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Find Delaware County Daily Times Obituaries and Verify Funeral Details
Looking for a Delaware County Daily Times obituary? Search the person’s name first, then confirm the notice through the handling funeral home. For older notices, use Delaware County Libraries’ Daily Times archives. If you need legal proof of death, use Pennsylvania Vital Records instead of an obituary copy.
Quick Answer: Choose the Source That Matches Your Task
Recent Daily Times notice
Search by first and last name, then filter results to Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times when available.
Current funeral details
Use the handling funeral home for visitation, service, church, cemetery, livestream and donation information.
Older obituary
Delaware County Libraries offers current and historical Daily Times newspaper databases going back to predecessor papers from the 1870s.
Official death record
Use Pennsylvania Vital Records for certified death certificates used by estates, insurers, banks and benefit programs.
How to Find a Delaware County Daily Times Obituary
The fastest method is to search by name first, then use newspaper, location, funeral-home and publication-date filters.
Search Delaware County by Town and Community
The obituary may be associated with the residence, hometown, funeral home, hospital, church or cemetery rather than the town you first expect.
Media, Upper Providence & Springfield
Also try Rose Tree, Wallingford, Swarthmore, Morton and nearby communities.
Chester, Upland & Eddystone
Also search Brookhaven, Parkside, Trainer and Marcus Hook.
Ridley Park, Woodlyn & Folsom
Try Ridley Township, Crum Lynne, Holmes and Prospect Park when results are broad.
Aston, Glen Mills & Chadds Ford
Also search Concordville, Boothwyn, Garnet Valley and Chester County connections.
Upper Darby, Drexel Hill & Lansdowne
Philadelphia funeral homes or hospitals may also appear in the notice.
Havertown, Broomall & Newtown Square
Also try Haverford, Radnor and nearby Montgomery, Chester or Philadelphia County connections.
Verify the Correct Person Before Sharing the Notice
| Compare | Why it helps | Pause when… |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Similar family names are common across Delaware County. | Middle name, nickname or surname differs. |
| Age / birth year | Separates current and older notices. | The age clearly conflicts. |
| Relatives | Spouse, children, parents and siblings are strong clues. | No family names match. |
| Town | Helps distinguish people with the same name. | There is no known Delaware County connection. |
| Funeral home | Provides a first-party verification route. | The provider serves a different region. |
| School / employer / church | Useful for long-time Delaware County residents. | Biography details belong to another person. |
See how RecentObituaries.info verifies obituary information.
Verify Funeral and Burial Details Before Travelling
Date and time
Viewing, visitation, funeral Mass, memorial and burial may happen at different times.
Exact address
The funeral home, church, cemetery and reception may each have a different address.
Public or private
Do not assume every service is open to everyone. Check the published wording.
Livestream
Use only a link supplied by the funeral home, church or family-authorized memorial.
Flowers or donations
Follow the family’s stated preference and verify a charity before paying.
Last-minute changes
Call the handling funeral home before travelling when two sources disagree.
Submitting an Obituary or Memorial Notice
Legacy’s Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times obituary interface provides a Submit an Obituary route. A funeral home may also submit or help prepare the notice.
Prepare before starting
- Full legal and preferred name.
- Age and Delaware County community.
- Family-approved obituary text.
- Photo you have permission to publish.
- Service, church and cemetery details.
- Handling funeral home information.
- Flower or memorial-donation preference.
- Billing contact and requested publication date.
No Daily Times Obituary Found? Try This Order
Search Delaware County Daily Times Historical Obituaries
Delaware County Libraries provides a much stronger local research route than repeatedly using general web search.
| Newspaper resource | Coverage | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware County Daily Times Text Edition | 1994–current | Name, obituary and article searching. |
| Delaware County Daily Times Image Edition | 2023–current | Viewing pages in newspaper-style format. |
| Delaware County Daily Times Historic Archives | 1959–1994 | Older Daily Times obituaries and local news. |
| Chester Times | 1882–1959 | Historical Chester and Delaware County death notices. |
| Chester Daily Times | 1876–1881 | Early local newspaper research. |
| Other historic titles | Chester Evening Times 1886; Chester Reporter 1941 | Fill gaps in historical newspaper searching. |
Better historical search
- Search surname and approximate death year.
- Try spouse or parent names when the surname is common.
- Search “died,” “funeral,” “services,” “burial” and “interment,” not only “obituary.”
- Check several days after the death date.
- Search predecessor newspaper titles for pre-1959 deaths.
Delaware County Archives for Older Local Records
Delaware County Archives provides another local research route when newspaper searching is not enough.
Visit in person
Delaware County Archives
Fair Acres, Building 19
340 North Middletown Road
Lima, PA
Current hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., excluding County holidays.
Request help
Phone: 610-892-9179
Email: archives@co.delaware.pa.us
The County accepts in-person, mail and email research requests. Document-copy rules depend on the record.
How to Order a Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Pennsylvania’s Division of Vital Records issues certified death certificates for deaths that occurred in Pennsylvania from 1906 onward.
| Item | Current amount / rule | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| Certified death certificate | $20 each | Same price per certificate regardless of quantity. |
| Online service fee | $10 | Added to online orders through Pennsylvania’s authorized vendor. |
| Mail payment | Check or money order | Cash is not accepted by mail. |
| Military fee waiver | May waive certificate fee | Eligibility, documentation and annual-copy limits apply; online service fees are not waived. |
Who can request a certificate?
Pennsylvania requires an eligible applicant who is at least 18 years old. Current eligible categories include:
- Spouse.
- Parent or qualifying step-parent.
- Sibling or half-sibling.
- Child or qualifying step-child.
- Grandparent or great-grandparent.
- Grandchild or great-grandchild.
- Other family members who document direct interest.
- Attorney or legal representative of the estate.
- Executor or administrator.
- A person with documented direct financial interest.
Two certificate versions
With medical information
Includes cause and manner of death. This version may be requested for life insurance, pension claims or family medical-history needs.
Without medical information
Excludes medical details and can be useful for tasks such as bank accounts, utilities or property matters. Pennsylvania says this option is available for deaths after 2019.
Microsteps
Military Death Certificate Fee Waiver
Pennsylvania expanded death-certificate fee-waiver rules under Act 137 of 2024 for qualifying members of the U.S. Armed Forces and certain spouses or representatives.
Certificate fee may be waived
Qualifying applicants may receive the death certificate without the normal $20 certificate fee when the military-status and applicant rules are met.
Up to 10 copies
Pennsylvania currently limits the waiver to ten copies per applicant per calendar year.
How to Find the Cemetery or Burial Place
Pennsylvania says the death certificate should identify the cemetery name and address when the person was buried. For cremation, the record should identify the crematory.
When the Medical Examiner Is Involved
The Delaware County Office of the Medical Examiner provides investigation information, report requests and bereavement support.
Investigation questions
Business-hours investigations line: 484-861-3898.
The office can provide general information about Medical Examiner procedures, funeral-home release information and case follow-up.
Free bereavement support
Delaware County provides bereavement-support services to families at no charge.
Weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m.: 484-750-5150.
Proof of death support
The Bereavement Support office can help with proof-of-death certification in qualifying Medical Examiner cases.
Reports and personal effects
Office Coordinator: 484-750-2313 for report-request guidance and information about belongings.
Office of the Medical Examiner
Fair Acres, Building 19
340 N. Middletown Road
Lima, PA 19037-0496
Burial and Cremation Payment Assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services can help pay burial or cremation costs for certain eligible deceased residents who received qualifying assistance and do not have enough resources.
Who may qualify?
- Some people who received Supplemental Security Income.
- People receiving certain DHS cash benefits before death.
- People found eligible for qualifying cash assistance before death.
- Certain long-term nursing-home residents covered by older SSI/payment rules.
Current resource/payment rule
| Countable resources | Current DHS treatment |
|---|---|
| $1,500 or more | DHS does not provide the burial/cremation payment under this program. |
| $750 or less | Current maximum DHS payment is $750. |
| More than $750 but under $1,500 | Payment is reduced based on the available-resource formula. |
Delaware County Assistance Office Headquarters
701 Crosby Street, Suite A
Chester, PA 19013-6099
Veteran Burial Benefits and Local Assistance
The Delaware County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs helps Veterans and families identify county, Pennsylvania and federal benefits.
Burial expenses
The County Veterans Affairs office helps families navigate VA burial benefits, including burial and plot allowances where eligibility rules are met.
Headstones and markers
The office provides benefit assistance involving federal headstones, markers and local grave-marker or flag-holder programs.
DD-214 registration
Veterans can register a DD-214 with the Delaware County Recorder of Deeds so an official backup is available when needed.
Family benefit help
The County can help surviving families review pension, health, burial and dependent benefit routes.
Delaware County Military & Veterans Affairs
4990 State Road
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone: 610-891-4645
Verify a Pennsylvania Funeral Director Before Paying
Pennsylvania’s Department of State provides professional-license verification through the Pennsylvania Licensing System, commonly called PALS.
Funeral Price Rights Before You Agree to Pay
Ask for prices by phone
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, funeral providers must provide price information by telephone when you ask.
Get a General Price List
When discussing funeral arrangements in person, ask for the itemized General Price List and keep it.
Choose individual services
You generally have the right to choose the goods and services you want instead of buying an unwanted package.
Separate outside charges
Ask which costs belong to the funeral home and which belong to the cemetery, newspaper, clergy, florist or other provider.
Flowers, Donations, Guestbooks and Livestream Safety
Flowers
Use the handling funeral home’s memorial. Confirm the person and delivery address first.
Memorial donations
Use the charity named by the family, then open the organization’s official website before paying.
Guestbooks
Assume public condolences can be read by others. Do not post private addresses, medical details or financial information.
Livestreams
Use only a link supplied by the funeral home, church or family-authorized memorial.
Obituary Correction vs. Death Certificate Correction
Contact the publisher or funeral home
Save the obituary URL, identify the incorrect detail and prepare the family-approved correction.
Use Pennsylvania Vital Records
A newspaper correction does not change the certified death record. Pennsylvania uses a separate amendment process.
After You Find the Obituary: Important Next Tasks
Death certificates
Ask banks, insurers, pension administrators and estate professionals how many certified copies they need.
Social Security
Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported. Contact SSA if reporting is not confirmed.
Veteran benefits
Gather DD-214, death certificate, funeral invoices and burial information early.
Insurance and banks
Ask what document is required before sending an original certified copy.
Benefits and burial help
Check Pennsylvania DHS, Delaware County Veterans Affairs and other available programs before assuming all costs are private.
Keep a simple log
Record dates, phone numbers, case numbers, payments and next steps in one place.
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How We Verify Obituary Information
See the source hierarchy used for funeral homes, publishers, government records and cemeteries.
Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits
Federal and local routes for burial allowances, markers, flags and cemetery help.
Funeral Costs & Consumer Rights
Understand price lists, packages, outside charges and consumer protections.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize records, benefits, insurance, banks, mail and other notifications.
Official and Primary Sources Used
Delaware County Libraries — Newspapers & Magazines Daily Times current editions, historical archive years and predecessor newspaper coverage. Delaware County Archives Local historical records, address, research-request methods, hours and contact details. Pennsylvania Department of Health — Death Certificates Fees, eligibility, certificate types, ordering methods, military waiver and record coverage. Delaware County Medical Examiner — Next Steps Investigation timing, family guidance, bereavement support and veteran referrals. Delaware County Medical Examiner — Phone Directory Investigation, report, bereavement and proof-of-death contact routes. Pennsylvania DHS — Burial & Cremation Services Payment Eligibility and county-assistance-office route for qualifying burial assistance. Delaware County Military & Veterans Affairs Burial expenses, markers, DD-214 registration and benefit assistance. Pennsylvania Department of State — License Verification Funeral-director license status and disciplinary-record lookup through PALS. Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule Price-list, telephone-pricing and consumer-choice protections.Delaware County Daily Times Obituary FAQs
Where can I find Delaware County Daily Times recent obituaries?
Search Legacy by name and filter the newspaper to Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times when available. For current funeral arrangements, open the handling funeral home’s memorial after finding the correct notice.
Why is the newspaper sometimes called Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times?
Obituary databases may use the longer publication label “Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times.” Readers also commonly search Delaware County Daily Times or Delco Times.
How do I search an obituary by name?
Start with first and last name. If there are too many results, add a Delaware County town, publication date, funeral home, school or relative.
Where can I find older Delaware County Daily Times obituaries?
Delaware County Libraries provides the Daily Times text edition from 1994 to the present, an image edition from 2023 to the present, and a historical archive covering the Daily Times and predecessor newspapers back to the 1870s.
Does the Delaware County Daily Times historical archive include Chester newspapers?
Yes. Delaware County Libraries lists the Chester Daily Times from 1876–1881, Chester Evening Times for 1886, Chester Reporter for 1941, Chester Times from 1882–1959 and Delaware County Daily Times from 1959–1994.
How much is a Pennsylvania death certificate?
Pennsylvania currently charges $20 for each certified death certificate. Online orders also have a $10 service fee.
Who can order a Pennsylvania death certificate?
Eligible applicants include certain close relatives, qualified extended family with documented direct interest, estate attorneys or legal representatives, executors or administrators, and people with documented direct financial interest.
Can a Veteran’s family get Pennsylvania death certificates without the $20 fee?
Certain military-related applicants may qualify for a certificate-fee waiver under Pennsylvania rules. Supporting documentation is required, the waiver is limited to ten copies per applicant per calendar year, and online service fees are not waived.
How do I find the cemetery where someone was buried?
Check the funeral-home memorial first. Pennsylvania also states that a death certificate should list the cemetery name and address when the person was buried. Contact the cemetery for the exact grave location.
What if the Delaware County Medical Examiner is handling the death?
The Medical Examiner can provide case-process information and family support. Some investigation results, including toxicology, may take weeks or months. Certified death certificates come through Pennsylvania Vital Records after the death report is registered.
Does Delaware County provide grief or bereavement support?
Yes. Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office provides bereavement-support services to families at no charge. The weekday support number currently listed is 484-750-5150.
Does Pennsylvania help pay funeral or cremation costs?
Pennsylvania DHS provides burial or cremation payment assistance for certain eligible deceased residents who received qualifying benefits and have limited resources. Eligibility is determined through the County Assistance Office.
Can Delaware County help with Veteran burial benefits?
Yes. Delaware County Military and Veterans Affairs helps Veterans and families with burial-benefit claims, markers, flag holders, DD-214 registration and related state or federal benefits.
How can I verify a Pennsylvania funeral director?
Use Pennsylvania’s professional license-verification service through PALS. The system provides license status and may show disciplinary actions recorded by the licensing board.
Can a family choose not to publish a newspaper obituary?
Yes. A public obituary is optional. A family may use only a funeral-home memorial, hold private services, delay publication or choose not to publish a notice.
Before You Share, Travel, Order or Pay
- Confirm the correct person, not just a matching name.
- Use the funeral home for current service information.
- Use Delaware County Libraries for old Daily Times and Chester newspaper notices.
- Use Pennsylvania Vital Records for certified legal records.
- Check the military fee waiver when eligible before paying for certificates.
- Use Delaware County Medical Examiner support when that office is involved.
- Check Pennsylvania burial assistance before assuming all funeral costs must be paid privately.
- Contact Delaware County Veterans Affairs when the deceased served in the military.
- Verify unfamiliar funeral professionals through Pennsylvania licensing tools.
- Do not publish private medical, financial or family information in public guestbooks.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not the Delaware County Daily Times, Legacy, Delaware County Government, Pennsylvania Department of Health, a funeral home, cemetery or government record office. Verify final information with the organization responsible for the notice, service, record or benefit.