Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Toronto Star. (2024)

FAQs

How do you find a person who passed away? ›

Read The Paper or Watch The Local News

If you receive a physical newspaper, review the obituaries section to see who recently passed. Searching for someone who died more than 30 days ago? Turn to sites like Google News Archives, US News Archives, or International News Archives.

Searching Online

The first place to look for free death records in Ontario is online. The Office of the Registrar General has an online database where you can search for death records by name or date of death. The database is updated regularly and contains records dating back to 1869.

CanadianObituaries.com provides the most current Listing of submitted Obituary Notices to be viewed by Extended Families, Friends, Work Mates, Neighbours, Communities and Public; all awaiting the immediate information on: Funeral Center - Location, Visitation and Memorial Service Times, including the forwarding of ...

A basic online search may reveal an obituary or information about a memorial service. Type the person's name and words like “death,” “obituary,” or “memorial” and any personal information you may have, such as their date of birth or names of close relatives who could be mentioned as one of their surviving kin.

Each province and territory has records for different years, as well as their own rules concerning access. You can look for the relevant website by doing an Internet search: Use the keywords “vital statistics” and the name of the province or territory. For Ontario, use the keywords “Office of the Registrar General”

Most obituaries appear as a newspaper obituary in a local or national newspaper. However, there are also online obituaries available, such as the MyLife and MyMemorials services at PartingWishes.com.

Question: Do Realtors Have to Disclose Death in a House? Answer: In Ontario, Realtors are not legally required to disclose deaths that occurred in a property. The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) says Realtors should adhere to ethical standards and disclose such information if relevant.

Funeral home records vary in format and content, but they can all be valuable for determining someone's death date. Check genealogical and historical societies; state, county, and local libraries; and municipal archives for possible holdings.

How to find old obituaries in Ontario for free? ›

Online at Ancestry – Registrations of deaths for 1869-1950 and registrations of deaths of Ontarians overseas for 1939-1947 are available on www.ancestry.ca. Free access to this site is available in the Archives of Ontario reading room and at all Ontario public libraries.

No, obituaries are not legally required, but many choose to include them in their End-of-Life Plan as a part of their estate plan. Your estate consists of everything that you own: your house, your car, your bank accounts, your possessions, and your debts.

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

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.

The SSA provides an extract from its file for distribution through the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service. Because this extracted file deals with deceased persons, the information is considered to be in the public domain.