Search online newspaper archives for the person’s name and the 1990s date range
Check local library websites for historical newspaper databases
Use genealogy websites with obituary collections and death records
Search funeral home websites for archived obituaries
Look through city, county, and state newspaper archives
Search Google with the person’s full name plus obituary and a year
Check public library microfilm collections for old newspapers
Search the Social Security Death Index for death date clues
Use ancestry and family history websites with obituary indexes
Contact the newspaper directly for archived obituary requests
Search cemetery and memorial websites for obituary links
Check local historical societies and genealogical societies
Search state archives for newspaper and death record collections
Use newspaper clipping services or obituary databases
Search by relatives’ names if the obituary is hard to find
Try alternate spellings, nicknames, and maiden names
Search nearby towns and counties if the person lived in multiple places
Check church records if the obituary was published in a church bulletin or newsletter
Search library interlibrary loan services for archived newspaper copies
Use death certificates to narrow the obituary search date