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Find Recent Vero Beach Obituaries, Funeral Services and Official Death Records
Looking for a recent obituary in Vero Beach, Florida? Start with the person’s name and local funeral-home notices. For older obituaries, Indian River County Library has a searchable index dating back to 1913. If you need a certified death certificate, use Florida Department of Health rather than an obituary copy.
Source review: October 15, 2026. Independent obituary and records guide. Current notices and service arrangements can change.
Quick Answer: What Do You Need?
Find a new death notice
Search a Vero Beach obituary directory, Vero News or the handling funeral home’s website.
Start searching →Confirm service details
Use the original memorial to verify funeral date, visitation, cemetery, address and livestream.
Check service details →Find an older obituary
Search Indian River County’s local obituary index, newspaper microfilm and genealogy collections.
Open archive guide →Order a death certificate
Florida Department of Health in Indian River County currently lists death certificates at $12 per copy.
See eligibility and fees →Where to Find Recent Vero Beach Obituaries
Vero Beach obituary notices appear through local funeral homes, newspapers and obituary directories. Start with a name, then confirm the correct person and publication date.
Vero Beach obituary listings
Search by name or keyword. Narrow the results using obituary publication date, newspaper, funeral home or school where available.
Indian River County notices
Useful when the person lived in Sebastian, Fellsmere, Orchid, Indian River Shores or another county community.
Vero News obituary archive
Read the publication’s In Memory and obituary items, including notices attributed to local funeral providers.
How to Search for a Recent Vero Beach Obituary
Use first and last name. If results are limited, remove the middle name and search the surname alone.
Use a city or county only after trying the name. If the person was a seasonal resident, search both their Florida home and previous home state.
Try nearby days or weeks. A death date and obituary publication date may be different.
Check age, birth year, relatives, community, funeral provider, school or military history where published.
Use that page for the latest public service information, burial location and family-approved instructions.
Call the handling funeral home when the funeral is approaching, the address is uncertain or two notices disagree.
Our obituary search guide explains additional name, location and date-search techniques.
Search Vero Beach and Nearby Treasure Coast Communities
Obituary coverage is not limited to the city boundary. A resident, funeral home, newspaper and cemetery can belong to different communities.
Vero Beach
Start with Vero Beach, Florida, then add a known funeral home, church or Indian River County clue.
Indian River Shores
Search Vero Beach notices too. The funeral home and publisher may use Vero Beach even when the person’s residence was Indian River Shores.
Sebastian
Check Sebastian funeral-home notices and Vero Beach listings. Some providers have chapels in both communities.
Fellsmere
Try Fellsmere, Sebastian and Indian River County with the surname or family name.
Winter Beach and Wabasso
Search nearby Vero Beach and Sebastian obituary sources, then confirm the specific cemetery or service location.
Fort Pierce and Stuart
Check St. Lucie or Martin County sources when the person moved, received care or had funeral arrangements outside Indian River County.
Vero Beach Funeral Homes: Official Obituary Search and Contacts
These are first-party obituary sources and public business contacts. They are not rankings or endorsements. Search the provider responsible for the person’s arrangements.
| Funeral home | Vero Beach location and phone | Obituary source |
|---|---|---|
| Strunk Funeral Homes & Crematory | 916 17th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-562-2325 |
Official obituaries |
| Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory | 1655 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-778-3233 |
Official obituaries |
| Cox-Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory | 1950 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-571-4476 |
Official obituaries |
| Stone Bros. Funeral Chapel — Vero Beach | 3950 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-562-3105 |
Official obituaries |
What each official site can help you find
Strunk Funeral Homes
The Vero Beach and Sebastian locations share an obituary search system. Open the obituaries page, search the name and use the available filters. The website also explains funeral, cremation, memorial and livestream services.
Also serving: Sebastian chapel, 1623 North Central Avenue, Sebastian, FL 32958; 772-589-1000.
Thomas S. Lowther
The obituary page displays individual memorials and dates. Open the matching name, read the complete notice and check for service arrangements or a charity selected by the family.
Lowther Cremation Service is separately listed by the business at 1555 27th Street, Vero Beach. Check the correct location before visiting.
Cox-Gifford Seawinds
The funeral home’s memorial system offers individual obituary pages. Its published office hours are normally Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., and weekends by appointment, while assistance may be available outside office hours.
Stone Bros. Funeral Chapel
Search the funeral home’s obituary system and check whether the service is at the Vero Beach chapel, its Fort Pierce location or another venue. The website also has planning and veteran-service resources.
How to Confirm You Found the Right Person
A matching name alone is not enough, especially when a notice concerns someone who lived in more than one place.
| Compare | Why it helps | Check again if… |
|---|---|---|
| Age or birth year | Separates people with similar names. | The age is substantially different. |
| Relatives | Spouse, parents, children and siblings help verify identity. | Known family connections are absent or inconsistent. |
| Residence | Vero Beach and a former home state may both be mentioned. | The person has no known connection to either place. |
| Funeral home | Gives an original source for the memorial. | The provider appears unrelated to the person. |
| Dates | Distinguishes death date, posting date and service date. | A result belongs to a different year. |
| Community history | A school, church, employer or military association may help. | Important published biographical facts conflict. |
Confirm Funeral, Visitation, Burial and Livestream Details
Visitation
Confirm the date, opening time, end time and location.
Funeral or memorial
Check the chapel, church or other venue. Do not assume the funeral takes place at the funeral home.
Burial
Write down the cemetery’s exact name. The cemetery may be in a different town.
Public or private
Respect private services and family-only gatherings.
Livestream
Use only the link supplied by the funeral home, church or authorized memorial.
Flowers and donations
Follow the family-approved instructions and check the charity’s own official website before paying.
Cannot Find the Vero Beach Obituary?
Try another name
Search a nickname, maiden name, previous surname, initials or just the last name.
Widen the dates
The notice may appear days or weeks after the death. Search a larger date range.
Try another town
Search Indian River Shores, Sebastian, Fellsmere, Winter Beach, Fort Pierce or a former home city.
Search the funeral home directly
A provider may publish a memorial even when no local newspaper obituary appears.
Some families choose private arrangements or no obituary. A missing public notice does not prove whether someone is alive or deceased.
Indian River County Obituary Index: A Major Local Research Resource
The Indian River County Main Library’s Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center and Genealogy Department, supported by local genealogy volunteers, provides a searchable obituary index covering local newspaper notices from 1913 to the present.
More than 146,500 indexed names
The Indian River Genealogical Society reports that the index contains more than 146,500 names. Most of the source notices can be located in the library’s newspaper microfilm collection.
Unlike a normal keyword search, the official database includes separate fields for:
- Last name.
- First name.
- Maiden name.
- Age.
The index also provides the option to download its data as a CSV file.
How to use the county obituary index
Use Indian River County Library’s own search form.
Leave uncertain fields blank so you do not eliminate a possible match.
Use the maiden-name field for older notices or name changes.
Look for the name, approximate age and available newspaper reference information.
The index may show a microfilm roll number under “Other information.” Save it for the library request.
Use the Archive Center’s obituary lookup request instructions rather than assuming the index itself contains a full obituary image.
Request an Older Obituary Copy From the Library
The Indian River Genealogical Society gives specific instructions for copies of indexed newspaper obituaries.
Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center and Genealogy Department
Indian River County Main Library
1600 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Telephone: 772-400-6324
Obituary copy requests: genealogy@irclibrary.org
Before sending a request
- Find the name in the county obituary index first.
- Record the indexed name, age, newspaper date and microfilm roll, if provided.
- Request no more than four obituary copies through the standard lookup procedure.
- If you need five or more, contact the department first for instructions and a cost estimate.
- Allow approximately two weeks for a response.
Old Vero Beach Newspapers and Historical Death Notices
Indian River County Library’s digital resources include the ProQuest Florida Collection, which provides access to a long sequence of local newspapers. This is useful when an obituary index entry needs additional context.
| Historical newspaper | Coverage listed by library |
|---|---|
| The Vero Press | 1919–1925 |
| The Vero Beach Press | 1925–1927 |
| Vero Beach Journal | 1926–1927 |
| Vero Beach Press Journal | 1927–1991 |
| Indian River Press Journal | 1991–present |
Historical research shortcuts
- Search the surname with “died,” “death,” “funeral,” “burial” or “memorial.”
- Try a spouse, parent or relative’s name when the deceased person’s name was abbreviated.
- Search the day after the expected death date and the surrounding weeks.
- Use the newspaper issue date from the obituary index to find a complete clipping.
- For a former Florida seasonal resident, check newspapers from the person’s previous home state too.
Vero Beach Death Certificates: Official Florida Fees and Rules
The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County issues eligible Florida death certificates for deaths from 2009 to the present. For a Florida death before 2009, use the statewide Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville or its authorized ordering route.
| Service | Current fee | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| Indian River County death certificate | $12 | Local county health department fee. |
| Indian River County additional year search | $3 per year | When the exact death year is unknown; maximum listed search charge $50. |
| Florida state walk-in or mail initial certificate | $5 | Includes one calendar-year search and one certified copy if the record is found. |
| Florida state additional same-record copy | $4 | Additional certified copies ordered together. |
| Florida state online first certificate | $15 | Includes the state’s first-certificate, search and required rush charges for the online service. |
| VitalChek online processing | $7 | Vendor processing charge; additional delivery charges may apply. |
Indian River County Vital Statistics
Florida Department of Health in Indian River County
1900 27th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Telephone: 772-794-7460
Fax: 772-794-7443
Published hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Cause of death vs. no cause of death
Public record version
Florida’s standard death certificate without cause of death is a public record. Follow the ordering office’s identification and application instructions, including any local requirements.
Restricted information
Cause-of-death information is confidential for 50 years under Florida’s current rules. Eligible family members, legal representatives or other authorized requesters must meet the required conditions.
How to Order a Vero Beach Death Certificate
Florida vital-record offices issue records for Florida deaths. If a Vero Beach resident died in another state, start with that state’s vital-record authority.
Use the Indian River County office for covered Florida deaths from 2009 to the present. Use the state Bureau of Vital Statistics for older Florida records.
Decide whether the receiving institution needs a standard certificate or an authorized version that includes cause of death.
Have the deceased person’s legal name, approximate date and place of death, your contact information and supporting documents where required.
The local health department’s instructions call for a legible copy of valid identification such as a driver’s license, passport, state ID or military ID.
Use the Florida Department of Health instructions. VitalChek is the state health department’s authorized online ordering vendor.
Online processing, extra copies, year searches and delivery options may change the amount due.
Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics
For statewide mail or walk-in service, the Bureau lists:
Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics
1217 N Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Telephone: 904-359-6900
Published walk-in hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
See our death certificate and vital records guide for other record-request situations.
Find Cemetery and Grave Records in Vero Beach
Start with the cemetery named in the obituary or funeral-home memorial. If the cemetery is Crestlawn, the City of Vero Beach provides a direct public contact route for locating a burial.
Crestlawn Cemetery — City of Vero Beach
Crestlawn Cemetery is a municipal cemetery owned and operated by the City of Vero Beach.
The City Clerk’s Office handles inquiries about buying a lot or locating where a person may be buried.
City Clerk telephone: 772-978-4700
Email: cityclrk@covb.org
The city also provides an interactive cemetery map, cemetery rules, marker forms, grave-opening documents and columbarium information.
How to locate a burial at Crestlawn
- Open the official Crestlawn Cemetery page.
- Use the cemetery map or contact the City Clerk.
- Provide the person’s full name and approximate burial or death date.
- Ask whether a burial location, section or plot reference is available.
- Confirm the current visitor rules before placing flowers or memorial decorations.
If the cemetery is elsewhere
Check the exact cemetery name, city and state. For church memorial gardens or private cemeteries, ask the responsible church or cemetery office. For a veteran’s burial, use the VA cemetery and memorial databases.
Veteran Burial and Survivor Benefits in Indian River County
Indian River County Veterans Services helps veterans and eligible family members understand and apply for federal, state and local benefits, including burial and survivor benefits.
Indian River County Veterans Services
2525 St. Lucie Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Phone: 772-226-1395
Weekday visits are generally by appointment. The county currently advertises a Wednesday walk-in option for short matters.
Veterans Services — Sebastian
1235 Main Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Phone: 772-226-1145
Weekday visits are generally by appointment. The county currently advertises a Thursday walk-in option for short matters.
What to prepare for veteran benefits
- DD-214 or accepted military-service documentation.
- Death certificate, when required.
- Marriage or relationship documents for survivor claims.
- Funeral and burial invoices if requesting an allowance.
- Information about the cemetery or burial arrangement.
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
5525 U.S. Highway 1
Mims, FL 32754
Phone: 321-383-2638
The VA currently lists available in-ground burial space for casketed remains, as well as in-ground and columbarium options for cremated remains.
Visiting hours: daily, sunrise to sunset.
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays.
For national cemetery burial scheduling, contact the VA National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
How to locate a veteran memorial or gravesite
- Open the Veterans Legacy Memorial website.
- Enter the veteran’s surname and, when known, first name.
- Filter by branch of service, death year, state or cemetery.
- Open a matching memorial only after checking the identifying details.
- Use the cemetery office or VA location information when more burial help is needed.
Indian River County Indigent Cremation Assistance
Indian River County offers a limited indigent-cremation program through its Human Services Division. This is a restricted public assistance program, not a general funeral-cost subsidy for every family.
Basic eligibility stated by the county
- The deceased person must have died in Indian River County.
- The deceased person must have no property or other assets available for arrangements.
- The program is aimed at situations with no next of kin able to assume responsibility.
- Veterans should first seek available VA burial assistance unless they have been determined ineligible.
Every application is reviewed individually and depends on program requirements and available funding.
Documents listed by Human Services
The county’s application materials request documents such as identification, Social Security information, bank statements and lease documents when applicable. The office may request additional proof depending on the circumstances.
Where to apply
Indian River County Human Services
1800 27th Street, Building B, 2nd Floor
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Direct assistance phone: 772-226-1423
Published office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The county generally handles indigent-cremation assistance by appointment. Contact the office before gathering documents or arranging a visit.
Microsteps before applying
- Read the county’s indigent-cremation eligibility page.
- Check whether any estate, insurance or family resources are available.
- If the deceased was a veteran, ask about VA burial eligibility first.
- Contact Human Services about the application and required evidence.
- Gather the required documents securely.
- Schedule an appointment and follow the county’s instructions.
Check Funeral Licenses, Prices and Consumer Rights
Florida’s Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services regulates many funeral providers, cremation services, licensed cemeteries and prepaid funeral arrangements.
Verify a Florida funeral provider
Use Florida Department of Financial Services’ funeral-industry license database.
Try the funeral-home name, doing-business-as name, city or county.
Check the legal name and current status. The database notes that recently changed licenses may take time to appear.
Use the consumer-help process for complaints or prepaid contract concerns.
FTC Funeral Rule
Funeral providers generally must give price information by phone when asked. During in-person arrangements, consumers are entitled to an itemized General Price List and can usually choose individual goods and services.
Florida complaint route
The state handles complaints involving regulated funeral establishments, cremation businesses, licensed cemeteries and certain preneed arrangements.
Consumer division: 850-413-3039 or Florida toll-free 800-323-2627.
Publishing or Correcting a Vero Beach Obituary
If you are a family member or authorized representative preparing a new obituary, work with the funeral home or newspaper responsible for publication.
Prepare the notice before submitting
- Full name and any family-approved nickname.
- Dates and biographical information verified by the family.
- Approved relatives and relationship details.
- Service date, time and correct venue address.
- Burial or cremation information intended for public release.
- Charity, flower or memorial preferences.
- Photo you have permission to publish.
- Person authorized to approve the final wording.
If something is wrong
Save the notice link, describe the specific error and ask the original publisher or funeral home to correct it. A correction to a public obituary does not automatically correct a Florida death certificate.
For a correction to content published by this website, see RecentObituaries.info corrections and family privacy requests.
What to Do After Finding the Obituary
Save both source links
Keep the newspaper notice and the original funeral-home memorial together.
Check death-certificate needs
Ask insurers, banks, pension administrators or estate representatives whether a certified copy is required and how many.
Confirm Social Security reporting
Funeral directors often report a death to SSA. Ask whether this was completed, then contact Social Security when needed.
Check veterans and survivor benefits
Keep the DD-214, marriage documents, death certificate and related invoices when benefits may apply.
Protect financial information
Save receipts and avoid sending identity documents to unrelated obituary aggregators or unsolicited payment links.
Keep a contact log
Record each organization contacted, date, reference number and next action.
Use the after-death notification checklist for a broader sequence of records, mail, banks, insurance, benefits and fraud-prevention tasks.
Related Guides on RecentObituaries.info
Obituary Search and Recent Notices
Search by name, date, hometown, funeral home or cemetery.
Death Certificate and Vital Records Guide
Learn when public memorial information is not enough for legal purposes.
Sarah Memorial Chapel and Fort Pierce Notices
Useful when a Vero Beach or Treasure Coast family has funeral connections in nearby Fort Pierce.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize Social Security, banks, insurance, mail and essential records.
Corrections and Family Privacy Requests
Request a review of a factual error, outdated link or sensitive information on this website.
Official and Primary Sources Used
Indian River County obituary index Historic name lookup and searchable index fields. Indian River Genealogical Society Obituary index coverage, request instructions and copy-help process. Indian River County Library research databases Vero Beach historical newspaper coverage and genealogy resources. Florida Department of Health in Indian River County Local death certificate fees, identification, eligibility, address and hours. Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics State certificate types, 50-year confidentiality, statewide fees and ordering. City of Vero Beach Crestlawn Cemetery Cemetery location assistance, official rules, map and forms. Indian River County indigent cremation Limited assistance eligibility, required documents and appointments. Indian River County Veterans Services Local VA claims, survivor benefits and burial assistance guidance. VA Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Eligibility, cemetery space, grave lookup, office hours and scheduling. Florida funeral and cemetery consumer protection License issues, complaints, prepaid funeral contracts and consumer help.Vero Beach Recent Obituaries: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find recent Vero Beach obituaries?
Start with Vero Beach listings on Legacy, Vero News or the handling funeral home’s official obituary page. Confirm the person and publication date before sharing a notice.
How do I search Vero Beach obituaries by name?
Search the person’s first and last name. If no result appears, try the surname alone, nickname, maiden name, previous home state or Indian River County.
Which funeral homes publish Vero Beach obituaries?
Official obituary sources include Strunk Funeral Homes, Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home, Cox-Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Stone Bros. Funeral Chapel, among others.
Why can’t I find a recent Vero Beach obituary?
The notice may be delayed, listed under another name, published in a former hometown or available only on a funeral-home website. A family may also choose not to publish an obituary.
Where can I find an old Vero Beach obituary?
Indian River County Library offers a searchable index of obituary and death notices from 1913 to the present. The Indian River Genealogical Society reports more than 146,500 indexed names.
How can I get an obituary copy from the Indian River County library?
Find the indexed notice, then email genealogy@irclibrary.org with the identifying details. Standard requests are limited to four copies, and the society asks researchers to allow approximately two weeks for a response.
How much is a death certificate in Vero Beach?
The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County currently lists $12 per death certificate, plus a $3-per-year search charge when the exact death year is unknown, subject to its stated maximum.
Can the Indian River County Health Department issue an old Florida death certificate?
The local office handles Florida deaths from 2009 to the present. For deaths before 2009, use Florida’s statewide Bureau of Vital Statistics or the authorized VitalChek ordering route.
Can anyone obtain cause-of-death information in Florida?
No. Cause-of-death information is confidential for 50 years, with access restricted to eligible or legally authorized requesters. The standard certificate without cause of death is a public record.
Where is the Indian River County death-record office?
Florida Department of Health in Indian River County Vital Statistics is at 1900 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. The published phone number is 772-794-7460.
How can I find a grave at Crestlawn Cemetery?
Use the City of Vero Beach’s official Crestlawn Cemetery page and contact the City Clerk’s Office at 772-978-4700. Provide the full name and approximate burial date when available.
Is there funeral or cremation financial assistance in Indian River County?
The county has a limited indigent-cremation program for narrowly qualifying cases involving no available assets and no next of kin able to assume responsibility. Eligibility and funding must be confirmed by Human Services.
Where can veterans’ families get burial-benefit assistance?
Indian River County Veterans Services has a Vero Beach office at 2525 St. Lucie Avenue, telephone 772-226-1395. The office helps eligible veterans and families with benefits, including burial and survivor claims.
Is Cape Canaveral National Cemetery available for veteran burials?
VA currently lists in-ground and cremated-remains burial options at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Florida. Eligibility and scheduling must be confirmed through VA.
How do I check if a Vero Beach funeral home is licensed?
Use the Florida Department of Financial Services funeral-industry license lookup. Search the business or professional name, compare the result and contact the regulator if information is unclear.
What should I verify before attending a funeral?
Confirm the correct person, service date, exact venue, public or private status, cemetery, accessibility and any changes with the handling funeral home.
Before You Share, Travel or Pay
- Confirm the correct person through the original obituary or funeral home.
- Use Indian River County’s obituary index for historical notices.
- Check the service time and burial location before travelling.
- Use official Florida Vital Records for certified death certificates.
- Check Crestlawn records through the City Clerk when relevant.
- Ask about veteran benefits or county cremation assistance only when eligibility may apply.
- Verify funeral providers and payment requests through official channels.
- Protect personal, medical and financial information.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent information and source-navigation website. It is not a funeral home, newspaper, cemetery, Florida government agency or authorized death-certificate issuer. Final decisions, fees and service details should be checked with the responsible original source.