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Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) Newspaper Obituaries (1992 - Current)

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Trace Your Pennsylvania Ancestry with Times Leader Obituaries

Times Leader Obituaries may be the best platform for people who would like to know about their remote relatives residing in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Here are a few great reasons to check out Times Leader obituaries:

  • Discover new parts of your family tree.
  • Get in touch with family members you haven’t met.
  • Learn the stories of your ancestors.
  • By exploring our thorough online records, you’ll have access to nearly 150 years of local history. Interestingly, 95% of the records at GenealogyBank can’t be found anywhere else online.

How to Search the Times Leader Obituary Archives?

Simply enter the last name of a relative and press the “Search” button to begin your journey.

If you need more specific information, here are a few steps for a detailed search:

  • Step 1: Start with the first and last names of your relatives. Adding a middle name can help narrow your results.
  • Step 2: Include keywords like a town or school to make your search more specific.
  • Step 3: Exclude certain words to keep unrelated results out.
  • Step 4: Set a range of years to help sort through common names in our records.
  • Step 5: Change how you sort the results to see the best matches, newest, or oldest entries first.

Here are some tips to make your Times Leader obituary search better:

  • Use details from recent family members to trace older ones.
  • Try searching by initials, as many older obituaries used initials instead of full names.
  • If you’re looking for information about a female relative, try searching under her husband’s name.
  • Consider common misspellings, as spellings weren’t always checked for accuracy in the past.

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