What obituary notices are available and in what form do they come ?
Obituary notices have been published since August 10, 1801 to present (a few dates are not available). Also the local newspaper started charging for obituaries around 1944. It is possible that a family was either unable or unwilling to pay to place notice in the newspaper. If your request is found you will receive an actual copy made from microfilm. There is also a free volunteer Obituary and Death notice Index for Cambria Tribune, Johnstown Tribune, & Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown PA. From 1853 to present. Note: This index was prepared by the tireless efforts of many outstanding volunteers. It is known to contain errors and omissions; and as with anything it is by no means all-inclusive. Just because you cannot find a listing in the index does NOT necessarily mean that a notice was not published. The only real way to know is to actually pull the microfilm and physically check it out.
