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As a service to patrons doing genealogical research, the ECPL has compiled and maintains an obituary index for Erie County, Pennsylvania, from 1822 to the present.

The Library maintains a paper and an online version of the obituary index from 1822 to the present.

The Information Services staff will do limited genealogical research or requests for obituaries by the mail. The fee for this service is $5.00 fee for the first 1/2 hour of search time, $5.00 for each additional half hour and a $1.00 per page fee for photocopying. Information on more than one person can be included in each request.

In most cases, you will be billed for the research when the information is sent to you or you will be notified as to the charge.

If you use this service, please give as much information about the person(s) that you are looking for in your letter. The more information you can provided, the better the chance we can provide you with the information you need.

If you would like a copy of the obit, please include your regular mail address. This will help fulfill your request sooner.

You can contact the Library by mail at:

Information Services
Erie County Public Library
160 East Front Street
Erie, PA 16507

Email: reference@erielibrary.org
(Please include your USPS mailing address when emailing us)

Fax: 814-451-6907

If you have any other questions concerning genealogical research and resources at the Erie County Public Library, please call the Information Hub at 814-451-6927.

Our obituary index contains the following information:

  • Last name
  • First name (nicknames and/or titles such as Dr, Jr, Sr, etc.)
  • The date that the obituary appears in the newspaper.

    The information for the obituary index is obtained from the listing of deaths in the daily Erie newspapers.

    Click on the logo to the left to find out how to obtain BIRTH and DEATH certificates from the PA Department of Health.

    If you use this online index, we would appreciate hearing your comments on it. Please send your comments to reference@erielibrary.org.

    Use the form below to search our Obituary Listings. For best results search using the persons last name or in the form of "Last, First", using quotes. This search has been improved in 2008 to only search obituary listings.

    Obituaries for 1822 to 1907
    1822 to 1839
    		 1840 - 1849
    1850 - 1859
    		 1860 - 1869
    1870 - 1879
    A - L M - Z
    		1880 - 1889
    A - L M - Z
    1890 - 1899
    A - L M - Z
    		1900 - 06
    A - L M - Z
    Obituaries for 1907 to 1919
    A - E
         		F - J
         		K - O
         		P - T
         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1920 to 1929
    A - E
         		F - J
         		K - O
         		P - T
         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1930 to 1939
    A - E
         		F - J
         		K - O
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1940 to 1949
    A - E
         		F - J
         		K - O
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1950 to 1959
    A - E
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1960 to 1969
    A - E
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1970 to 1979
    A - E
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1980 to 1989
    A - E
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         		U - Z
    Obituaries for 1990 to 1999
    A - E
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    Obituaries for 2000 to 2007
    A - E
         		F - J
         		K - O
         		P - T
         		U - Z

    Obituaries for 2008
    January - February - March - April - May

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