Request an Obituary/Death Notice

Obituary search requests

• The Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL provides an obituary/death notice search service.
• The exact date of death (MONTH, DAY, YEAR) is required.
• We can check our local newspapers on microfilm for 5 days after the date of death. 
• The search fee (per name) is $10 for Erie County residents; $25 for non-Erie County residents. The fee applies if a notice was not published and cannot be found.
• A photocopy of the notice will be mailed to you along with an invoice for payment.
• Please allow 3 business days for processing. 

Helpful tips

• There is no guarantee that an obituary article was published.  It is more likely that a small, brief “death notice” was published.  If found, we will provide this instead.
• If you don’t know the exact date of death, see the Obituary information here.