Index Coverage
Currently, the database indexes obituaries that appeared in the Elkhart Truth from 1921 to the present. New information is being added weekly to the obituary index database, so check back often.
Other Obituary Resources at EPL
Works Projects Administration (WPA) Indexes 1882 - 1920
Newspapers
Elkhart Public Library has various Elkhart newspapers on microfilm, dating back to 1859. The microfilm is available at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the Main Library.
Written Requests
Elkhart Public staff will answer requests on a first-come, first-served, as-time-permits basis. Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check to cover any requested photocopies to:
Elkhart Public Library
Reference Services--Genealogy
300 S. Second Street
Elkhart, IN 46516
Email RequestsEmail inquiries can be sent to queries@elkhart.lib.in.us. The Elkhart Public Library currently does not email obituaries. Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check to cover any requested photocopies to the address listed above.
Photocopy ChargesPhotocopies cost fifteen cents per page.
