Posts in April 16, 2025

A relative died in rural Kansas in 1945. The obituary mentioned the funeral home. I didn’t think the home would still be in existence today under the same name and it wasn’t. However a web search for the name indicated the 1945-era home was mentioned in the history of a home currently in operation today. I reached out to them to see what records they have. Funeral home records are private records, so I may not get a reply and the home today is under no obligation to give me any information from the records. However, it is worth a try. Politely asking about the records is the way to approach this–that and keeping my genealogy fingers crossed.