Online Wisconsin Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Wisconsin Death Records Indexes

Wisconsin Death Records Index, 1959-2004 (requires payment) has 4.4 million entries; part of an Ancestry subscription, which also includes these 3 indexes...
- Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907 435,000 entries (requires payment)
- Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907 (requires payment)
- Wisconsin Marriage Records Index, 1820-2004 (requires payment)

Wisconsin Genealogy Index and Pre-1907 Birth, Marriage and Death Records Index (you can purchase copies of the records for a fee)
Wisconsin Death Records Index, 1867-1907 from FamilySearch

Winnefox Vital Records Index indexes vital records from newspapers in Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara, and Winnebago Counties; coverage varies by county
Wisconsin Cemeteries Database for Marinette, Oconto and Shawano Counties
Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) Physician Obituary Database 1903-2008

Wisconsin Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Barron County Cemeteries
Barron County: also see the Dunn County section below
Brown County...
- Brown County: Bay Area Genealogical Society Gravesite Search
- Brown County Cemeteries some with burial listings
- Green Bay Area Research Center - Genealogy Indexes includes...
  - Brown County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1821-1976
  - Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952
  - Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958
Calumet County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes
Clark County: Obituary Extracts from the Clark County Press, November 1996-2000 (Neillsville, WI)
Clark County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery burials, Clark County Death Record Indexes 1873-1907, obituaries and other items
Columbia County Cemeteries and Obituaries Indexes
Dane County...
- Dane County: Madison Area Obituaries Index, 1960-present can be searched in the Madison Public Library's online LINKcat Newspaper Index
- Dane County: Forest Hill Cemetery Burials (Madison, WI)
- Dane County: Blooming Grove Cemetery Burials
- Dane County: Roselawn Memorial Park Burial Search Monona, Wisconsin
Dodge County Cemeteries
Door County Genealogy Indexes includes a death index, 1857-1933, and some cemetery burials
Douglas County Cemeteries
Dunn County...
- Dunn, Barron and Pepin County Genealogy Resources includes ARC Newspaper Index for Dunn, Pepin and Barron Counties from 1862-1930 (indexes announcements of births, deaths, anniversaries, and probate notices listed in the local newspapers); also has Dunn County cemetery indexes and other items; from the University of Wisconsin - Stout
- Dunn County Death Records Index, 1868-1979 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; includes digitized death registers, 1868-1884
- Dunn County Obituaries, 1998-2006; and Death Records Index, Pre-1907
- Dunn County Potter's Field List of Known Burials near Menomonie, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County...
- Eau Claire History Search - including Obituary and Cemetery Indexes
- Eau Claire County: City of Eau Claire Cemetery Records Search for Forest Hill and Lakeview Cemeteries
Fond du Lac County...
- Fond du Lac County: Ripon Obituaries and Cemetery Records
- Fond du Lac County: Campbellsport Area Cemeteries
- Fond du Lac Public Library Records, 1848-1980 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; includes a digitized Calvary Cemetery index, 1900-1980
- Fond du Lac County: also see the Winnefox Vital Records Index listed above
Forest County: Crandon Public Library - Local History Obituary Index
Grant County: Hillside Cemetery Burials, Platteville
Green County Obituaries Indexes and Cemetery Surname Indexes from the Green County Genealogical Society
Green Lake County - see the Winnefox Vital Records Index listed above
Jefferson County Cemeteries
La Crosse Public Library Genealogy Index indexes obituaries 1904-1960, 1968-1970, and 1983-present; also has indexes for birth, marriage, divorce and cemetery records (various years)
Madison - see the Dane County section above
Manitowoc County...
- Manitowoc County Cemeteries and Early Death Records also includes other resources
- Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database includes a death notice and obituary index, 2017-current, and other items (ongoing project from the Manitowoc Public Library)
- Cemetery Records of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Marathon County Cemeteries
Marinette County: City of Marinette Cemetery Burials for Calvary Cemetery, Forest Home Cemetery, and Woodlawn Cemetery (PDFs)
Marinette County - also see the Wisconsin Cemeteries Database above
Marquette County - see the Winnefox Vital Records Index listed above
Milwaukee County...
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Deaths, 1854-1911 at Ancestry/requires payment; includes images of the death records
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries Database
- Milwaukee County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery transcriptions and many other records
- Milwaukee County: Wisconsin Jewish Death and Burial Index, and Jewish Chronicle Obituary Index also has a marriage records index
- Milwaukee, Holy Cross Cemetery, Interment Records, 1909-1979 at FamilySearch
- Milwaukee, Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Interment Records, 1880-1979 at FamilySearch
- Milwaukee, Wanderer's Rest Cemetery Records, 1880-1979 at FamilySearch
- Town of Milwaukee Union Cemetery Burial Permits, 1917-1988 Whitefish Bay and Glendale; downloadable scanned book
- Milwaukee County: Good Hope Cemetery Burials in Greenfield, Wisconsin
Monroe County Death Index pre-1907 gives year of death only
Monroe County Newspaper and Cemetery Indexes also includes other genealogy indexes
Oconto County - see Brown County and the Wisconsin Cemeteries Database, both listed above
Oneida County: Rhinelander Area Newspaper Obituary Index 1882-2006
Outagamie County...
- Outagamie County: Appleton Public Library Obituary Index, 1848-recent not all years included; some years not complete
- Outagamie County: Kaukauna Newspaper Index for births, obituaries, weddings
- Outagamie County - also see Brown County above
Pepin County: East Pepin Cemetery - Town of Albany includes photos of the grave markers
Pepin County: also see the Dunn County section above
Pierce County Cemeteries
Portage County...
- Portage County: Cemetery Burials and Stevens Point Area Obituary Index, 1864-recent The obituary index is part of the "Central Wisconsin Genealogy Index."
- Portage County: Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society Local Resources (indexes) includes: "1876-1907 Portage County Death Registrations," cemetery and obituary indexes, and other items
- Portage County: South New Hope Cemetery Plots in Nelsonville, Wisconsin
Racine County: Burlington Area Cemeteries
Richland County...
- Richland County: Newspaper Index of Names with Local Interest, 1855-1900 includes birth, marriage and death notices
- Richland County: Richland Observer Obituary Index (for various years)
- Richland County Death Index to 1998
- Richland County Cemeteries also has Richland Observer Obituary Index, 1930 to recent
- Richland Center Cemetery and Bowen Cemetery Burials (Richland Center, Wisconsin)
Rock County...
- Rock County: Janesville Gazette Obituaries Index, January 1981-May 1984; and January 1993-present (more years are being worked on)
- Rock County Cemeteries
- Rock County: Eastlawn and Oakwood Cemetery Burials (Beloit, Wisconsin) (requires Flash)
- Rock County: Orfordville Lutheran Church Cemetery Records PDF
Rusk County: City of Ladysmith Riverside Cemetery Burials
Sauk County...
- Sauk County Probate Index and Obituaries
- Sauk County: Baraboo & Reedsburg Newspaper Indexes includes birth, death and marriage announcements
Shawano County...
- Shawano County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery burials, obituaries and more
- Shawano and Oconto County Indexes from FamilySearch; includes images of some obituaries and obituary indexes for Shawano County, mostly 20th century; not searchable by name
- Shawano County - also see the Wisconsin Cemeteries Database above
Sheboygan County...
- Sheboygan County: City of Plymouth Cemeteries for Woodlawn and Union Cemeteries
- Sheboygan County: Immaculate Conception Cemetery Burials in Sheboygan, WI
- Sheboygan County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes
St. Croix County Cemetery Burials
Walworth County: Lake Geneva Public Library Obituary and Birth Announcement Indexes
Washburn County: Spooner Cemetery Burials (does not include dates of death or burial)
Waukesha County...
- Waukesha County: Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society Local Area Cemeteries
- Waukesha County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and a death index 1820-1907
Waupaca County...
- Waupaca County Cemeteries and Obituaries
- Waupaca County: Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery Database (City of Waupaca, Wisconsin)
Waushara County: see the Winnefox Vital Records Index listed above
Winnebago County...
- Winnebago County: Oshkosh Genealogy Indexes includes...
  - Oshkosh Online Obituary Index (for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern Newspaper 1861 to current)
  - Riverside Cemetery Burials, 1841-1908, an incomplete list
- Winnebago County: Oakhill Cemetery Burials (Neenah, WI)
- Winnebago County: Neenah Public Library Obituary Index, 1907-1910 and 1912-1957
- Winnebago County: also see the Winnefox Vital Records Index listed above
Wood County...
- Wood County Cemeteries from the Heart O' Wisconsin Genealogical Society
- Wood County: Index to the Wisconsin Valley Leader, 1902-1906 birth, marriage and death notices
- Wood County: Marshfield Public Library Genealogy Index indexes some births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and other items from Marshfield newspapers

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