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Search for obituaries online in these newspaper obituary lists and searchable obituary databases. Obituary search by surname, location, or date in obituaries around the world.

Recent Obituaries
A listing of recent obituaries for notables from around the world. Updated on a daily basis from over 1800 sources.

Arrange Online - National Obituary Archive
A free database of online obituaries which claims to be the world's largest repository of obituaries and death records (over 5 million to date). The records are searchable, and you can even enter information to send emails for obituary listings that meet your criteria.

Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary includes biographies of more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The best feature is that it is searchable by date (including birth date or death date), keyword, occupation, etc. Don't miss the "search examples" for good search tips!

Canadian Obituary Links
Links to online Canadian obituaries, cemetery inscriptions, birth, marriage and death notices, arranged by territory.

Cemetery Search Online
Cemetery sites on the Internet including online cemetery listings, transcriptions, tombstone photos, lookups etc.

Cemetery Junction
A list of links to United States newspapers with online obituaries categorized by state.

Dead People Server
A list of interesting celebrities who are long dead, recently dead or even plausibly dead!

Goodbye! The Journal of Contemporary Obituaries
An opinionated bimonthly magazine which chronicles the dead – famous, infamous and non-famous

Legacy.com: Obit Finder
Find recent obituaries from more than 1,000 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Searchable by name, keyword or state/province.

Obituary Central
Online obituaries, cemetery inscriptions, search engines for finding obituaries and much more!

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