Orlando Sentinal Obituaries (2024)

FAQs

How do I find an obituary for a specific person in Florida? ›

Begin by entering the name of the person, the word obituary, and “Florida” into your favorite search engine. If the deceased had a common name, you might need to add additional search terms, such as the name of a family member, the town where they lived, or the date of death.

The price for paid notices will start at $14.25. Publisher Kathleen M. Waltz said the Sentinel's new practice would allow family members to include as much information in a paid obituary as they wished. Free obituaries that now appear are limited in the amount of information they include because of space constraints.

Internet Public Library – Finding Obituaries – An updated guide on searching for obituaries. Legacy.com – This site allows you to search for recently published obituaries, a small fee is required to view most results. Obituary Central – A database that searches for obituaries and performs cemetery searches.

Orange County – Orlando Sentinel.

The Bureau of Vital Statistics offers walk-in or mail-in services. To save time, download and complete the forms you need. The Bureau of Vital Statistics may be reached at (904) 359-6900, ext. 9000. Fees: A 5.00 search fee is included in all orders and is NON-REFUNDABLE.

The factors determining this price include where you publish, word count, any expenses associated with writing the obituary, additional costs to add photos, and the number of days you want it to run (newspapers only). Some of these factors only apply to obituaries published in the newspaper.

The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, and the Central Florida region, in the United States. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company. The Orlando Sentinel is owned by parent company, Tribune Publishing.

Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world.

Death notices are short and to the point—Name, date of death and where/when the services will be held. However, the obituaries highlight the deceased's community involvement, accomplishments, interests and survivor's names of the beloved.

Is there an app for local obituaries? ›

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

With a name and general publication date, you can start searching obituary records like the Newspapers.com Obituary Index: 1800s to current on Ancestry now.

Standard Digital Access

After the $1 for 6 months introductory rate, you will be automatically charged $19.96 every 4 weeks.

For over a century the Orlando Sentinel has been the leading credible news, information and advertising source for our communities. We remain the area's #1 news source and media website, connecting our advertisers with nearly 878,000 Central Floridians weekly.

The Orlando Sentinel, founded in 1876, is the primary daily newspaper in Orlando, Florida. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions.

Our funeral home will assist families in obtaining certified copies of death certificates. The State of Florida requires that the funeral establishment who first takes custody of the deceased is to file a death certificate with the State of Florida.

Obituaries in Massachusetts and other parts of New England can generally be found in the local town or county papers. Many obituaries for Boston and the surrounding area can be found in: Boston Athenaeum. Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800.