Obituaries: Erie County

Erie County Library Obituary Index
The Erie Library maintains an obituary index for all Erie papers from 1822 to present.  You can "Search Obituary Listings" online by name. For example, you can search broadly by last name to identify all people with that surname. Or, you can try a more narrow search with the full name of an individual.  If listed, the results will show the date the obituary was published, not the death date.  


Erie County Library - Newspapers Available on Microfilm 
Visit the main public library location, on the bayfront in downtown Erie, to access area newspapers on microfilm. Located on the second floor, in Blasco Library's Heritage Room , you will be able to use their microfiche readers to scan entire papers, and then print copies of articles of your choosing.  A nominal cost is charged per copy.  

The library's Information Services staff can also fulfill record requests for obituaries by mail or email. Please visit their Obituary Search Request Page to search the index or place an order for an obituary. Fees apply. You may contact the Blasco Memorial Library Heritage Room by mail at:
 
       Heritage Room, Blasco Memorial Library
       Erie County Public Library
       160 East Front Street
       Erie, PA 16507

Newsbank.com - Access papers online with your local library card 
This site contains content from over 3,400 newspapers.  Erie papers are included from 1888 to present. With the link below, you can enter your Erie library card number and start seaching online.  No fees apply.  Scanned images of the Erie papers are available from 1888-1994, and 2019 to present. Content in text form is available for the years from 1995 to present.  If you don't have an Erie library card, you can check on Newsbank.com to see if your local library card is supported.  However, please be aware Newsbank does have some imaging gaps, particularly with Erie papers for dates in the 1960's and 1970's.   
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/signin/ErieCountyLibrarySystem/ETMB?fbclid=IwAR2K-fbLmpS6oPuMwwMjauiOZk_dmRAyCM5L7khQ7YghEYYtt9570qOQ7uw


Paid Subscription Services

Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/browse/united-states/pennsylvania/
This fee based subscription service can be bundled with a subscription from Ancestry.com or it can be purchased on a stand alone basis.  While the service is rich in content, currently it does not include any Erie papers.

Genealogybank.com
https://www.genealogybank.com/newspapers/sourcelist/pa
This fee based subscription service provides obituaries and news archives for some Erie papers, as well as various government records and collection of historical books.  You can find the Erie Times News text formatted obituaries from 1995 to present. You can also find complete newspapers for Erie for the 1888-1919 time period, as well as a few from earlier dates.