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Find Gettysburg Times Obituaries, Funeral Notices and Local Death Records
Looking for recent Gettysburg Times obituaries? Start with the newspaper’s obituary section or the Gettysburg-area obituary directory. Search the person’s name, confirm the date, then use the handling funeral home’s memorial for current funeral and burial information.
For older notices, Gettysburg has newspaper archives reaching back to 1909 and extensive local-history collections. Certified death certificates come from Pennsylvania Vital Records, not the newspaper.
Source review: October 15, 2026 • Independent research guide
Quick Answer: Choose the Right Source
Recent Gettysburg Times notice
Check the newspaper obituary section first. Look at the actual publication date and open the full notice.
Gettysburg-area obituary
Use the Gettysburg Legacy directory when you are not sure which funeral home or newspaper published the notice.
Older newspaper notice
Use Gettysburg Times NewspaperArchive, Gettysburg College, Adams County Library or Gettysburg History.
Certified death certificate
Use the Pennsylvania Department of Health when a bank, estate, insurer or government office needs legal proof.
How to Find Gettysburg Times Recent Obituaries
Gettysburg Times publishes local death notices and obituaries associated with Gettysburg and surrounding Adams County communities.
The newspaper’s obituary section is separate from the Gettysburg city obituary directory, which can also show funeral-home memorials and notices from other newspapers.
- Open the Gettysburg Times obituary section. Look for the latest obituary headlines and their publication dates.
- Find the full name. Search the first and last name. Check nicknames or maiden surnames when necessary.
- Open the full article. Do not rely on a search-engine excerpt or an automatically generated summary.
- Check the date and locality. Compare age, residence, hometown and relatives before assuming it is the correct person.
- Identify the funeral home. Open the handling funeral home’s original memorial if one is provided.
- Confirm funeral details. Check visitation, church, service time, cemetery and public/private status before travelling.
Search Gettysburg Obituaries by Name, Date or Community
For a common surname, add one useful clue rather than several uncertain details.
| Known information | Best search method |
|---|---|
| Full name | Search first and last name; compare middle names and nicknames. |
| Surname only | Search the last name and filter by publication date or funeral home. |
| Approximate date | Search the death date and the following days or weeks. |
| Funeral home | Open its original obituary listings and search the surname. |
| Family member | Search the surname with a spouse or close relative. |
| Older death | Use dated newspaper editions or the historical society’s research collections. |
Nearby Adams County communities
Gettysburg and north
Gettysburg, Biglerville, Arendtsville, Aspers, Bendersville and surrounding townships.
East Adams County
New Oxford, East Berlin, Abbottstown, McSherrystown and nearby communities.
South Adams County
Littlestown, Bonneauville, Fairfield and Carroll Valley.
Across county or state lines
Hanover is in York County. Emmitsburg and Taneytown are in Maryland. Search connected areas when a family used a funeral home outside Adams County.
Gettysburg-Area Funeral Home Obituary Links
Funeral homes often maintain their own online memorials. These are useful when a newspaper notice is missing or you need updated service information.
Monahan Funeral Home
Gettysburg location
125 Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-2414
The funeral home’s website and obituary listings can help identify the individual memorial and associated services.
Kenworthy Funeral Home & Crematory
Gettysburg location
66 E. Hanover Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-337-9311
The official website includes recent obituaries, funeral arrangements, grief support and preplanning resources.
How to Verify the Correct Person
Do not share a death announcement from a matching surname alone. Confirm the identity using multiple public details.
Names and age
Compare the full name, middle initial, nickname, maiden name and age.
Family members
When included in a public obituary, compare spouse, children, parents or siblings.
Community ties
Check hometown, residence, school, church or employer.
Original funeral home
Look for a matching notice with the same name, dates and service information.
Our obituary search guide provides additional name, date and location search methods.
Confirm Funeral, Visitation and Burial Arrangements
A newspaper obituary may not reflect a later change. The handling funeral home is the better source for current arrangements.
| Detail | What to confirm |
|---|---|
| Visitation | Date, starting time, ending time and venue. |
| Funeral or memorial | Exact church, chapel, cemetery or funeral-home address. |
| Burial | Cemetery name, town and whether the graveside service is public. |
| Livestream | Use only the link supplied by the funeral home, church or family-authorized memorial. |
| Flowers | Verify delivery instructions and the family’s preferences. |
| Donations | Use the charity’s official website after confirming the family’s request. |
Submit or Correct a Gettysburg Times Obituary
Families may submit a newspaper obituary themselves or work through the funeral home preparing the notice. Publication options, prices, word limits and deadlines need to be confirmed directly with the newspaper.
Prepare before contacting the publisher
- Full name and preferred name of the deceased.
- Confirmed dates and age.
- Family-approved biography and relatives’ names.
- Photograph with permission to publish.
- Visitation, funeral and burial information.
- Handling funeral-home information.
- Charity, flower or memorial-gift instructions.
- Billing contact and desired publication date.
Submission steps
- Open the Gettysburg Times website and locate its obituary or contact section.
- Confirm the current obituary-submission method with the publisher or handling funeral home.
- Ask about print and digital publication options.
- Check the complete quote, deadline and photograph rules.
- Proofread every name, date, location and family detail.
- Save the approval, receipt and published article URL.
How to correct a published notice
Contact the newspaper or the funeral home that submitted the obituary. Provide the article URL, incorrect text and family-approved replacement.
A newspaper correction does not change a government death certificate.
Gettysburg Times Historical Obituaries: 1909–2024
The Gettysburg Times NewspaperArchive collection provides searchable digitized newspaper issues covering 1909–2024.
This collection is useful for locating older obituary notices, funeral announcements and references to people who lived in Adams County.
Search by name
Enter the surname and first name. Remove uncertain middle initials when the search returns nothing.
Search by year
Choose a smaller date range when you know the approximate death year.
Search newspaper pages
Try “died,” “funeral,” “services” or “interment” because older notices may not use the word “obituary.”
Browse an issue
If text search misses the name, select the newspaper date and inspect nearby pages manually.
How to search the archive
- Open the Gettysburg Times NewspaperArchive collection.
- Enter the person’s surname or full name.
- Select a year or date range.
- Open matching issues and check the article date.
- Read the surrounding newspaper text to confirm identity.
- Save the newspaper date, page number and citation.
Find Gettysburg Obituaries Through Adams County Library
Adams County Library System provides genealogy research tools, including NewspaperArchive and other historical-record databases.
Gettysburg Library
140 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-5716
Regular listed hours:
Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Friday–Saturday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday: 1–5 p.m.
Confirm hours and database availability before visiting.
What you can do there
- Search historical newspaper issues by name and date.
- Use genealogy and local-history databases.
- Check records connected with Adams County families.
- Ask which databases require an in-library visit.
- Compare newspaper notices against other genealogy sources.
Adams County Library identifies Ancestry Library Edition as an in-library resource at Gettysburg Library.
Adams County Historical Society: Newspaper and Family Research
Gettysburg History, which includes the Adams County Historical Society, maintains extensive collections of local newspapers, wills, family records and historical documents.
Dr. Charles H. Glatfelter Research Room
Beyond the Battle Museum
625 Biglerville Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-4723
Email: info@gettysburghistory.org
Research-room hours: Thursday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Last admission is generally at 4 p.m.
Advance research booking is recommended. Check closures before travelling.
Current research-room fees
| Research option | Current published cost |
|---|---|
| Member research-room admission | Free |
| Eligible students | Free |
| Nonmember research-room admission | $10 per day |
| Staff remote research | $30 per hour, two-hour minimum ($60) |
| Simple digital copies | $5 for 1–5 pages; $10 for 6–10; $20 for 11–25, when no additional research is needed |
How to request research
- Open Gettysburg History’s research request page.
- Choose a family-history or general research request.
- Enter the full name and known dates.
- Add spouse, parents, children or county information when known.
- Explain exactly which obituary, document or event you want located.
- Review the stated fee before accepting a paid research request.
Pennsylvania Death Certificates: Current Fees and Eligibility
A Gettysburg Times obituary is not a certified death certificate. Pennsylvania Department of Health issues certified records for deaths that occurred in Pennsylvania from 1906 onward.
Current fees
| Ordering detail | Current Pennsylvania rule |
|---|---|
| Certified death certificate | $20 per copy |
| Additional certified copy | $20 each; no general additional-copy discount |
| Online ordering | $20 per certificate plus a $10 online service fee |
| Mail payment | Check or money order payable to VITAL RECORDS; no cash |
| Older publicly accessible record | State Archives offers noncertified archival copies for $5 when available |
Two Pennsylvania certificate options
With medical information
Includes cause and manner of death. An insurer or pension provider may request this version.
Without medical information
Excludes medical details and may be enough for banks, utilities or property matters. Pennsylvania offers this option only for deaths occurring after 2019.
Who is eligible?
Recent Pennsylvania certified death certificates are restricted. Eligible applicants must be at least 18 and can include:
- Spouse.
- Parent or qualifying stepparent.
- Sibling or half-sibling.
- Child or qualifying stepchild.
- Grandparent or great-grandparent.
- Grandchild or great-grandchild.
- Other relatives with proof of direct interest.
- Executor, administrator, attorney or qualifying legal representative.
- Person with a documented direct financial interest.
Additional relationship, legal-authority or identification evidence can be required depending on the requester category.
What to prepare
- Full legal name of the deceased.
- Date and place of death, if known.
- Your name and qualifying relationship or legal interest.
- Acceptable government-issued identification.
- Any required court, estate or financial-interest documents.
- Number of copies and payment.
How to order
- Open Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Death Certificates page.
- Check your requester category.
- Choose the certificate version required by the requesting institution.
- Select online, mail or in-person ordering.
- Complete the official application and prepare identification.
- Review the $20-per-copy charge and applicable online fee.
- Submit through the official service and save your receipt or confirmation.
Mail address
Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records
Death Certificate Processing Unit
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Information phone: 844-228-3516
See our death certificate and vital records guide for the broader records process.
Older Pennsylvania Death Records: An Important Free Research Route
Pennsylvania death records become publicly accessible through the State Archives after 50 years.
As of 2026, the Archives holds original death certificates through 1975. Older records can be used for genealogy even when a certified legal copy is unnecessary.
$5 archival copies
State Archives currently charges $5 for an available noncertified archival death-certificate copy.
Free Pennsylvania resident access
Pennsylvania residents can access certain digitized State Archives collections through Ancestry Pennsylvania without a paid Ancestry subscription.
Which historical source should you use?
| Death period | Best starting source |
|---|---|
| Before 1852 | Church records, newspapers, cemetery inscriptions and family archives. |
| 1852–1854 | Surviving early Pennsylvania county birth, death and marriage returns. |
| 1893–1905 | County death registers where available; Adams County courthouse and archive records. |
| 1906–1975 | Pennsylvania State Archives public death certificates and indexes. |
| Later records | Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records for eligible requesters. |
Historical death-record microsteps
- Open the Pennsylvania State Archives death-record page.
- Select the approximate year of death.
- Use the name index to find the correct person.
- Record the certificate number when available.
- Check digitized records through Ancestry Pennsylvania if eligible.
- If the image is unavailable, request the noncertified archival copy from the State Archives.
Local Funeral and Burial Financial Assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides burial and cremation service payments for certain qualifying individuals.
Who may qualify?
The state’s published categories include certain people who:
- Received Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
- Received DHS cash assistance before death.
- Were determined eligible for cash assistance before death.
- Met the state’s specified historic nursing-home benefit category.
Eligibility is determined by the local County Assistance Office.
Adams County Assistance Office
225 South Franklin Street
P.O. Box 4446
Gettysburg, PA 17325-4446
Phone: 717-334-6241
Toll-free: 800-638-6816
Listed hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
How to check eligibility
- Tell the funeral director that Pennsylvania DHS burial assistance may apply.
- Provide information about the deceased person’s public benefits.
- Ask Adams County Assistance Office to review eligibility.
- Confirm that the funeral director is registered as a DHS service provider when required.
- Ask what expenses can be paid and what documents are needed before assuming reimbursement.
Adams County Veteran Burial Benefits: Local $100 Allowance
Adams County Veterans Affairs administers a separate county burial benefit for qualifying Veterans and spouses.
County burial allowance: $100
The county lists a $100 burial allowance toward funeral and burial expenses for an honorably discharged wartime Veteran or qualifying spouse.
Additional residence conditions can apply to surviving spouses, and the claim must be filed within one year of the Veteran’s or spouse’s burial.
Adams County Veterans Affairs
117 Baltimore Street, Room 201A
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-337-9835
Listed office hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Other available Veteran help
- Military funeral honors coordination.
- Veteran burial flags and Memorial Day grave recognition.
- Federal VA burial allowances where eligible.
- Government headstones or markers.
- Presidential Memorial Certificates.
- VA national cemetery information.
- Help obtaining military service records.
Pennsylvania military death-certificate fee waiver
Pennsylvania also has a specific military-related death-certificate fee waiver. Under the current rules, qualifying service members or spouses, including certain widowed spouses, may receive up to 10 fee-waived copies per applicant per calendar year for eligible requests with supporting documents.
The waiver does not remove the separate online service charge.
Gettysburg Cemetery and Veteran Grave Records
Gettysburg’s cemetery history is unusual because the area includes Civil War battlefield burial sites and an active local cemetery system.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Cemetery is managed by the National Park Service and is historically significant.
National Park Service cemetery restrictions
Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery is a separate historic cemetery in Gettysburg. If an obituary names Evergreen, confirm burial details with the cemetery office rather than assuming the burial is inside the National Cemetery.
Evergreen Cemetery Association
799 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-4121
How to find a burial location
- Open the deceased person’s original funeral-home memorial.
- Record the cemetery name and town.
- Contact the cemetery office for a plot or burial-location lookup.
- If the deceased was a Veteran, search the VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
- For historical graves, check cemetery records against family-history and newspaper sources.
VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Funeral Price Rights and Provider License Checks
The Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rule gives families important pricing protections when arranging funeral services.
Ask for prices by phone
Covered funeral providers must provide price information over the phone when asked.
Get an itemized price list
Ask for the General Price List when discussing arrangements or prices in person.
Choose the services you want
You generally have the right to buy individual goods and services instead of an unwanted package.
Separate outside charges
Ask about cemetery fees, crematory charges, flowers, newspaper notices and other third-party items.
Verify a Pennsylvania funeral director or facility
- Open Pennsylvania’s PALS license verification system.
- Choose Person Search or Facility Search as appropriate.
- Enter the professional’s or business’s legal name.
- Review current license status and identifying details.
- Use the official complaint process if a serious regulatory issue needs review.
Adams County Probate and Estate Records
If the death involves a will, executor appointment or estate administration, the Adams County Register of Wills is the local starting point.
Adams County Register of Wills
Adams County Courthouse
117 Baltimore Street, Room 102
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-337-9826
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The county recommends scheduling a probate appointment. New estate probate processing normally has a 4 p.m. cutoff.
Before contacting the office
- Write the deceased person’s full legal name.
- Confirm the date of death.
- Locate any known will or estate documents.
- Identify the proposed executor or administrator.
- Ask which forms or identification are required.
- Consider obtaining legal advice before opening an estate.
After Finding the Obituary: What Comes Next?
- Save the original newspaper notice and funeral-home memorial URLs.
- Confirm funeral, church, cemetery and reception addresses separately.
- Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported to Social Security.
- Check whether a bank, insurer or estate office needs certified copies.
- Ask about Pennsylvania DHS assistance if qualifying public benefits were received.
- Review the Adams County Veteran burial allowance if military service applies.
- Keep invoices, certificates, benefit correspondence and confirmation numbers secure.
- Do not publish private financial or medical information in public guestbooks.
Gettysburg Times Recent Obituaries: FAQs
Where can I find recent Gettysburg Times obituaries?
Start with the Gettysburg Times obituary section. If the notice is missing or access is restricted, check the Gettysburg-area obituary directory or the handling funeral home’s original memorial.
Can I find Gettysburg obituaries by last name?
Yes. Use a surname search in the obituary directory or historical newspaper archive. Add a first name, publication date, town or funeral home when the surname is common.
How far back does the Gettysburg Times newspaper archive go?
The digitized Gettysburg Times collection on NewspaperArchive currently covers issues from 1909 through 2024.
Does Adams County Library have obituary research tools?
Yes. Adams County Library provides genealogy databases and historical newspaper research, including NewspaperArchive resources.
How much does Gettysburg History charge for research?
Its current published remote research fee for nonmembers is $30 per hour with a two-hour minimum of $60. Research-room admission for nonmembers is listed at $10 per day, while eligible members and students have free access.
How much is a Pennsylvania death certificate?
Pennsylvania currently charges $20 per certified death certificate. Additional copies are also $20 each. Online ordering has a separate $10 service fee.
Can anyone request a recent Pennsylvania death certificate?
No. Pennsylvania generally restricts recent certified death certificates to qualifying family members, estate representatives and people with a documented direct financial or legal interest.
Can I get an older Pennsylvania death record for less money?
Yes. The Pennsylvania State Archives offers available noncertified archival death-certificate copies for $5. Older digitized records may also be available to Pennsylvania residents through Ancestry Pennsylvania.
Does Adams County offer a Veteran burial allowance?
Yes. Adams County currently lists a $100 burial allowance for qualifying honorably discharged wartime Veterans and eligible spouses, with a one-year filing deadline and other eligibility conditions.
Can a Veteran be newly buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery?
Gettysburg National Cemetery is generally closed to new burials. The National Park Service permits only limited burials associated with previously reserved spaces.