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.
Find the Right Times Herald Obituary Before You Search by Name
“Times Herald” is not one newspaper. The name is used by publications in New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Georgia, Indiana and Arkansas. Choose the correct city first, then search the obituary and confirm final funeral details with the handling funeral home.
Quick Answer: Which Times Herald Do You Mean?
Olean
Olean Times Herald
Olean, Cattaraugus County and nearby Southern Tier communities.
Port Huron
The Times Herald
Port Huron, St. Clair County and Michigan’s Blue Water area.
Times Herald Obituary Pages by City & Newspaper
Use the newspaper or publication-affiliated route below first. If the newspaper page does not show the person, check the handling funeral home next.
The newspaper’s site links obituary readers to its Legacy collection. The current browse page supports publish-date, location, funeral-home, high-school and college filters.
Use the Times Herald obituary page for current notices. For a wider local search, the Port Huron-area obituary index can help when the newspaper result is unclear.
Use the newspaper obituary section first. Add Norristown, Montgomery County, funeral-home or school clues when common names produce unrelated Pennsylvania results.
Use RecordOnline for current obituary listings. For older local research, Middletown’s Thrall Public Library maintains a searchable obituary database with Times Herald-Record references.
Use the Times-Herald obituary section for recent notices. Older Times-Herald obituary collections also exist for genealogy and archive searching.
Use the newspaper’s obituary section for current local notices. If the person lived elsewhere, also search the funeral home because Coweta-area families may use providers outside Newnan.
The official obituary platform has an unusually useful advanced search: first name, last name, birth date, passing date, city and notice type.
Current Times-Herald notices for Forrest City appear through the publication’s Legacy route. Check the individual funeral-home memorial for the latest service details.
How to Search Times Herald Obituaries by Name
For a broader workflow, use our obituary search guide.
Confirm the Correct Person Before Sharing the Obituary
| Check | What should match | Reason to pause |
|---|---|---|
| Publication | Correct Times Herald city or edition. | You expected Michigan but opened New York or Pennsylvania. |
| Name | Legal name, nickname, maiden name or middle initial. | The result appears to be another person with the same surname. |
| Age | Age or approximate birth year. | The age differs significantly. |
| Relatives | Spouse, parents, children or siblings. | None of the family names are familiar. |
| Location | Residence, hometown, funeral-home city or cemetery. | There is no known geographic connection. |
| Date | Death, publication and service dates. | The search result is an older obituary. |
See how RecentObituaries.info verifies obituary information.
Before You Attend a Funeral or Visitation
Recheck the time
Viewing, visitation, funeral, memorial and burial may be on different days.
Save every address
The funeral home, church, cemetery and reception may be separate locations.
Public or private?
Do not assume every service is open to the public. Read the wording carefully.
Livestream
Use only a link supplied by the funeral home, church or authorized memorial.
Flowers or donations
Follow the family’s current instruction rather than an old copied notice.
Conflicting details
Call the funeral home before travelling when two reliable pages disagree.
Can’t Find the Times Herald Obituary? Try This Order
- Check that you selected the correct Times Herald city.
- Search surname only.
- Remove the middle name.
- Try nickname, initials, maiden name or previous surname.
- Add one city or county.
- Search the spouse or another close relative.
- Widen the date range by one or two weeks.
- Search the handling funeral home directly.
- Try the cemetery, church or school named in family records.
How to Submit an Obituary to a Times Herald Newspaper
Placement rules, deadlines and prices differ by newspaper. Use the obituary page for the exact publication, not a generic Times Herald contact found in a search ad.
How to Find Older Times Herald Obituaries
Older notices may not appear in the same database used for today’s obituaries. Switch from “recent obituary” searching to archive searching when the death is years or decades old.
Middletown: Thrall obituary database
Thrall Public Library’s obituary database includes Times Herald-Record references with useful fields such as date of death, obituary date, maiden name, town and newspaper reference.
Washington, Indiana: advanced archive search
The Washington Times Herald search supports first name, last name, date of birth, date of passing, city and notice type.
Vallejo: long-running obituary archive
Historical Times-Herald obituary indexes can be searched by first name, last name, event date and keyword when the current newspaper page no longer surfaces an older notice.
Newnan: newspaper archive search
Newnan Times-Herald obituary archives can be searched by surname, date and keywords through established genealogy newspaper databases when a recent search is not enough.
Better search terms for older notices
- Search surname + city + “funeral”.
- Try “death notice” instead of “obituary”.
- Search maiden names and previous surnames.
- Add spouse, parent or child name.
- Search “interment,” “burial,” “services” or “died”.
- Use nearby publication dates rather than one exact day.
Death Certificate Help for Each Times Herald Area
Use the state where the death occurred. The newspaper location is only a clue. A Times Herald obituary can be published in one state even when the death happened somewhere else.
| Times Herald area | Official state route | Current state fee | Useful shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olean, NY | New York State DOH | $30 mail; $45 online/phone plus vendor transaction fee. | A local registrar may be useful when you know the municipality where the death occurred. |
| Middletown, NY | New York State DOH | $30 mail; $45 online/phone plus vendor transaction fee. | For genealogy requests, NY says a local registrar may save considerable time. |
| Port Huron, MI | Michigan Vital Records | $34 standard state search; online processing fee currently $14. | Michigan state in-person ordering is appointment-based on limited days/hours. |
| Norristown, PA | Pennsylvania Vital Records | $20 per certificate; online ordering adds the current $10 service fee. | Qualifying Armed Forces applicants may receive a certificate-fee waiver. |
| Vallejo, CA | California CDPH | $26 per certified death record in 2026. | In-person copies may be available from the county office where the death was registered. |
| Newnan, GA | Georgia Vital Records | $25 first copy; $5 additional same-record copies. | Georgia county vital-record offices can provide local service and some counties hold older records. |
| Washington, IN | Indiana Vital Records | $8 first death certificate; $4 each additional copy in the same state order. | Indiana recommends the local health department where the death occurred for faster service. |
| Forrest City, AR | Arkansas Department of Health | $10 first copy; $8 each additional same-record copy. | Arkansas vital-record services are available through local health units statewide. |
Death certificate microsteps
See our death certificate and vital records guide for the general U.S. process.
Useful Local Record Benefits & Faster Routes
Try the local registrar for genealogy
New York warns that state genealogy requests can take eight months or longer. If you know the municipality where the event occurred, the local registrar may save considerable time.
Military fee waiver
Qualifying Armed Forces applicants may have the $20 Pennsylvania death-certificate fee waived for up to 10 copies per applicant per calendar year. Online service fees are not included in the waiver.
Low-cost archival copies
Pennsylvania State Archives currently holds death certificates for 1906–1975. Non-certified archive copies are available for a separate archival fee, and digitized historical records are also available through Ancestry Pennsylvania.
Use the county for an in-person copy
California says copies may be obtained in person at the county office where the death was registered. This can be more practical than mailing a state request.
Local health department can be faster
Indiana specifically recommends ordering through the local health department where the event occurred for faster service. State Vital Records does not provide walk-in service.
Use a local health unit
Arkansas Department of Health provides vital-record services through local health units statewide, so Forrest City-area families do not always need to travel to Little Rock.
If the Person Was a Veteran
Use the obituary to identify military service, then use official VA sources to check federal burial and memorial benefits. Newspaper wording does not determine VA eligibility.
Documents to locate
- DD Form 214 or equivalent discharge record.
- Certified death certificate when required.
- Relationship or claimant documentation.
- Funeral and cemetery receipts for allowance claims.
Official VA starting point
VA burial benefits can include national-cemetery burial, marker or headstone, burial flag, Presidential Memorial Certificate and possible burial allowance depending on eligibility.
Before Paying for Funeral Goods or Services
Federal Funeral Rule protections apply regardless of which Times Herald published the obituary.
Ask for prices by phone
A funeral provider must give price information by telephone when you ask.
Ask for the General Price List
When you visit and begin discussing arrangements or prices, request the itemized General Price List.
Choose individual services
You generally do not have to purchase a package containing optional goods or services you do not want.
Separate cemetery and funeral costs
Ask for an itemized estimate showing funeral-home charges, cemetery costs and third-party cash-advance items separately.
Wrong Obituary Detail? Use the Right Correction Route
Contact the publisher or funeral home
For a wrong name, relative, date, service address, cemetery or biography detail, contact the source responsible for the notice.
- Save the obituary URL.
- Copy the incorrect wording.
- Prepare the replacement wording.
- Provide reliable supporting information.
Contact the state record office
Correcting a newspaper obituary does not change a certified death certificate. Official record amendments follow the state’s separate correction process.
After You Find the Correct Obituary
- Save the individual obituary URL.
- Save the handling funeral home’s official phone number.
- Write visitation, funeral, cemetery and reception addresses separately.
- Recheck the funeral-home memorial before travelling.
- Use only family-authorized flower and donation links.
- Ask whether the funeral home reported the death to Social Security.
- Use the state of death for certified records.
- Keep receipts and official confirmation numbers secure.
Families handling paperwork can use our after-death notification checklist.
Official & Primary Source Links
Olean Times Herald Obituaries Current Olean publication-linked obituary browsing and filters. The Times Herald — Port Huron Current Port Huron obituary route. The Times Herald — Norristown Current Norristown / Montgomery County obituary route. Times Herald-Record — Middletown Current Middletown / Hudson Valley obituary route. Vallejo Times-Herald Current Vallejo obituary route. Newnan Times-Herald Current Newnan / Coweta County obituary route. Washington Times Herald Advanced obituary and death-notice search for Washington, Indiana. Times-Herald — Forrest City Current Forrest City / St. Francis County notice route.Related RecentObituaries.info Guides
Obituary Search Guide
Search by name, city, state, funeral home, newspaper, cemetery and date.
Death Certificate & Vital Records Guide
Understand when official certified proof is needed instead of a public obituary.
How We Verify Obituary Information
See the source hierarchy used for funeral homes, newspapers, cemeteries and government records.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Social Security, certificates, banks, insurance, mail, benefits and fraud-prevention tasks.
Times Herald Obituary FAQs
Which Times Herald newspaper should I search?
Match the city first. Common current searches include Olean, Port Huron, Norristown, Middletown, Vallejo, Newnan, Washington in Indiana, and Forrest City in Arkansas.
How do I find Times Herald recent obituaries by name?
Choose the correct publication, search the surname first, then add the first name, city, date, funeral home or relative only when you need to narrow the results.
Where can I find Olean Times Herald obituaries?
Use the Olean Times Herald obituary collection linked from the newspaper’s website. It supports filters such as publication date, location, funeral home, school and college.
Where can I find Port Huron Times Herald obituaries?
Use the obituary section at TheTimesHerald.com for Port Huron and St. Clair County. Confirm current service information with the funeral home named in the individual notice.
Where can I find Norristown Times Herald obituaries?
Use the obituary section at TimesHerald.com and add Norristown or Montgomery County when common names create unrelated Pennsylvania results.
Where can I find Times Herald-Record obituaries?
Use RecordOnline.com for current Middletown and Hudson Valley obituaries. Thrall Public Library also has a useful obituary database for older Times Herald-Record research.
Does the Washington Times Herald have advanced obituary search?
Yes. Its obituary platform allows searches using first name, last name, date of birth, date of passing, city and notice category.
Why can’t I find a recent Times Herald obituary?
You may have the wrong Times Herald edition, the notice may not be published yet, the name may use a different spelling, or the obituary may appear only on the funeral-home website.
What should I verify before attending a funeral?
Confirm the correct person, service date, start time, exact address, public or private status, cemetery and any updated instructions on the handling funeral home’s memorial.
Can an obituary replace a death certificate?
No. An obituary is a public notice or memorial. Banks, insurers, estates, courts and government programs may require a certified death certificate.
Which state should I use for the death certificate?
Use the state where the death occurred, not automatically the state where the Times Herald newspaper is published or where the person lived.
How much does a death certificate cost?
The fee depends on the state. This guide lists current official fees for New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Georgia, Indiana and Arkansas, but you should recheck the state page before ordering.
How do I submit an obituary to a Times Herald newspaper?
Open the obituary page for the exact publication and use its placement route. Prepare approved text, photo, service details, billing information and the desired publication date, then review the final price and proof before payment.
How do I correct a Times Herald obituary?
Contact the newspaper, obituary platform or funeral home responsible for the notice with the obituary URL, incorrect text, replacement wording and supporting information. A newspaper correction does not change a government death certificate.
Before You Share, Travel or Pay
- Identify the correct Times Herald city first.
- Confirm the correct person, not only the matching name.
- Use the funeral home for current service details.
- Save every service and cemetery address separately.
- Use only family-authorized donation, flower and livestream links.
- Use the state of death for certified records.
- Review newspaper placement proof and price before paying.
- Keep private medical, financial and family information out of public guestbooks.
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