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Search the Obituary Index

Search using the following fields:

Last Name of Deceased:

First Name of Deceased:

Mother's Last Name:

Father's Last Name:

Spouse's Last Name:

Date of Death -1/2/1974 (must be in m/d/yyyy format):

The Brighton Obituary Index contains all obituaries from - 4/20/1880 through 2/14/2008** from the Livingston County Press & Argus (formerly the Brighton Argus). It is used for finding an obituary printed in the Brighton newspapers. Microfilm of the entire run of the Livingston County Daily Press and Argus is now available. We are continually updating this database and will eventually have an obituary index that covers all years of the LCD/Brighton Argus.

**We have only indexed the papers that we have access to. There are a few years missing. See the list of our newspaper holdings to see which years we have coverage.

Search Tips:

You may search multiple fields at once. This is the most specific way to search, however if you are not getting the results you expect, put in less information and try again.
All searches sort by date of death going from oldest to most recent
If unsure of spelling or comlete name, put in partial last name and first initial of deceased.
Mother, father and spouse searches should be in lastname, firstname format. If unsure of spelling or complete name, put in just last name. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION HAS ONLY BEEN ENTERED SINCE 2001. Earlier records will not have mother, father or spouse names.
To do a search for all obituaries in a specific year, type ?/?/yyyy (i.e. ?/?/2001).

Gloria Osborne is the librarian in charge of the Brighton Room collection. Feel free to contact her with specific questions about the scope of the collection and using the resources. She may be contacted by phone at 810-229-6571, ext 217 or by e-mail at gosborne@brightonlibrary.info.