Obituaries in Topeka, KS | Topeka Capital-Journal (2024)

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How do I find a local obituary? ›

Many funeral homes publish obituaries on their websites. These can usually be located with a Google search on the person's name. Local genealogical and historical societies, public libraries, and some newspaper publishers maintain clipping files of obituaries.

The Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library offers a name index of their Obituary Collections for newspapers of many Kansas counties. Kansas Newspapers Obituaries Archive - Numerous newspapers listed from the 1980's to the current time. Death Notices of Members of Kansas Fraternal Orders - 50,000 entries.

The Topeka Capital-Journal is a daily newspaper published in Topeka, Kansas.

A basic online search may reveal an obituary or information about a memorial service. Type the person's name and words like “death,” “obituary,” or “memorial” and any personal information you may have, such as their date of birth or names of close relatives who could be mentioned as one of their surviving kin.

Contact the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Records to learn more about accessing state-level records and explore additional options for obtaining copies.

Call 877-305-8315, available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Payment made by credit card. Spanish interpreters available. $20 for each certified copy plus $13.95 expedited service fee.

You may choose to list grandchildren and great grandchildren individually by name, or simply include the number of each. Typically siblings and their spouses names are also included. Survivors are generally listed first, followed by any preceded in death names you would like to include.

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The CAPITAL JOURNAL is owned by Wick Communications.

The Kansas Weekly Herald was launched on September 15, 1854, in the town of Leavenworth. It was the Kansas Territory's first newspaper, appearing along with the earliest settlers of the town. The Herald was Democratic and proslavery and pushed for Kansas' entry into the Union as a slave state.

Lecompton began functioning as the Kansas territorial capital on October 20, 1856. However, the free-staters rejected the new capital location. Thus, they decided to form a government in Topeka.

Topeka (/təˈpiːkə/ tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County.

Topeka, city, capital (1861) of Kansas, U.S., and seat (1857) of Shawnee county. Topeka lies on the Kansas River in the eastern part of the state.

The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) maintains a permanent, public record of every death that has occurred in California since July 1905.

Finding a current obituary should be as easy as a simple internet search on your favorite browser. Begin by entering the name of the person, the word obituary, and “Florida” into your favorite search engine.

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

Obituaries in Massachusetts and other parts of New England can generally be found in the local town or county papers. Many obituaries for Boston and the surrounding area can be found in: Boston Athenaeum. Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800.