Online Pennsylvania Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Pennsylvania Death Certificates and Death Records Indexes

Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1969 (indexed) (at Ancestry/requires payment); includes scanned copies of the death certificates
Pennsylvania Death Records Indexes, 1906-1972 (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 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
  - 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 Obituary 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...
- Bucks County Genealogical Society Database includes births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials
- Bucks County Register of Wills Case Search
- 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 Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for births, marriages, cemetery burials, obituaries, and other items; from the Cambria County Library
- Cambria County: Johnstown Tribune-Democrat Obituaries, 1991-2018 PDF files; some months appear to be missing
- 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
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
Clearfield County Death Registrations, 1893-1905 may not be complete
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 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...
- Indiana County: Oakland Cemetery Burials in Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Indiana County: Cemetery Records of Indiana County, Pennsylvania scanned book from FamilySearch
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...
- Lehigh County: Morning Call Online Obituary Index, 1895-1983 from the Allentown Public Library; Excel files
- Lehigh County Civil War Grave Registrations digitized grave registration forms of Civil War veterans buried in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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
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: Schuylkill Haven, Funeral Home Obituary Cards, 1914-2007 at FamilySearch
- Schuylkill Memorial Park Burials Search Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
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, Coroner Docket Books, 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 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

More Pennsylvania Genealogy Records...

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records at Ancestry/requires payment
Pennsylvania Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment) you can find birth, marriage, death & other genealogy records for various PA counties here; also includes census records and WWI draft cards
Online Pennsylvania Naturalization Records and Indexes
Philadelphia Passenger Lists Guide, 1800-1948

Ordering Pennsylvania Birth & Death Certificates 1906 to Present (fees and restrictions apply)

Where to Write for Vital Records - Pennsylvania

Online Pennsylvania Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials & Death Certificates