which newspaper would have an obituary for a resident of Medford, N.Y.? (Patchogue: island, location)

[suenjohn]

Would it be the N.Y. Times, or a much smaller newspaper?

Death was mid 1990's and I'm sure Long Island has changed alot since then.
Maybe Medford had their own newspaper, etc.(?)

Thanks.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Newsday is the biggest Long Island newspaper.

Also, google the person's name and the word obituary and it might come up.

[suenjohn]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Newsday is the biggest Long Island newspaper.

Also, google the person's name and the word obituary and it might come up.

ok, thanks, I was not sure what Medford newspaper was in operation back in the early 90's.

Thanks for your reply.

[Walter Greenspan]

For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Patchogue-Medford Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information):

Patchogue-Medford Library
54-60 East Main Street
Patchogue, NY 11772

Tel: 631/654-4700
Fax: 631/289-3999

eMail form:
Contact Us | Patchogue-Medford Library

[nancy thereader]

I would say that if there were an obit. , it would have been in Newsday. we used to have The Suffolk Life, but I am not sure if they had obituaries.

Long Island really has not changed very much since the nineties, not for those of us who were here in the fifties.

[howard555]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

I would say that if there were an obit. , it would have been in Newsday. we used to have The Suffolk Life, but I am not sure if they had obituaries.

Long Island really has not changed very much since the nineties, not for those of us who were here in the fifties.

The library could not help us.
Here was their reply.

"We began searching for the obituary in our local weekly newspaper The Long Island Advance for the dates October 1, October 8, October 15, October 29, and November 5, 1992. No obituary was found.

We then searched the database for Long Island's daily newspaper, Newsday. Unfortunately, none was listed."

A Google search, only turns up the person's name, social security number, birth and death dates, location, and age.

[GPC]

Sometimes people copy an obituary into a person's 'virtual grave' on www.findagrave.com

Odds are the person you're looking for isn't on that site but you never know!

[I_Love_LI_but]

Sometimes the next of kin simply do not publish an obituary.

[howard555]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Sometimes the next of kin simply do not publish an obituary.

We know who paid for the funeral.
That person is the deceased's daughter in-law, and is not offering any help.
Maybe the findagrave website brings some search luck.

[lubby]

Was this person a friend of yours? Maybe there is someone else in that family that can help.