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Obituary/Cemetery Indexes Help and Hints

If you are unable to find the person you seek in these indexes, try

• Filling in less spaces. Sometimes something is entered differently than what you have in one space and that will make it impossible to retrieve.
• A shortened version of the name or only a last or first name.

Names may be listed under alternate spellings for a number of reasons. Examples:

• Peterson could be entered as Peterson, Petersen, Pederson, Pedersen, Petterson, etc. To get a list of a person with this name, try PE.
• Knute could be entered as Knute, Knudt, Knut, Knud, Knude, etc. To get a list of a person with this name, try KNU
• John could be listed as John, Jon, Johnny, Johnnie, Jho.. etc. or even Jack or Jake. To get a list of a person with this name, try their birth date or death date instead

If there is a number behind the first name on the obituary list, it means there were that number of obituaries in the same issue of the newspaper.

A question mark behind an entry indicates there is a discrepancy that has been noted. Corrections or verifications would be appreciated if you have them.

The date listed in the obituary index is not the date of death, but the date the obituary was published in the newspaper.

Cemetery abbreviations listed:
G-Greenwood, Thief River Falls
EG-East Greenwood, Thief River Falls
SG-South Greenwood, Thief River Falls
WG-West Greenwood, Thief River Falls

These indexes were compiled utilizing newspaper obituaries, sexton records, headstone inscriptions and county death records. Obituaries cited were compiled from the following newspapers:

• Marshall County - Eastern Marshall County News, Grygla Eagle, Holt News, Holt Northern Light, Marshall County Banner, Marshall County Leader, Marshall County News, Marshall County Star, Middle River Record, New River Record, Newfolden Review, Oslo Tribune, Stephen Exchange, Stephen Messenger, Strandquist Press, Warren Register, Warren Sheaf.
• Pennington County - Eleven Towns, Forum, Goodridge Banner, News Press, The Press, St. Hilaire Spectator, Sunbeam, Thief River Falls News, Thief River Falls Review, Thief River Falls Times, Thief River Falls Tribune, Tri-County Forum.
• Red Lake County - The Era, The Messenger, Oklee Herald, Plummer Pioneer, The Record, Red Lake Courier, Red Lake County Courier, Red Lake Falls Gazette, Red Lake Falls News.