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Recently been called to membership clerk and cleaning up some records of unknown people/addresses/etc. We came across 3 members that have passed away but do not know their dates. Their old neighbors, friends, etc do not know the actual date other than a few years ago. How does this get recorded?

I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.

russellhltn wrote:I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.

You can also check the Social Security Death Index.

eblood66 wrote:

russellhltn wrote:I'd check a local newspaper archive for any obituaries.

You can also check the Social Security Death Index.

Ask the family history leaders. They can help.

If the Family history specialists are not able to find them you can go down to the county clerks office and get a informational copy of the death certificate. Unfortunately, this method cost a fee. We had to do this for several records, but the ward is now much more motivated to keep up on deceased members especially when they saw the cost involved.

I have the same problem...but I'm in Poland, and there is just no way of going through any of those steps. Obituaries are not a common thing here, and the new EU privacy laws are extremely restrictive; government offices will not release that information to non-family. How do we record deaths in this case? I don't even have an approximate year in a couple of cases....

Is it possible to check local cemeteries for the individuals? I'd start with the closest 3 and go from there. If they were wealthy they might be buried in a private cemetery.