySearch includes scanned images of the death records
- Index of Death Notices and Obituaries from Pittsburgh Area Newspapers
- Allegheny Valley Daily News Obituary Indexes, 1900-1953 from the Community Library of Allegheny Valley, Tarentum, Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County Cemeteries...
  - Allegheny County Cemeteries
  - Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic Cemeteries Search
  - Allegheny Cemetery - Burials Search in Pittsburgh
    - Allegheny Cemetery Burials, 1845-1960 (in Pittsburgh) from FamilySearch
  - The Homewood Cemetery Burials in Pittsburgh
  - Smithfield East End Cemetery Burials (Pittsburgh) may be offline
  - Allegheny County: Henderson Cemetery Burials in Acmetonia, Pennsylvania near Harmarville
  - Allegheny County: McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery Burials in McKeesport
  - Allegheny County: Mt. Vernon Cemetery Burials (McKeesport, Pennsylvania)
  - Allegheny County: St. Clair Cemetery Burials (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
    - Also see: St. Clair Cemetery Burials
Allentown - see Lehigh County below
Altoona - see Blair County below
Beaver County: Beaver Cemetery Burials
Bedford County Historical Society: Pioneer Library Obituary Index
Berks County...
- Berks County Records includes Birth, Marriage, Death & Estate Records for Berks County and the City of Reading
- Berks County, Reading, Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory Burial Records, 1887-1979 from FamilySearch
Bethlehem - see the Northampton County section below
Blair County...
- Blair County Death Records Indexes from the Blair County Genealogical Society
- Blair County: Altoona Mirror Obituary Index 1929 to present also has a birth index
- Blair County: Alto-Reste Park Cemetery Burials (Altoona, PA)
Bucks County Genealogical Society Database includes births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials
Bucks County - also see Montgomery County below
Butler County: Butler Area Public Library Online Obituary Database, 1818-recent
Butler County: Dengler Funeral Home Records Index, 1910-1921 and 1941-1945
Cambria County...
- Cambria County GenWeb Site includes an obituary index and many cemetery indexes
- Cambria County: Grandview Cemetery Burials (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
Carbon County: Jim Thorpe, Cemetery Records, 1747-2007 from FamilySearch
Centre County: Centre Daily Times Obituaries Index index covers 1920-Recent; scanned obituary images are available for some time frames
Centre County: for Centre Daily Times obituaries (5/10/1996-Current) see the Pennsylvania Obituaries Archive listing above
Chester County...
- Chester County Archives Death Indexes, Coroner's Records Index, Will Records Indexes and more
- Chester County Death Index, 1893-1907 PDF
- The Friends Burial Society Cemetery of West Chester, Pennsylvania - List of Burials
Clarion County: Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library Burials Database includes Rimersburg, Concord, Old Concord, Independence, Sarah Furnace, Snyder and Randolph Cemeteries
Clearfield County Death Registrations 1893-1905 not yet complete - more being added
Columbia County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for death certificates, obituaries, death notices and other items; from the Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society
Cumberland County Cemeteries
Cumberland County: Carlisle Indian School Cemetery Burials
Dauphin County and Harrisburg...
- Dauphin County: Harrisburg Newspaper Index - Marriages and Deaths from 4 Newspapers, 1799-1827
- Dauphin County: for Harrisburg Patriot-News Obituaries (8/1/1986-Current) see the Pennsylvania Obituaries Archive above
- Dauphin County Cemetery Database from the Capital Area Genealogical Society
Delaware County...
- Delaware County Archives includes indexes for births, marriages, deaths, wills, veteran's graves and other items
- Delaware County: Arlington Cemetery Burials (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
- Delaware County: Cumberland Cemetery Burials (Media, Pennsylvania)
Elk County Cemeteries
Erie County Cemeteries
Erie County Public Library Obituary Index, 1822-recent scroll down for the index
Fayette County Genealogy Project - Cemetery Records also includes obituaries & other records
Franklin County...
- Franklin County: Coyle Free Library Obituaries Index, 1990-2008
- Franklin County: Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery Burials in Spring Run, Pennsylvania
Fulton County Cemetery Burials Index from the Fulton County Historical Society; paid members can view obituaries online, if available
Greene County Genealogy and Vital Records Indexes includes indexes for births, marriages, obituaries, wills and deaths
Harrisburg - see Dauphin County above
Huntingdon County Deaths, 1807-1846
Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society Funeral Cards Index PDF file
Jefferson County: Brockway Record Index (News Archives) indexes weddings, obituaries and other items
Lackawanna County...
- Lackawanna County: Will, Probate and Marriage Records includes digital images of will and probate records from 1878 to the present, marriage applications from 1885 to the present, and other items
- Lackawanna County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes includes will indexes, 1878-1939; and other items
- Lackawanna County: Washburn Street Cemetery Burials in Hyde Park, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County...
- Lancaster County Archives Online Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for death registers, coroner's inquests, veteran burials, wills and other items
- Lancaster County: Lititz Public Library Obituary Index for the Lititz Record and the Lititz Record Express
- Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Obituaries Index and Cemetery Transcriptions most of the indexed obituaries are from the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
- Lancaster County: Mounty Bethel Cemetery Burials (Columbia, Pennsylvania)
- Lancaster County: Old Chestnut Level Cemetery Burials Drumore Township
Lawrence County: New Castle Public Library Marriage and Obituary Database
Lebanon County Graveyards (some with complete or partial transcriptions)
Lehigh County: Morning Call Online Obituary Index, 1895-1983 from the Allentown Public Library; Excel files
Lycoming County: Newspapers Surname Index, 1807-1904 includes obituaries and marriages
McKean County Cemeteries from the Painted Hills Genealogy Society
McKean County: Bradford Era Obituary Index, 1935-1995
Montgomery County...
- Montgomery County: Lower Merion Historical Society Burial Records Search
- Montgomery County and Bucks County: Mennonite Heritage Center Cemetery Database has nearly 86,000 burial records from 125 cemeteries (Mennonite, Brethren, Lutheran, Reformed, Union, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, community and private); PDF files
- Montgomery County: Montefiore Cemetery Burials Jewish Cemetery in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Northampton County...
- Northampton County: Bangor Daily News Genealogy Index, 1917-1990 for births, marriages, obituraries, and more (from the Bangor Public Library)
- Northampton County: Bethlehem Globe-Times Obituaries Indexes for assorted years back to 1867 (from the Bethlehem Area Public Library)
- Northampton County: Easton Area Public Library Obituary and Cemetery Indexes also has church records indexes and other items
Northumberland County...
- Northumberland County: Mount Carmel Area Public Library Obituary Index
- Northumberland County Cemeteries
- Northumberland County: Tifereth Israel Cemetery Burials Jewish Cemetery in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County: Sunbury City Cemetery Burial Documents
Philadelphia...
- Philadelphia City Death Certificates and Index, 1803-1915 at FamilySearch
- Philadelphia Area: Oliver H. Bair Funeral Records Indexes, 1920-1980 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- Philadelphia County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Archives
- Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituary Database, 1887-2006 (from JewishGen/Ancestry; requires free registration)
- Philadelphia, Greenmount Cemetery Records, 1880-1966 from FamilySearch
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Burials (Philadelphia)
- Christ Church Philadelphia - Genealogy Search includes Baptisms, 1709-1900; Marriages, 1709-1913; and Burials, 1709-1900
- For recent Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News obituaries (early 1980s-present) see the Pennsylvania Obituaries Archive listed above
Pittsburgh - see the Allegheny County section above
Potter County Cemeteries from the Painted Hills Genealogy Society
Reading - see Berks County above
Schuylkill County...
- Schuylkill County: Pottsville Public Library - Obituaries and Cemeteries Indexes
- Schuylkill County: Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Obituary Cards, 1914-2007 at FamilySearch
Scranton - see the Lackawanna County section above
Somerset County Obituaries and WPA Records Project Cemetery Transcriptions
Sullivan County: Sullivan Review Obituaries Index, 1899-2013
Warren County: Court House Vital Records - Deaths, 1893-1905 not yet complete
Washington County: Monongahela Cemetery Records Search
Wayne County Veterans Burial Database
Westmoreland County...
- Westmoreland County: Latrobe Bulletin Obituaries and Death Notices Index, December 18, 1902-present from the Adams Memorial Library
- Westmoreland County: Baltzer Meyer Historical Society Index of Obituaries for Greensburg, Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County Estate and Marriage License Search
York County Death Indexes and Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for affidavits of death, 1877-1958; death records, 1852-1855 and 1893-1906; coroner's records, estate files, 1959-1967; and other records
York County: Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Church Cemetery Burials in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania (Excel file)

General Pennsylvania Cemetery Databases and Miscellaneous Death Indexes

Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes digitized images of the cards
Pennsylvania Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 from FamilySearch; list persons who died in the year preceding the census
Pennsylvania Necrology Scrapbook (scroll down to "Pennsylvania Genealogy Collection") searchable digitized scrapbooks (from microfilm) of obituaries clipped from Pennsylvania newspapers from 16 October 1891 to 3 March 1904 - includes many Civil War veterans (this is a partial index for this time frame)
Pennsylvania Gravestone Photo Project has over 47,000 entries
Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 general collection with about 17,000 entries from FamilySearch

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