Newspaper Death Notices
Hi,
Does anyone know if it is required by Pennsylvania law that deaths be published, or could they be withheld due to the wishes of a relative?Has anyone come across this situation?
For marriages back in the early 1900's, I have seen written on licenses "don't publish" such as for example when the couple were having a child out of wedlock.
The reason I ask for deaths is that it's possible that a person may have not wanted others to know about a death perhaps for probate reasons.
If deaths do not have to be pusblished, this might help to explain why I am not yet able to track down a particular person.I do plan to use the Death Certificate route via the Vitals dept. and use a multi-year search.
Thanks,
John
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Re: Newspaper Death Notices
Eugene Stackhouse 7/25/05
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