Drake Community Library Obit Search

	DRAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112 (641)-236-2661

Obituary Database

To find an obituary, enter at least two characters in one of the name fields or the year of death. You can search a range of years by also making a selection in the drop down menu.

The search looks for names that begin with the letters you have entered in the name fields and any records that contain data entered in the Other Information field.

Newspaper abbreviations:
Brooklyn Chronicle (BC)
The Chronicle (CH) - precursor to Poweshiek County CR for a short time in 2009
Diamond Trail (DT)
Grinnell Herald Register (HR)
Montezuma Republican (MR)
Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican (PCCR) - Brooklyn & Montezuma combined papers in 2009

Search Input

First Name	Last Name

Year of Death	Range of Years

Maiden Name	Spouse Name

Other Information

Acknowledgements

Stewart Library gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the Grinnell Historical Museum volunteers to this project. They developed and maintained a paper obituary file for many years and it has grown to include over 18,000 obituary records. In 1999 Stewart Library and the Museum were joint recipients of a federal Library Services and Technology Partnership Grant to digitize this file. The grant paid for the equipment and staff time necessary to enter the information into a database and scan each of the obituaries. The museum remains a crucial part of this project and they will continue to maintain their paper file. The museum is open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2-4 pm. For more information call (641) 236-7827.

State Historical Society of Iowa

Poweshiek County Historical & Genealogy Society

Grinnell Historical Museum

The Iowa Room - Grinnell College