Online Michigan Death Indexes and Obituaries- Michigan Death Records and Indexes 1867-1952...
- Michigan Death Records, 1867-1897 at FamilySearch (free with registration) index plus scanned images from the death ledgers
- Michigan Death Records, 1897-1952 from Michiganology (free) includes scanned images of the death certificates from 1897-1943; 1944-1952 is index only
- Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952 at Ancestry (requires payment) includes death registers from 1867-1897; and scanned death certificates from 1897-1944; 1945-1952 is index only
- Michigan Death Certificates Index, 1921-1952 at FamilySearch (free with registration) index only; no images
- Michigan Death Index, 1867-1897 at the Michigan Dept of Health index only; free (full index seems to end circa 1885/1886 with only a few entries from 1887-1897)
- Michigan Death Records Index 1971-1996...
- Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 at Ancestry (requires payment) over 2 million entries; index only
- Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006 at FamilySearch indexed collection of obituaries from some public libraries in Michigan; has over 1 million images (free with registration)
- Michigan Newspapers Obituaries Archive - Recent (copies of individual obituaries can be obtained online for a fee) includes: Ann Arbor News (7/1/2004-Current), Detroit News (1/1/1999-Current), Flint Journal (10/3/1995-Current), Grand Rapids Press (8/6/2000-Current), Kalamazoo Gazette (1/1/2005-Current), Muskegon Chronicle (1/3/1997-Current), Saginaw News (11/16/1998-Current), Sterling Heights Sentry (2/5/2003-Current), and about 90 more Michigan newspapers
- Southwest Michigan Obituary Index, 1875-2012 at Ancestry (free with registration); has 140,000 entries; for Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties
Michigan Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County- Allegan County...
- Allegan County Clerk Death and Marriage Search includes death certificates index, 1867-recent
- Allegan County Genealogy Indexes (from the Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society) includes obituaries indexes and death certificates from Douglas Community Hospital
- Allegan County - for the city of Holland see Ottawa County below
- Alpena County Obituary and Cemetery Indexes from the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library; also has Alpena Catholic Church records indexes and other items
- Ann Arbor - see Washtenaw County below
- Arenac County Historical Society Obituaries Indexes PDF files (also includes other genealogy indexes)
- Battle Creek - see Calhoun County below
- Bay County Cemeteries and Genealogy Indexes
- Branch County Death Index, 1867-2011 at Ancestry/free to search
- Calhoun County...
- Calhoun County: Willard Library Newspaper Index, 1967-to March 2012 includes obituaries
- Charlevoix County...
- Charlevoix County: Charlevoix Courier Obituaries Index includes online digitized copies of the obituaries
- Charlevoix County Death Index, 1868-2010 at Ancestry/free to search
- Clinton County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for some births, marriages, deaths and cemetery burials (from the Clinton County Historical Society and the DeWitt District Library)
- Delta County Genealogical Society - Genealogy Indexes includes: a probate index, 1873-1975; and a cemetery burials index
- Detroit - see the Wayne County section below
- Eaton County...
- Eaton County: Charlotte Shopping Guide Obituaries 1997-2014 from the Charlotte Community Library
- Eaton County Genealogical Society Databases includes cemetery burials, probate packet files index and other items
- Genesee County and Flint...
- Genesee County Death Index 1930 to present also has marriage records since 1963
- Genesee County Death Index 1867-1930 and Cemetery Index from the Flint Genealogical Society
- Gladwin County...
- Grand Rapids - see the Kent County section below
- Grand Traverse County...
- Grand Traverse County Death Record Search 1867-present (Grand Traverse County Clerk)
- Grand Traverse County: Traverse City Record-Eagle Index the index includes birth, marriage and death announcements from the Traverse City area from 1868 to approximately 1985
- Huron County: Huron Daily Tribune Obituaries Index also has some cemetery burial indexes in their 'Digitized Local History Materials' section; from the Bad Axe Area District Library
- Ingham County and Lansing...
- Ingham County: Index of Deaths Recorded in the Stockbridge Newspaper, 1880-2000 (some years missing)
- Ingham County Genealogical Society includes Mason Michigan Democrat Newspaper Index 1876-1915; Dobie Road Cemetery Tombstone Readings; and Maple Grove Cemetery Burial Permit Index 1932-2005 (city of Mason)
- Iosco County...
- Iosco County: Indexes to Iosco County Michigan Death Records 1867-2003 compiled by the Huron Shores Genealogical Society - also includes cemetery transcriptions and many other Iosco County records indexes
- Iosco County Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)
- Iosco County: Esmond-Evergreen Cemetery Burials 1901-1999 nearly 2000 listings
- Isabella County...
- Isabella County: Riverside Cemetery Records (City of Mt. Pleasant) also has obituaries 1800-1900
- Isabella County: Online Vital Records Indexes and Transcriptions includes birth, marriages and deaths
- Kalamazoo County...
- Kalamazoo County: Local Information Database with a Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper Index indexes some obituaries, death notices and other items
- Kalamazoo County Genealogy Records includes vital records, cemeteries, probate records and more
- Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society - Genealogy Index includes cemeteries, obituaries, funeral home records and more
- Kalamazoo County: Riverside Cemetery Burials (in Kalamazoo, Michigan)
- Kalamazoo County Clerk Vital Records Search includes death certificates and marriage licenses
- Kent County and Grand Rapids...
- Kent County: Death Notices and Obituaries Index for the Grand Rapids Press and Herald 1910 to present (you can order copies of the obituaries for a fee) also has indexes for deaths, marriages, a funeral home and more
- Kent County: Burials in 8 Grand Rapids City Cemeteries includes Fairplains Cemetery, Fulton Street Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Oakgrove Cemetery, Oakhill North Cemetery, Oakhill South Cemetery, Woodlawn East Cemetery and Woodlawn West Cemetery
- Livingston County...
- Livingston County Death Index 1867-1948 does not give date of death
- Livingston County: Brighton District Library Genealogy Indexes includes: Brighton Press and Argus Obituary Index, and indexes for death notices, cemetery burials and marriages
- Macomb County (includes Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights and Warren)...
- Macomb County Genealogy Indexes for Obituaries, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Probate Records and more from the Mount Clemens Library
- Macomb County: Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association Genealogy Search in Clinton Twp, Michigan; for Mt. Elliott, Mt. Olivet, Resurrection, All Saints and Guardian Angel Cemeteries
- Manistee County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes also includes cemeteries, obituaries
- Marquette County...
- Marquette County: Negaunee Cemetery Burials in Negaunee, Michigan
- Mason County: Lakeview Cemetery Burials (Ludington, Michigan) PDF file
- Menominee County: Spies Public Library Obituary Genealogy Indexes includes a Menominee County Journal obituary index and Menominee Riverside Cemetery burials
- Midland County...
- Midland Daily News Indexes includes obituary indexes for some years; from the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
- Midland County Obituary Index, 1928-1950 from the Midland Genealogical Society
- Monroe County...
- Monroe County Library System - Genealogy Indexes includes Monroe Commercial obituary indexes, 1870-1879; and other items
- Monroe County: Monroe Evening News Obituaries Index from the Monroe County Museum
- Muskegon County...
- Muskegon County Death Index, 1867-1965 at Ancestry/free to search
- Muskegon County Genealogical Society Databases includes cemeteries, obituaries and more
- Newaygo County: Freemont Area Obituary Index also includes a marriage records index
- Oakland County...
- Oakland County Genealogy Search - Marriage and Death Records Indexes (index is free to search; copies of the records can be ordered for a fee)
- Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records 1800-1917 at Ancestry/requires payment
- Oakland County: Assorted Death Indexes includes death notices from Pontiac, Michigan newspapers, some obituaries, marriage and probate records, and a Waterford Township cemetery index
- Oakland County Historical Resources includes some death notices, obituaries and cemetery burials
- Oakland County: Farmington Library Obituaries Index 1890-1999 also indexes some marriages and cemetery burials
- Oakland County: Milford Times Obituary Index, 1929-1967 and 1970-1979 from the Milford Public Library
- Oakland County: Rochester-Avon Historical Society Obituaries Index PDF documents
- Oakland County: Royal Oak Cemetery Burials from the Royal Oak Public Library
- Jewish Cemeteries in Oakland County...
- Oakland County: Machpelah Cemetery - Jewish Burials in Ferndale, Michigan
- Oakland County: Clover Hill Park Cemetery of Congregation Shaarey Zedek - Burial Search Jewish Cemetery in Birmingham, Michigan
- Otsego County: City of Gaylord Cemeteries includes burial indexes for Fairview Cemetery and Bagley Cemetery
- Ottawa County...
- Ottawa County: Grand Haven Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for Grand Haven Tribune obituaries, Grand Haven cemeteries, Ottawa county death records and more; from the Loutit District Library
- Ottawa County: Holland Sentinel Vital Records and Obituaries Indexes Vital records indexes include death notices, obituaries, birth announcements and other items. The city of Holland is in Ottawa and Allegan Counties.
- Ottawa County: Pilgrim Home Cemetery and Graafschap Cemetery Burials (Holland, Michigan) PDF file
- Pontiac - see the Oakland County section above
- Saginaw County...
- Saginaw Area Obituary Index 250,000 entries dating back to the late 1800s (from the Public Libraries of Saginaw)
- City of Saginaw Cemeteries Search some cemeteries not yet available
- Saginaw County Death Index, 1868-2015 images of the death indexes only; may be difficult to read
- St. Clair County...
- St. Clair County Deaths, 1868-1974 also includes 19th century marriages
- Sanilac County...
- Sanilac County Genealogy Indexes includes Sanilac Jeffersonian Newspaper Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1876-1990, and Croswell Cemetery Data; from the Aitkin Memorial District Library in Croswell, Michigan
- Shiawassee County: Owosso Argus-Press Obituary Index, 1862-2011 from the Shiawassee District Library
- Tuscola County: Cass City Cemetery Records and Digitized Newspapers from the Rawson Memorial District Library
- Van Buren County...
- Van Buren County GenWeb - Genealogy Site includes a death index, 1935-1945, and some cemetery burials
- Van Buren County Death Index, 1935-1947 also has a birth index, 1867-1871
- Van Buren County: Hartford Obituary Index various years; also includes some cemeteries
- Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor...
- Washtenaw County Death Index, 1959-present also includes marriages index, 1959 to present, plus ordering info for vital records
- Washtenaw County: Chelsea District Library Family History Index and Chelsea Register of Births and Deaths births and deaths register is for residents of Sylvan Township
- University of Michigan, Alumni Records - Necrology File Index for students who died prior to 1965
- Wayne County and Detroit...
- See... Detroit and Wayne County Death Records - Information and Indexes
includes obituaries, some cemeteries and information on ordering death certificates
Also...- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 at FamilySearch; not complete but has 1.3 million entries
- Michigan Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch these list people who died in the year preceding the date the census was taken
- Michigan Masonic Deaths, 1929-1937 Extracted from Transactions and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan (PDF files with more than 18,500 listings).
- Michigan Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records, city directories and more
How to Order Michigan Vital Records Online or by Mail- Order Michigan Vital Records by Mail (fees and restrictions apply) birth, marriage and death records since 1867; divorce records since 1897
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