Wisconsin Newspaper Obituaries (1844 - Current)

How to Search for Wisconsin Obituaries

To get started, just type in the last name of the person you’re looking for and click the “Search” button. This simple search can help you begin your family tree exploration.

For more detailed searches, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Enter the full name of your ancestor to find related obituaries.
• Step 2: Add a keyword, like the name of a town or school.
• Step 3: Remove certain keywords if you want to avoid results from specific places.
• Step 4: If you know certain dates, narrow your search by year.
• Step 5: Choose how to sort your results—oldest first, newest first, or best matches.

Extra Tips To Get More Precise Results

Finding detailed information on certain relatives can be challenging when there are gaps or spelling mistakes in the records. Try these tips to make your search more effective:

• Start with information from more recent ancestors to find the right obituary.
• Search using initials—older obituaries sometimes use them instead of full names.
• When looking for female relatives, try searching with their husband's names.
• If names might have been misheard or misspelled, search using just the dates and first and last names.

As you connect the dots of your family history, these additional resources can be invaluable:

• Archives of U.S. newspapers
• Records of births, marriages, and deaths
• Lists of ship passengers
• Government publications
• Social Security Death Index
• Archives related to different cultural backgrounds, like African-American, Hispanic, Irish, Native American, German-American, Italian, and Jewish-American heritage.

For additional support with this search, visit our Learning Center which contains even more advice on using our online database. This guide can be a useful tool to make a search easier.