The obituaries are in German, written in a Gothic fraktur script (sample image) common to that time. A German obituary word list is available to assist researchers in deciphering key words.

The microfilm for this newspaper is located on Tier 4. Photocopies of these obituaries are available from Special Collections. This is a work in progress. Watch for additional years to be added.

1880 The 1880 Westliche Post index is now available as a PDF file (253k).
A – Bru Bu – Fo Fr – Ha	He – Ka Ke – Ly Ma – Q	R – Schl Schn – Su T – Z
1881    (Note: only January thru June of 1881 are available on microfilm.) The 1881 Westliche Post index is now available as a PDF file (210k).
A – D E – He	Hi – L M –  Ri	Ro – Th To –  Z
1882  (Note: only July thru December of 1882 are available on microfilm.) The 1882 Westliche Post index is now available as a PDF file (225k).
A – C D – Ha He – Ko	Kr – Mo Mu – Sa	Sch – Sv T – Z
1883 324k PDF

Looking for other German-language newspapers? See our list of historical newspapers on microfilm at St. Louis County Library.

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