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I need help finding a death notice.?

My Uncle Rocco "Rocky" Liberto died on November 12, 2004. No one in my family told me he had died until 3 weeks after his death so I was not able to attend his funeral. His death notice was published in the Springfield Republican on November 14, 2004. Please look at the link below: https://www.legacy.com/MASSLIVE/DeathNotices.asp?Page=ObitFinderOrder&PersonID=2817286 I want to view his whole death notice but I would have to pay. Is there a website I can go to where i would be able to view the whole death notice for free? I wasn't really sure where to ask this question but this place seemed to fit it the most so sorry if it's in the wrong spot. My family isn't like that. I barely talk to anyone outside my immediate family. That is why I was not informed off his death. That is why I am searching on my own.

Public Comments

1. just ask your family that went if they video-recorded it? idontknow...
2. Sorry but you either have to pay or go to the public library in the town he died and read their microfilm.
3. Hey, call the newpaper directly and exlpain to the situation. I'm sure they would be very happy to help you and send you a copy. good luck
4. I'm sorry for your loss. I know that after a certain time - definitely less than 3-4 years - they do charge for the service. I'd go with the suggestion of checking with the newspaper and seeing if they'll help you out. Also, in the basic notice it will list the funeral home and Church. Try the same tack with them. I assume you've tried looking up the Springfield Republican for the days following his death. They may have printed it all out and it may still be reflected in the paper on-line. If not, if you're close, try the library. Or - call the paper and offer to buy the paper for the day his obit ran. Ain't families just grand sometimes! Good luck!
5. Unfortunately, you're probably out of luck unless you want to shell out the money to the state department of health or of vital statistics or whatever it's called in Illinois. Laws and regulations vary considerably state to state, and I am most familiar with the way records of this sort are handled in Washington state, but broadly speaking, those state records organs like the ones I mentioned before are the only places in which those records reside, and in virtually all cases, those records are semi-private and may not EVER be made available on line. Sorry about that. If you feel the need to view the official record, you're going to have to come up with the dough. You might be able to curcumvent this, however, by checking if there might have been an autopsy done, and seeing if you can get the cover page from the autopsy report from the County or City Medical Examiner where he died. Good luck!