Examples of Published Death Notices | St. Louis County Library

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Westliche Post

Typical death notices as published in the Westliche Post. The column heading can read "Neue Anzeigen" (new notices) or "Todes-Anzeigen" (death notices).

Black and white death notice with column heading Neue Anzeigen

More examples of death notices. These were published in the Westliche Post on April 19, 1893.

Death notices published in Westliche Post on April 19, 1893.

This example has been recreated from the original. Microfilm will not usually produce such clear, crisp images.

Recreated death notice from the original

Lodges often posted notices about deceased members. "Nachruf" (literally: obituary) were posted an the anniversary of a death to memorialize a deceased loved one.

Nachruf (literally: obituary) posted to memorialize a deceased loved one