Search Obituary, Death and Burial Records by Name
Enter the person’s first name, last name and last known state to prepare an obituary, death, burial, cemetery, memorial and related public-record search.
Match the Correct Colonial Location Before You Search
Several unrelated funeral homes use the Colonial name. Start with the person’s city and state, then open that location’s official obituary page.
Use this guide to avoid wrong-person results, verify the correct chapel and time zone, search older notices, correct an obituary and find certified records.
Sources reviewed July 15, 2026: official Colonial obituary and contact pages in NC, NY, NJ, TX, VA, AL and IL, plus USA.gov, CDC and FTC consumer guidance.
Choose the Source by What You Need to Confirm
Do not begin with the person’s name alone. First identify the likely state, city or Colonial branch, then use the source that answers the specific question.
Not an exhaustive chain directory: the table below covers the Colonial Funeral Home locations that repeatedly appear for this search. Other unrelated Colonial providers may exist.
Find the Correct Colonial Funeral Home Obituary Page
Match the city, state and service region before opening a listing. A person connected to North Carolina should not be matched to a similarly named memorial in New York, Texas or New Jersey.
| Colonial location | Official obituary route | Address and phone | Location clue |
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| Madison and Sandy Ridge, North Carolina | Open NC obituary listings |
Madison: 127 Ellisboro Road 336-427-0205 Sandy Ridge: 1020 Hope Beasley Road 336-871-3200 |
Rockingham County, Madison, Mayodan, Stoneville, Sandy Ridge or nearby NC communities. |
| Staten Island, New York | Open Staten Island listings |
2819 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10306 718-351-5858 |
Staten Island families, New Dorp, Great Kills or New York service locations. |
| Colonial Funeral Group, Brick, New Jersey | Open Brick-area obituaries |
Main contact: 2170 Highway 88 Brick, NJ 08724 732-899-9090 |
Brick Township, Ocean County or another Colonial Funeral Group location shown on the notice. |
| Irving, Texas | Open Irving obituary listings |
606 West Airport Freeway Irving, TX 75062 972-579-1313 |
Irving, Dallas–Fort Worth, local churches or DFW cemeteries. |
| Leesburg, Virginia | Open Leesburg obituaries |
201 Edwards Ferry Road NE Leesburg, VA 20176 703-777-1414 |
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Northern Virginia or nearby Virginia services. |
| Dimmitt, Texas | Open Dimmitt obituaries |
809 Butler Boulevard Dimmitt, TX 79027 806-647-4444 |
Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas Panhandle or nearby rural Texas communities. |
| Phenix City, Alabama | Open Phenix City listings |
613 14th Street Phenix City, AL 36867 334-298-8728 |
Phenix City, Russell County, Fort Mitchell, Smiths Station or Columbus, Georgia connections. |
| McHenry, Illinois | Open McHenry obituary listings |
591 Ridgeview Drive McHenry, IL 60050 815-385-0063 |
McHenry County, Crystal Lake, Johnsburg, Richmond or northern Illinois services. |
Fast branch check: compare the phone area code, state abbreviation, chapel address and cemetery before reading the full biography. These clues usually expose a wrong-location result immediately.
New Jersey location caution: Colonial Funeral Group listings can involve more than one Brick-area property. Use the specific venue printed on the individual obituary rather than assuming the group’s main address.
Search Recent Colonial Obituaries Without Mixing Locations
Use one strong location clue first. Adding every detail at once can hide the correct memorial when a middle name, date or town is slightly different.
Identify the Likely State
Use the person’s residence, place of death, family location, funeral city or cemetery to select the correct Colonial website.
Search the Surname First
A surname-only search can reveal nicknames, initials, middle names, maiden names and alternate spellings.
Add the First Name and Branch
When too many results appear, add the first name, town, state or exact Colonial branch.
Compare Identity Clues
Check age, relatives, town, school, employer, church, cemetery and service location before selecting the memorial.
Open the Individual Memorial
The listing page is only the starting point. Open the full memorial to verify dates, events, flowers, donations and guestbook options.
Useful Search Variations
| Problem | Search variation | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Common surname | Add spouse, parent, town or cemetery. | Separates unrelated people with the same name. |
| Name not found | Try surname only, nickname or middle name. | The public memorial may not use the expected first name. |
| Married or former name | Try maiden, former and hyphenated surnames. | Different records may use different legal or family names. |
| Wrong state appears | Add the exact city and state. | Removes unrelated Colonial Funeral Home branches. |
| Recent death | Search several days after the death. | Publication can wait for finalized arrangements and approval. |
Do not match by name alone. Two unrelated Colonial locations can publish memorials for people with identical or similar names.
Confirm the Correct Chapel, Time Zone and Service Address
The funeral-home business address, visitation venue, church, cemetery and reception may all be different. Check every event listed on the individual memorial.
Time-Zone Check by Location
| Location | Usual local time | Important note |
|---|---|---|
| Madison / Sandy Ridge, NC | Eastern Time | Confirm whether a service across a state line uses another zone. |
| Staten Island, NY | Eastern Time | Check whether burial occurs at a separate New York or New Jersey cemetery. |
| Brick, NJ | Eastern Time | Confirm which group property is hosting each event. |
| Irving, TX | Central Time | Do not copy an Eastern Time event from another Colonial result. |
| Leesburg, VA | Eastern Time | Individual memorials may display explicit Eastern time. |
| Dimmitt, TX | Central Time | Searches may also surface unrelated Irving, Texas notices. |
| Phenix City, AL | Commonly observed Eastern Time | Phenix City commonly follows neighboring Columbus, Georgia time, unlike most of Alabama. Confirm the time directly. |
| McHenry, IL | Central Time | Confirm the local date when travelling from an Eastern Time location. |
Before You Attend
- Confirm the full name and correct Colonial location.
- Check whether visitation and funeral are open to the public.
- Verify the date, local time and time-zone wording.
- Confirm each chapel, church and cemetery address separately.
- Check whether burial or reception requires additional travel.
- Look for weather, postponement or family-update notices.
- Ask about parking and accessibility when not stated.
- Reopen the memorial on the morning of the service.
Branch and Service Confirmation Script
“Hello, I am checking the public arrangements for [full name]. Can you confirm that your Colonial location is handling the service, the exact date and local time, the event address, whether it is public and whether the cemetery or reception is elsewhere?”
Phenix City insider warning: because local businesses commonly follow Eastern Time while most of Alabama follows Central Time, ask the funeral home to state “Eastern” or “Central” instead of asking only for the clock time.
What to Do When the Colonial Obituary Is Missing
A missing result does not prove that no memorial exists. The obituary may still be pending, may use another name or may be hosted by a newspaper or different funeral provider.
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Confirm the state again. Make sure the search result belongs to the location connected to the family.
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Search the surname only. Remove uncertain middle names, ages and dates.
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Try alternate surnames. Use maiden, former, married and hyphenated forms.
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Widen the publication period. Search several days or weeks beyond the expected death date.
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Search local newspapers and other funeral homes. The family may have used a newspaper notice or a different provider.
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Stop searching obituaries when legal proof is needed. Move to the vital-records office for the state where the death occurred.
Publication can be delayed by: family approval, incomplete arrangements, photographs, weekends, holidays, newspaper deadlines or a private-service decision.
Respect a family’s choice: not every death has a public obituary, open funeral, guestbook, livestream or published cause of death.
Find an Older Colonial Funeral Home Obituary
Older memorials may remain on the funeral-home website, move to an archive platform or disappear from current search results. The archive route depends on the specific community.
Search the Correct Branch Archive
Use the branch’s official obituary listing and expand the date range or browse older pages.
Search the Local Newspaper
Add the person’s name, city, approximate death date and “obituary” to locate a paid notice or death announcement.
Check the Public Library
Libraries may provide local newspaper databases, microfilm, genealogy indexes or archive access unavailable through ordinary search engines.
Search Relatives and Alternate Spellings
Older scanned newspapers can misread a letter. Search a spouse, parent, cemetery or partial surname.
Save a Complete Citation
Record the publication, date, page, column, archive name and URL when the notice is found.
OCR search trick: when the full surname returns nothing, search the first four or five letters plus the town, spouse or cemetery. Damaged newspaper scans frequently misread one character.
Submit or Correct a Colonial Funeral Home Obituary
There is no single national Colonial submission portal. Contact the exact funeral home handling the arrangements or the memorial platform shown on that branch’s website.
Prepare the Notice Before Contacting the Branch
- Full legal name and preferred display name
- Nickname, maiden name or former surname
- Date of birth, age and date of death
- Residence, hometown and meaningful communities
- Surviving and predeceased relatives
- Education, employment, military, church and community details
- Visitation, funeral, burial and reception information
- Approved flower or memorial-donation instructions
- Approved photograph and caption
- Name and contact information of the authorized family representative
Do not publish unnecessary sensitive information. Leave out Social Security numbers, bank details, account numbers, identity documents, medical records and private residential addresses.
Proof Every Service Detail
| Detail | What to verify |
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| Colonial branch | Correct city, state, official domain and phone number. |
| Names | Spelling, relationships and surviving versus predeceased placement. |
| Dates | Death, publication, visitation, funeral and burial dates separately. |
| Time zone | Eastern or Central, especially for Texas and Phenix City notices. |
| Addresses | Funeral home, church, cemetery and reception locations. |
| Publication and price | Website memorial, newspaper placement, photographs, deadlines and total cost. |
Correct an Existing Memorial
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Save the exact memorial URL. Also record any newspaper publication date.
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Copy the incorrect wording. Identify the exact name, date, sentence or address.
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Prepare approved replacement text. Confirm it with the family-authorized representative.
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Contact the controlling branch. Use the phone or contact information on the official Colonial website.
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Ask about newspaper and website versions separately. A web correction cannot change a newspaper edition already printed.
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Save confirmation. Keep the support email, revised proof or correction case number.
Correction Request Script
“I am calling about the memorial for [full name] at [URL]. The current text says [incorrect wording]. The family-approved replacement is [correct wording]. Can you confirm whether your branch controls this page and whether the online and newspaper versions require separate corrections?”
Ask for Written Funeral and Obituary Pricing
A funeral-home website obituary may be included with arrangements, while newspaper placement, additional photographs, printed programs, video tributes, livestreams or extended guestbooks may cost extra.
Questions to Ask Before Paying
- Is the website obituary included in the selected funeral package?
- Is newspaper publication separate?
- How are words, lines, photographs or publication dates priced?
- Is the flower or donation link operated by the funeral home or another vendor?
- Are livestream, tribute video or printed programs optional?
- Will the provider supply a written, itemized statement before payment?
- Which charges are funeral-home fees and which are third-party cash advances?
Consumer right: the FTC Funeral Rule requires a funeral home to provide a General Price List when you visit and a written itemized statement after you make selections and before payment.
Review the official FTC Funeral Rule before comparing arrangements.
For a practical cost worksheet, use the FTC’s funeral pricing checklist.
Payment scam warning: do not send money through a social-media comment, copied obituary, unfamiliar text-message link or person claiming that payment is required to view a memorial or livestream.
Use the State of Death for Certified Records
The Colonial Funeral Home location does not determine which state issues the certificate. Use the state where the death occurred, even when the family, funeral home, burial or service is in another state.
Prepare Before Ordering
- Full legal name of the deceased
- Date or approximate date of death
- City, county and state where death occurred
- Date of birth or age when requested
- Parents’ or spouse’s names when known
- Your relationship or documented legal interest
- Government identification
- Certificate type and number of copies required
- Correct fee and accepted payment method
- Mailing address and daytime contact information
Ask before ordering extras: some institutions return a certified certificate after reviewing it, while others retain it. Confirm each organization’s requirement before paying for multiple copies.
USA.gov explains that certified copies come from the vital-records office for the state where the death occurred. Use the official death-certificate guidance.
When the correct state office is unclear, use the CDC’s Where to Write for Vital Records directory.
Protect sensitive information: enter Social Security numbers and identification details only on an official government application when required. Never enter them in an obituary search, public guestbook or unofficial certificate page.
Continue With the Correct Next-Step Guide
These internal guides cover broader obituary searches, certified records, funeral-price rights and corrections without linking readers to unrelated funeral-home articles.
Final Colonial Obituary Verification Checklist
- Match the correct city, state and official Colonial domain.
- Confirm the phone number and chapel address.
- Match age, relatives, town and funeral home—not the name alone.
- Separate the death, publication and service dates.
- Confirm Eastern or Central Time when relevant.
- Verify each visitation, funeral and cemetery address separately.
- Use only first-party guestbook, flower, donation and livestream links.
- Save the final proof and written price before publishing an obituary.
- Use local archives for historical notices.
- Use the state of death for certified records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are all Colonial Funeral Home obituary websites the same company?
No. Multiple unrelated funeral providers use the Colonial name. Match the city, state, official domain, relatives, service venue and funeral-home phone number before relying on a notice.
Where can I find recent Colonial Funeral Home obituaries?
First identify the city and state, then open that provider’s official obituary page. Major results include Colonial locations in Madison and Sandy Ridge, Staten Island, Brick, Irving, Leesburg, Dimmitt, Phenix City and McHenry.
How do I search Colonial Funeral Home obituaries by name?
Search the surname first, then add the first name, city, state or funeral-home branch. Try nicknames, maiden names, former surnames and spelling variations when the first search fails.
Why can’t I find a recent Colonial Funeral Home obituary?
The notice may still be pending, may be listed under another branch or town, may use a different surname, may appear on another memorial platform or may not have been published publicly.
How do I know which Colonial Funeral Home location handled the service?
Compare the city, state, funeral-home address, relatives, cemetery and individual service venue. Call the phone number on the correct provider’s official website when the memorial does not clearly identify the branch.
What should I verify before attending a Colonial funeral service?
Confirm the correct branch, local time zone, visitation and funeral times, public or private status, full venue address, cemetery, parking, accessibility, livestream and any last-minute changes.
How do I find an older Colonial Funeral Home obituary?
Search the correct branch’s obituary archive first. Then search the local newspaper, public library or genealogy archive using the surname, city, approximate death date, spouse, cemetery and alternate spellings.
How can a family submit or correct a Colonial Funeral Home obituary?
Contact the exact Colonial location handling the arrangements. Provide the approved obituary text, service details and photograph. For a correction, provide the notice URL, exact incorrect wording and approved replacement.
Does an obituary count as a certified death certificate?
No. An obituary or funeral-home memorial is not certified legal proof. Use the vital-records office for the state where the death occurred when a bank, insurer, estate, court or government office requires a certificate.
Can I ask a Colonial Funeral Home for an itemized price list?
Yes. The FTC Funeral Rule requires funeral providers to give consumers a General Price List when they visit and a written itemized statement after selections are made and before payment.