Requests MUST be SPECIFIC. Do not ask a volunteer to do anything outside of his/her area for which he/she has not volunteered. Please, NO general surname searches (EXAMPLE: All Smiths in the County). To help the volunteer with your request, try to include a Approximate Date range (if known) for your request (EXAMPLE: John Doe died Jan 00, 0000 or died about Jan 0000)
This is a website of volunteers, they will not be able to do all your researching for you but can help with locating information not available to you. The more specific data you have about your ancestor, the better you will be able to ask for the exact information you need. To help the volunteer with your request.
Volunteers may ask for reimbursement expenses incurred such as postage, copy cost, and print fee. Sometimes you may be asked to reimburse for parking fee in some areas. Our Volunteers are not ALLOWED to charge for their time researching. If you feel like that you have been UNFAIRLY charged for something, please contact Genealogy LookUp and we will look into the situation.
| County | Volunteer | Illinois Obituary Look Up |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | Colleen maresca@gru.net | I have access to the Chicago Tribune for obit lookups On all request for obits, I require at least a month and year of death but prefer the exact date. I charge $2 per printed page plus postage. That covers my parking, copying and travel expenses. As a break to fellow researchers, I do not charge if nothing is found. |
| Cook | Colleen maresca@gru.net | I have access to the Chicago Defender for lookups of African Americans' obits from about 1909 up to September 1967. On all request for obits, I require at least a month and year of death but prefer the exact date. I charge $2 per printed page plus postage. That covers my parking, copying and travel expenses. As a break to fellow researchers, I do not charge if nothing is found. |
| Ford | Gail ladybuggc@sbcglobal.net |
Must have Full Name and Exact Date of Death |
| McLean | Carol Heagartwo@aol.com |
Must have Full Name and Exact Date of Death |
| Winnebago | Kathy takepowell@insightbb.com |
I can do obituary lookups for Rockford, IL at the library if given at least the month and year (prefer exact date). They have Rockford newspapers on microfilm from the late 1800’s to present. |