Did you know that there are many Free Obituary Collections and Free Obituary Index Collections available on Ancestry dot com? And yes, you do not need a subscription to access them (but you need to have registered, which is free).
Below is the list of the 1,202 Free and Free Index Collections (as of May 2023).
How Do I Search Ancestry Free Collections?
- Login to your account. You don’t need a paid subscription, but you do need to register.
- Click on a collection of interest and perform your search. It is that easy.
List of Free Ancestry Obituary Related Collections
- Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Obituary Records, 1920-1969
- Houston Chronicle Obituaries, 1901-1905
- Idaho, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1868-2013
- Iosco County, Michigan, U.S., Obituaries Index, 1978-1990
- Ohio, U.S., MOLO Obituary Index, 1865-2012
- The Boston Jewish Advocate Index to Obituary Notices, 1905-2007
- The Cleveland Jewish News Obituary Index, 1964-2007
- The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituary Index, 1887-2006
- U.S., Selected Jewish Obituaries, 1948-2002
- Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
- Web: Alabama, U.S., Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Obituary Index, 1819-2006
- Web: Allen County, Indiana, U.S., Obituary Index, 1841-2010
- Web: Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S., Altoona Mirror Obituary Index, 1929-2010
- Web: Ashtabula County, Ohio, U.S., Obituary Index, 1858-2012
- Web: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., Obituary Index, 1930-1996
- Web: Boyd County, Kentucky, U.S., Ashland Daily Independent Obituary Index, 1922-1945, 1970-1973, 1998-2010
- Web: Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Obituary Index, 1810-2010
- Web: California, U.S., Berkeley Public Library Obituary Index, 1894-1979
- Web: Cass County, Missouri, U.S., Obituary Index, 1870-2011
- Web: Columbiana County, Ohio, U.S., Salem News Obituary Index, 1957-2011
- Web: Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., Obituary Index, 1940-2010
- Web: Dayton, Ohio, U.S., Obituary Index, 1850-2013
- Web: Fayette County, Ohio, U.S., Record Herald Obituary Index, 1911-2005
- Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, 1901-1975
- Web: Hancock County, Ohio, U.S., Obituary Index, 1808-2010
- Web: Isabella County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index, 1875-2005
- Web: Lake County, Ohio, U.S., Obituary Index, 1830-2011
- Web: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Obituary Index, 1850-2010
- Web: Lee County, Florida, U.S., Obituary Index, 1930-1997
- Web: Lucas County, Ohio, U.S., Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014
- Web: McDonald County, Missouri, U.S., Obituary Index, 1899-2008
- Web: Michigan City, Indiana, U.S., Obituary Index, 1887-2011
- Web: Minnesota, U.S., Obituary Index, 1891-2003
- Web: Missouri, U.S., St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index, 1880-2011
- Web: Monroe County, Indiana, U.S., Obituary Index, 1899-2011
- Web: Monroe County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index,1821-2012
- Web: Montgomery County, Indiana, U.S., Obituary Index, 1877-2010
- Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1911-2009
- Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988
- Web: Oakland County, Michigan, U.S., Historical Resources Obituary Index, 1970-2009
- Web: Oklahoma, U.S., Oklahoman Obituary Index, 1972-2012
- Web: Outagamie County, Wisconsin, U.S., Appleton Public Library Obituary Index, 1853-2012
- Web: Porter County, Indiana, U.S., Vidette-Messenger and Vidette-Times Obituary Index, 1927-2011
- Web: Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S., Obituary Index, 1968-2012
- Web: Richland County, South Carolina, U.S., Obituary Index, 1892-2000
- Web: South Carolina, U.S., Wofford College Library Obituary Index, 1837-2008
- Web: Southwest Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index, 1875-2012
- Web: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary Index, 1880-2009
- Web: Tacoma, Washington, U.S., Obituary Index, 1882-2015
- Web: Utah County, Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 1874-2010
- Web: Ventura County, California, U.S., Obituary Index, 1916-1996
- Web: Wabash Valley, Indiana, U.S., Obituary Index, 1900-2013
- Web: Warren County, New Jersey, U.S., Obituary Index, 1848-1914
- Web: Washington County, Maryland, U.S., Obituary Index, 1790-2007
- Web: Wenatchee, Washington, U.S., Obituary Index, 1888-2009
- Woodford County, Illinois, Prairie District Library, Obituaries, 1887-2000
For more free obituary and obituary index collections go to Obituaries on this website