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Find Daily Record Recent Obituaries, Funeral Notices & Kittitas County Records
Looking for a recent Daily Record obituary? This guide covers The Daily Record serving Ellensburg and Kittitas County, Washington. Search the newspaper obituary page first, then use the handling funeral home for current service details and Kittitas County or Washington Vital Records when you need an official death certificate.
Quick Answer: Which Daily Record Does This Page Cover?
The Daily Record — Ellensburg
The current newspaper-specific “Daily Record Recent Obituaries” page is tied to Ellensburg, Washington and Kittitas County notices.
Not the Morristown Daily Record
If you mean the Daily Record serving Morris County, New Jersey, add “Morristown NJ” or “Morris County NJ” to the search.
Not York Daily Record
If you mean York, Pennsylvania, search “York Daily Record obituaries” so you do not open the Ellensburg newspaper by mistake.
How to Find Daily Record Recent Obituaries
Get New Daily Record Obituary Alerts
The current Daily Record obituary page offers a follow/email-alert option for newly added notices.
Confirm the Correct Person Before Sharing a Daily Record Obituary
| Check | Why it helps | Pause when… |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Separates similar local names. | Middle name, nickname or surname conflicts. |
| Age / birth year | Distinguishes a current notice from an older person with the same name. | Age differs significantly. |
| Relatives | Spouse, children, parents and siblings are strong identity clues. | No close family names match. |
| Community | Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Roslyn and other local ties can confirm identity. | There is no expected Kittitas County connection. |
| Funeral home | Provides the best route for current service information. | The provider is in an unrelated region. |
| Publication date | Separates recent notices from older obituaries. | The result belongs to another year. |
See how we verify obituary information before relying on a notice.
Verify Funeral, Memorial and Cemetery Details Before Travelling
Time
Visitation, funeral, memorial, graveside service and reception can have separate start times.
Address
The funeral home, church, cemetery and reception may all use different addresses.
Public or private
Do not assume the event is public. Check the family’s wording.
Livestream
Use only a link provided by the funeral home, church or authorized memorial.
Flowers or donations
Follow the family’s exact preference and verify a charity before paying.
Changes
If weather or mountain travel is involved, call before leaving home.
How to Submit an Obituary to The Daily Record
The Daily Record’s current self-service obituary portal lists pricing and newspaper deadlines for obituary and death-notice publication.
| Current Daily Record item | Published information | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Obituary pricing | $13.25 per column inch | Get the final total from the submission system before approving publication. |
| Funeral-home logo | $15 | Use only when the submitting funeral home wants the logo included. |
| Listed publication deadline | 11:00 a.m. the day before publication | The current portal specifically lists this deadline for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday publication. |
Prepare this before submitting
- Full name and preferred name.
- Age and community.
- Family-approved obituary text.
- Photo you have permission to publish.
- Funeral, memorial and cemetery details.
- Flowers or memorial-donation wording.
- Billing contact.
- Requested publication date.
Daily Record Contact and Ellensburg Office
When to contact the newspaper
- Obituary publication questions.
- Submission or billing questions.
- Print-edition questions.
- Correction requests for newspaper-published notices.
How to Get a Death Certificate in Kittitas County
Kittitas County Public Health provides birth and death certificate services. The county’s 2026 fee schedule lists $25 per birth or death certificate.
| Kittitas County item | 2026 fee / coverage | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Death certificate | $25 each | Certified-copy fee through Kittitas County Public Health. |
| Mailing fee | $2 | Current county vital-record mailing charge. |
| Local recent-record route | Washington deaths after 2014 | Kittitas County Auditor directs these certificate requests to Kittitas County Public Health. |
| Historic Kittitas County records | 1891–1907 | Kittitas County Auditor holds county birth and death records for this historical period. |
Kittitas County Public Health
507 N Nanum Street, Suite 102
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-7515
Washington Death Certificate: Long Form, Short Form or Informational Copy?
Washington offers different death-record products. Choosing the correct one can prevent paying for a certificate that the receiving organization will not accept.
Long-form death certificate
A certified legal document that contains the complete death-record information, including cause and manner where applicable.
Short-form death certificate
A certified legal document without cause/manner information or the deceased person’s Social Security number. It can be useful for some property, probate and title tasks.
Informational copy
A noncertified copy for personal or genealogical use. It cannot be used as certified legal proof.
Washington state death-record fees
Washington Department of Health currently lists a base fee of $25 per certified certificate or noncertified informational copy. Online, telephone, shipping and processing charges can increase the total.
State death records are available for Washington deaths from July 1, 1907 to the present.
When the Kittitas County Coroner Is Involved
The Kittitas County Coroner investigates deaths that are sudden, unexpected, unattended, violent, suspicious, injury-related or otherwise required by law.
Unexpected death
If a death is unexpected, unattended or involves injury, Kittitas County advises calling 911 and not moving the body unless emergency responders instruct you.
Release of remains
If the Coroner takes jurisdiction, release can depend on identification, examination, autopsy, toxicology or other case-specific work.
Death certificate
The Coroner may certify cause and manner in applicable cases, but families normally obtain certified copies through the funeral home or vital-record system.
Kittitas County Coroner
507 N Nanum St, Suite 113A
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-933-8200
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
How to Find Older Ellensburg Daily Record Obituaries
Ellensburg Public Library has several useful local-history tools for Daily Record and Kittitas County obituary research.
Digitized Ellensburg Daily Record
The library’s Local History page links to the digitized historical Ellensburg Daily Record and lets researchers browse the newspaper by date.
NewsBank Daily Record access
Ellensburg Public Library currently lists NewsBank access covering the Daily Record along with other regional and national newspapers.
Northwest Collection
The library maintains books, photographs, historic collections and records of local organizations documenting Ellensburg-area people and events.
Genealogy databases
HeritageQuest and in-library Ancestry access can provide census, family, probate, military, church and other records when an obituary search is incomplete.
Better historical search steps
- Start with surname and approximate death year.
- Browse several newspaper dates around the expected death.
- Try spouse or parent when the name is common.
- Search “died,” “death,” “funeral,” “burial” and “services,” not only “obituary.”
- Use the library’s local-history request when digital search fails.
- Check Washington State Archives for older government records.
209 N Ruby St
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-7250
Current hours: Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.; closed Sunday.
Washington State Archives: Kittitas County Research Help
Washington State Archives’ Central Regional Branch covers Kittitas County and is especially useful when you need government or historical records rather than only newspaper text.
Digital Archives
Searchable collections include death records, cemetery records, marriage records, census records and other historical materials.
Central Regional Branch
The branch covers Kittitas, Yakima, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Klickitat, Okanogan, Benton and Franklin counties and holds genealogy-related local government records.
Microstep
Kittitas County Help That Generic Obituary Pages Often Miss
Indigent or unclaimed deaths
Kittitas County Coroner’s jurisdiction includes indigent and unclaimed bodies. If no family member can claim or afford disposition, contact the Coroner for case-specific guidance rather than assuming a private funeral contract is the only option.
Crime-related funeral expenses
Washington Crime Victims Compensation can cover qualifying funeral and burial expenses when a death results from an eligible crime. The current burial-expense maximum is up to $7,990, subject to program rules and other coverage.
Veterans Relief Fund
Kittitas County operates a Veterans Relief fund for eligible Veterans facing financial hardship. Funding is subject to eligibility and availability.
Local Veteran Service Officer
Kittitas County specifically encourages Veterans and their families to work with the local VSO when applying for burial benefits, records or other programs.
Washington Veteran Burial and Memorial Benefits
Veterans and eligible family members may qualify for burial in a VA national cemetery or the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. A pre-need eligibility decision can be completed before the time of death.
Veteran interment
Washington currently states that qualifying Veteran or service-member interment at the State Veterans Cemetery has no direct interment charge in the normal eligible case.
Eligible family member
The Washington State Veterans Cemetery currently lists a family-member interment or memorialization charge of $311, effective October 1, 2025. Check the current amount before arranging services.
Washington State Veterans Cemetery
21702 West Espanola Road
Medical Lake, WA 99022
Phone: 509-299-6280
Benefits can include
- Eligible burial in an open VA or state veterans cemetery.
- Opening and closing of the grave.
- Grave liner for qualifying casket burial.
- Government-furnished marker or niche cover.
- Burial flag.
- Perpetual cemetery care.
- Presidential Memorial Certificate.
Verify a Washington Funeral Home, Funeral Director or Cemetery
Washington Department of Licensing regulates funeral directors, funeral establishments and many cemeteries through the Funeral and Cemetery Board.
Funeral establishment
Washington businesses that provide care, transportation, preparation and disposition arrangements generally need a funeral-establishment license.
Funeral director
Individual funeral directors are licensed separately. Check current status when professional verification matters.
Cemetery
Many Washington cemetery corporations require state authorization, although legal exemptions can apply to some cemeteries.
Microsteps
- Open Washington professional-license search.
- Choose the funeral or cemetery category.
- Search the exact business or professional name.
- Compare city and address with the obituary or contract.
- If needed, contact the Funeral and Cemetery Board at 360-664-1555.
Funeral Price Rights Before You Agree to Pay
The federal FTC Funeral Rule applies to funeral providers and gives families important price and purchasing protections.
Ask for prices by phone
A funeral provider must give price information over the phone when you ask. You do not have to give your name first.
Get a General Price List
When you begin discussing funeral arrangements or prices in person, ask for the itemized General Price List and keep it.
Select individual services
You generally have the right to choose individual funeral goods and services instead of buying an unwanted package.
Separate third-party charges
Ask which costs belong to the funeral home and which come from the cemetery, newspaper, clergy, crematory or other provider.
Flowers, Donations, Guestbooks and Livestream Safety
Flowers
Use the flower route shown on the correct funeral-home memorial. Confirm the person and delivery location before paying.
Memorial donations
Open the named charity’s own website before entering card information.
Guestbook
Assume public condolences can be seen by others. Do not post private addresses, financial data, medical details or family disputes.
Livestream
Use only a link published by the funeral home, faith community or family-authorized memorial.
Obituary Correction vs. Death Certificate Correction
Contact the Daily Record or funeral home
For a misspelled name, wrong service time or obituary-text error, contact the party that submitted or published the notice. Save the obituary URL and prepare the exact corrected wording.
Use Washington Vital Records
An obituary correction does not change the legal death certificate. Washington uses a separate affidavit-and-document process for death-record amendments.
After You Find the Obituary: What to Do Next
Save the notice
Keep the newspaper obituary and funeral-home memorial URLs together.
Confirm Social Security reporting
Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported to Social Security.
Order certificates carefully
Ask banks, insurers and estate professionals how many certified copies and which form they require.
Check Veteran status
Locate the DD-214 or other discharge document early when military service applies.
Keep a contact log
Record dates, offices, names, confirmation numbers and next steps.
Protect private records
Do not place Social Security numbers, financial information or certified-record images in public memorial comments.
Use our after-death notification checklist for records, banks, insurance, Social Security, mail and fraud-prevention tasks.
Official and Primary Sources Used
Daily Record — Recent Obituaries Current Ellensburg Daily Record obituary and death-notice page. Daily Record — Obituary Submission Current obituary publishing, pricing and submission route. Kittitas County Public Health — Vital Records Local death-certificate ordering and eligibility information. Kittitas County Public Health — 2026 Fee Schedule Current $25 certificate fee and local mailing fee. Washington State Department of Health — Death Records Long form, short form, informational copies, eligibility and statewide fees. Kittitas County Coroner — What to Do After a Death Unexpected deaths, funeral-home selection, release of remains and death-certificate guidance. Ellensburg Public Library — Local History Digitized Daily Record, local collections and genealogy databases. Washington State Archives — Digital Archives Death, cemetery, marriage and other historical records. Kittitas County Veterans Services Veterans Relief fund, local VSO assistance, burial benefits and record help. Washington Department of Licensing Funeral director, funeral establishment and cemetery licensing resources. Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule Funeral pricing and consumer-choice protections.Related RecentObituaries.info Guides
Obituary Search & Recent Notices Guide
Search by name, date, city, newspaper, funeral home and cemetery.
Death Certificate & Vital Records Guide
Know when an obituary is not enough for legal use.
How We Verify Obituary Information
Understand the source hierarchy used for funeral homes, newspapers and government records.
Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits
VA and state burial, cemetery, marker, flag and survivor resources.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize Social Security, banks, insurance, records and mail.
Daily Record Recent Obituary FAQs
Which Daily Record does this page cover?
This guide covers The Daily Record serving Ellensburg and Kittitas County, Washington. The current newspaper-specific Daily Record obituary page shows Ellensburg-area notices.
Where can I find Daily Record recent obituaries?
Use the Daily Record obituary page on Legacy. You can browse recent notices, search by name and filter by location, funeral home, school or other available categories.
How can I find today’s Daily Record obituaries?
Open the newspaper-specific Today page. If the person is not listed, browse nearby publication dates or use the name-search page.
Can I receive Daily Record obituary alerts?
Yes. The current Daily Record obituary page provides a follow or email-update option for newly added notices.
How do I search a Daily Record obituary by name?
Use the Daily Record search page and enter first and last name. If the full name does not work, try surname only, nickname, maiden name or a Kittitas County location.
Why can’t I find an Ellensburg obituary?
The obituary may not have been published yet, may appear only on the funeral-home website, may use another name form, or the family may have chosen no public obituary.
How much does it cost to publish an obituary in The Daily Record?
The newspaper’s current self-service portal lists obituary pricing at $13.25 per column inch and $15 for a funeral-home logo. Confirm the final price before submitting because publication pricing can change.
What is The Daily Record obituary deadline?
The current newspaper portal lists an 11:00 a.m. deadline the day before publication for obituaries and death notices scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday publication.
How much is a Kittitas County death certificate?
Kittitas County Public Health’s 2026 fee schedule lists $25 per birth or death certificate. A current $2 vital-record mailing fee is also listed when applicable.
Who can get a certified Washington death certificate?
Washington limits certified death certificates to qualified applicants with an eligible relationship or legal need. Identification and proof of eligibility are generally required.
Can anyone get an informational Washington death record?
Washington allows anyone to request a noncertified informational death-record copy. It cannot be used as certified legal proof.
Where can I find old Ellensburg Daily Record obituaries?
Ellensburg Public Library’s Local History resources link to the digitized historical Ellensburg Daily Record and also provide local collections, NewsBank and genealogy databases.
Does Washington State Archives have Kittitas County death records?
Washington State Archives provides searchable death and cemetery collections, while its Central Regional Branch covers Kittitas County local-government records and genealogy research.
When should I contact the Kittitas County Coroner?
Unexpected, unattended, violent, suspicious, injury-related or otherwise reportable deaths may fall under Coroner jurisdiction. For a newly discovered unexpected death, call 911 first.
Does Kittitas County have help for Veterans?
Yes. Kittitas County Veterans Services provides a local Veteran Service Officer and a Veterans Relief fund for eligible Veterans facing financial hardship. Burial-benefit guidance is also available.
Can Washington help with funeral expenses after a crime-related death?
Washington Crime Victims Compensation may cover qualifying funeral and burial expenses when the death resulted from an eligible crime. Current burial-expense limits and program conditions should be checked before applying.
How can I verify a Washington funeral home?
Use Washington Department of Licensing professional-license resources and compare the funeral establishment or professional name and location with the provider shown on the obituary.
Is a Daily Record obituary the same as a death certificate?
No. The obituary is a newspaper notice or memorial. A certified death certificate is a government vital record used for legal and financial purposes.
Before You Share, Travel, Submit or Pay
- Make sure you are using the Ellensburg, Washington Daily Record.
- Confirm the correct person with more than a matching name.
- Open the handling funeral home’s memorial before travelling.
- Check obituary pricing and deadlines before submitting a notice.
- Use Kittitas County or Washington government sources for certified death records.
- Use Ellensburg Public Library and Washington Archives for older research.
- Contact the Coroner when an unexpected or investigated death falls under its jurisdiction.
- Check local Veteran and crime-victim assistance before assuming no financial help exists.
- Verify unfamiliar funeral or cemetery providers through Washington licensing resources.
- Do not publish private medical, financial or family information in public guestbooks.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not The Daily Record, Legacy, Kittitas County, Washington State Department of Health, a funeral home, cemetery, library or government agency. Verify final details with the organization responsible for the notice, service, record or benefit.